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Arab Coalition intercepts explosive-laden drone launched toward Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-05-28 17:06:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:8980561

RIYADH, May 28 (MENA) - The Arab Coalition said an explosive-laden drone launched by Houthi militants toward Saudi Arabia has been intercepted and destroyed, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Friday. "The Houthi terrorist militia ....

Morocco reports 336 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours

Date: 2021-05-28 17:03:04 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:8980602

RABAT, May 28 (MENA) - Morocco recorded 336 new cases of COVID-19, in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 518,458. In a statement issued on Friday, the Moroccan Ministry of Health said that it registered one new ....

German Deutsche Bank to resume banking transactions with Sudan

Date: 2021-05-28 15:36:10 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8980440

KHARTOUM, May 28 (MENA) - The German Deutsche Bank decided will resume normal banking dealings with Sudan after more than 15 years of interruption, SUNA reported Friday. Sudan’s Embassy in Berlin received a notification of the decision from ....

Italy's FM says Rome, EU committed to consolidating peace, stability in Libya

Date: 2021-05-28 15:12:35 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:8980305

ROME, May 28 (MENA) - Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Friday asserted that his country and the EU are committed to consolidating peace and stability in Libya, as well as supporting the transitional unified executive authority. Di Maio ....

114,055 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in UAE in 24 hours

Date: 2021-05-28 13:46:53 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:8980218

ABU DHABI, May 28 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced that 114,055 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given in the past 24 hours, WAM news agency reported Friday. The total number of doses provided up to today ....

AP lauds Irish parliament's decision condemning Israeli settlements in Palestinian lands

Date: 2021-05-28 13:42:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:8980062

CAIRO, May 28 (MENA) - Arab Parliament Speaker Adel Abdul-Rahman al-Asoomi lauded the Irish parliament's decision declaring the building of Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories as de facto annexation. In statements on Friday, the AP ....

UAE registers 2,236 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-05-28 12:07:48 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8980060

ABU DHABI, May 28 (MENA) - The UAE's Ministry of Health and Prevention announced 2,236 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the country to 565,451. In a statement carried by state news agency WAM, the ministry ....

US outraged by violence against Iraqi demonstrators - State Department

Date: 2021-05-28 11:11:12 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:8979969

WASHINGTON, May 28 (MENA) - The United States is outraged that peaceful Iraqi demonstrators demanding reform were met with threats and "brutal violence," US News quoted on Friday State Department spokesman Ned Price as saying in a statement. One ....

Libya registers 343 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-05-28 10:32:13 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:8979927

TRIPOLI, April 28 (MENA) - Libya registered 343 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the National Center for Disease Control announced on Friday. In a statement carried by Libya's Al Wasat news portal, the center added that 273 ....

Pakistani FM arrives in Baghdad on official visit

Date: 2021-05-28 09:45:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:8979863

BAGHDAD, May 28 (MENA) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi arrived in Baghdad on Friday on an official visit, said Iraqi Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Al Sahaf. According to the Iraqi Al Summaria news channel, the Pakistani ....