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Russian FM: Moscow is worried about situation in Yemen

Date: 2021-05-26 09:52:59 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:8976091

MOSCOW, May 26 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow is worried about the current situation in Yemen. At a meeting in Sochi with Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, Lavrov added that Moscow is ....

Arab League supports children's right to birth certificate, identity

Date: 2021-05-25 17:34:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:8975110

CAIRO, May 25 (MENA) - Assistant Arab League (AL) Secretary General and Head of the Social Affairs Sector Haifa abu Ghazala stressed Tuesday the need to take all the measures necessary to give women the right to confer nationality on their ....

Algeria reports 254 new coronavirus cases, 7 deaths in past 24 hours

Date: 2021-05-25 17:08:25 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:8975222

ALGIERS, May 25 (MENA) - As many as 254 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and seven deaths were recorded in Algeria over the past 24 hours, an Algerian health ministry official said Tuesday. This takes the total number of infections in the ....

Jordan summons Israeli ambassador in Amman

Date: 2021-05-25 16:52:46 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:8975200

AMMAN, May 25 (MENA) - The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Tuesday summoned the Israeli ambassador in Amman to convey a strongly worded protest message pertaining to the detention of two Jordanians in Israel and the manner ....

UAE, Russia news agencies review cooperation

Date: 2021-05-25 16:48:33 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:8975108

MOSCOW, May 25 (MENA) - Director-General of Emirates News Agency (WAM) Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi has met with First Deputy Director-General of Russian News Agency (TASS) Mikhail Gusman and discussed ways to enhance cooperation and exchange expertise ....

Morocco reports 310 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours

Date: 2021-05-25 16:39:00 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:8975178

RABAT, May 25 (MENA) – Morocco recorded 310 new cases of COVID-19, in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 517,423. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Moroccan Ministry of Health said that it registered three new ....

Arab human rights committee to hold special session to address Israeli violations against Palestinians Wednesday

Date: 2021-05-25 12:26:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:8974500

CAIRO, May 25 (MENA) - The Arab Permanent Committee on Human Rights will hold on Wednesday an exceptional virtual session on human rights in the Palestinian lands, headed by Kuwait. In this regard, Assistant Secretary-General and Head of Social ....

Abul Gheit reaffirms AL support for unity of Yemen

Date: 2021-05-25 11:50:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8974321

CAIRO, May 25 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit met with speaker of Yemen's Shura Council Ahmed Ebeid bin Daghir and his accompanying delegation. A source at the pan-Arab organization said Abul Gheit reaffirmed to the Yemeni ....

Palestine confirms 557 new coronavirus cases, ten fatalities

Date: 2021-05-25 11:34:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8974355

RAMALLAH, May 25 (MENA) - Palestine today recorded 557 new Covid-19 cases and ten deaths, according to Health Minister Mai al-Kaileh. She announced that 557 Palestinians tested positive for the highly contagious virus and ten others died of it in ....

UAE announces 1,672 new COVID-19 cases, 1,630 recoveries, 4 deaths in last 24 hours

Date: 2021-05-25 11:32:47 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:8974336

ABU DHABI, May 25 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 224,002 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the Ministry ....