Arab world

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  • Saudi Arabia records 1,157 new infections, 15 deaths

    Date: 2021-05-24 13:23:45 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:8972819

    RIYADH, May 24 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia confirmed 1,157 new coronavirus infections, 987 recoveries and 15 deaths in 24 hours, the Kingdom’s health ministry reported on Monday as quoted by Saudi Press Agency. The Kingdom’s active cases rose to 9,130, ....

  • OIC denounces Houthi Red Sea attack

    Date: 2021-05-24 13:08:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8972402

    RIYADH, May 24 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen has strongly condemned a hostile attempted attack by the terrorist Houthi militia with an explosive-laden boat south of the ....

  • Mikdad: wide participation of Syrians abroad in presidential election demonstrates commitment to homeland

    Date: 2021-05-24 11:46:02 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8972292

    Damascus, May 24 (MENA) - Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Minister Fayssal Mikdad has affirmed that the broad participation of Syrians living abroad in the presidential election that took place last Thursday demonstrates to the whole world ....

  • Iraq receives new shipments of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

    Date: 2021-05-23 22:44:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:8971722

    BAGHDAD, May 23 (MENA) - The Iraqi Health Ministry announced on Sunday that it received new shipments of coronavirus vaccines. The state company for marketing drugs and medical appliances (Kimadia) said in a statement that a new shipment of ....

  • Palestinian amb. thanks Sisi for supporting Palestinians - 2 last Cairo

    Date: 2021-05-23 21:50:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:8971675

    Palestinian Ambassador Allouh pointed out that the Gaza Strip needs urgent relief, noting that 80 percent of water, sewage and electricity networks have been destroyed. The diplomat also thanked Sisi for his initiative to allocate $500 million ....

  • Jordanian king orders additional measures to support Palestinians

    Date: 2021-05-23 21:48:39 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:8971695

    AMMAN, May 23 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah on Sunday directed the government to implement a package of additional measures to support the Palestinians in Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, amidst the Israeli violations against them, according to ....

  • Blinken: Biden administration committed to two-state solution

    Date: 2021-05-23 21:02:48 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:8971644

    WASHINGTON, May 23 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that President Joe Biden remains committed to a two-state solution in Gaza while continuing to provide Israel the means to defend itself, according to the United Press. ....

  • Tunisia reports 1,246 new Covid-19 cases, 54 fatalities

    Date: 2021-05-23 20:25:19 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:8971594

    TUNIS, May 23 (MENA) - As many as 54 new Covid-19 deaths were recorded in Tunisia over the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 12,236 since the start of the pandemic, the Ministry of Health announced Sunday. Meanwhile, 1,246 people have been ....

  • AL chief, Cypriot FM mull regional developments

    Date: 2021-05-23 20:22:28 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:8971465

    CAIRO, May 23 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Sunday met with Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Christodoulides in Cairo. The meeting tackled the overall developments in the regional and international arenas, in ....

  • Kuwait registers 992 new coronavirus cases, 10 fatalities

    Date: 2021-05-23 19:18:08 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:8971555

    KUWAIT CITY, May 23 (MENA) – Kuwait's Ministry of Health reported 10 COVID-19 deaths, and 992 new infections in the past 24 hours, KUNA reported on Sunday. The ministry's spokesman Abdullah Al-Sanad said that total fatalities increased to 1,734 ....

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