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Kuwait, US discuss boosting bilateral ties

Date: 2021-07-29 12:29:24 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:9083905

KUWAIT CITY, July 29 (MENA) - Kuwait's National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al Ghanim on Thursday discussed at a meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken means of boosting bilateral ties, KUNA news agency reported. The two sides ....

Libya reports 2,730 new Covid-19 infections

Date: 2021-07-29 10:42:22 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:9083878

TRIPOLI, July 29 (MENA) - Libya registered 2,730 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 246,200, the National Center for Disease Control announced Sunday. In a statement carried by Libya's Africa news ....

No human losses resulted from Katyusha rocket shelling in Mansour area in Baghdad

Date: 2021-07-29 10:32:45 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:9083841

BAGHDAD, July 29 (MENA) – The Iraqi security media cell said on Thursday that no human losses resulted from the a Katyusha rocket shelling on al Mansour area in Baghdad. The Iraqi security forces opened an investigation into the rocket shelling, ....

Oman reports 322 new infections

Date: 2021-07-29 09:59:36 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:9083840

MUSCAT, July 29 (MENA) - As many as 322 new cases of COVID-19 were registered in Oman, in addition to 12 new COVID-19-related deaths. This brings the total number of positive COVID-19 cases to 295,857 in the Sultanate. The total number of ....

Iraq: 6 Daesh elements arrested in different districts

Date: 2021-07-29 09:34:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:9083673

BAGHDAD, July 29 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Commander in Chief, Major General Yahya Rasool announced on Thursday that the counterterrorism agency arrested six elements belonging to Daesh gangs. Acting upon a tip-off, police managed to foil an ....

Kuwait strongly condemns Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-07-29 09:29:20 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:9083758

KUWAIT CITY, July 29 (MENA) - Kuwait on Thursday strongly condemned Houthi militia's continued targeting of civilians in Saudi Arabia, most recently two ballistic missile attacks and an explosive drone towards southern part of the Kingdom, according ....

Iraq: 20 terrorists arrested over past 48 hours in different districts

Date: 2021-07-29 09:17:47 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:9083674

BAGHDAD, July 29 (MENA) - Iraqi security forces arrested 20 terrorists over the past 48 hours in different districts nationwide. Spokesman for the Commander in Chief, Major General Yahya Rasool, announced on Thursday, the arrest of 20 terrorists ....

Kuwait emir receives US state secretary

Date: 2021-07-29 09:00:09 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:9083622

KUWAIT CITY, July 29 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received Thursday visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his accompanying delegation, Kuwaiti news agency KUNA reported. Blinken conveyed to the emir ....

Sudan reiterates rejection to any unilateral Ethiopian action concerning GERD

Date: 2021-07-28 23:47:46 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:120 - ID:9083255

KHARTOUM, July 24 (MENA) – Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk reiterated Wednesday his country’s stance concerning the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), rejecting any unilateral and ill-considered action taken by Ethiopia in this regard. ....

Tunisian president: Any attempt to destroy looted properties' documents to face legal action

Date: 2021-07-28 23:42:11 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:118 - ID:9083227

TUNIS, July 28 (MENA) - President Kais Saied warned against any attempt meant to get rid of documents about the country's stolen assets, vowing to bring perpetrators before justice. During a meeting Wednesday with head of the Tunisian Union of ....