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Iraqi FM arrives in Rome to attend meeting of coalition against Daesh

Date: 2021-06-28 09:43:02 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:9033098

ROME, June 28 (MENA) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein arrived in Rome, Italy, to take part in an expanded meeting of the Global Coalition against Daesh. Co-chaired by Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio and US Secretary of State Antony ....

Four terrorists arrested in Iraq

Date: 2021-06-28 06:42:46 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:9032781

BAGHDAD, June 28 (MENA) - The Iraqi security media center said three terrorists were arrested in Tuz Khurmatu neighborhood in eastern Salah-Eddin governorate. In a statement, the center said the three are wanted elements under Article 4 on ....

Jordan reaffirms support for Iraq's unity, stability

Date: 2021-06-27 19:57:39 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:9032381

BAGHDAD, June 27 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah on Sunday met with Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed Al Halboosi, on the sidelines of the fourth trilateral summit between Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq in Baghdad. Discussions covered the deep-rooted ....

Kuwait reports 1,588 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-06-27 18:59:51 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:9032436

KUWAIT CITY, June 27 (MENA) - Kuwait's Ministry of Health on Sunday said that 1,558 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours, taking the caseload to 351,481. The number of total recoveries rose to ....

UAE non-oil trade exceeds 1.5 trillion dirhams per year

Date: 2021-06-27 18:27:26 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:9032339

ABU DHABI, June 27 (MENA) - UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said his country's non-oil trade exceeds 1.5 trillion dirhams as the non-oil sector contribute more than 70% of the national economy, stressing ....

Saudi air defense intercepts Houthi drones launched towards Khamis Mushait

Date: 2021-06-27 17:39:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:9032380

RIYADH, June 27 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia’s defense forces intercepted two explosive-laden drones that were launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia towards Khamis Mushait, the Arab Coalition said on Sunday. The Houthis continue to deliberately ....

Lebanon registers 163 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-06-27 17:15:56 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:9032370

BEIRUT, June 27 (MENA) - Lebanon recorded 163 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 544,454. The Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon reported in a statement Sunday that the ....

Bahrain strongly condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-06-27 15:57:48 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:9032181

MANAMA, June 27 (MENA) - Bahrain has strongly condemned the terrorist Houthi militia's launching of an explosive-laden drone and two ballistic missiles towards the cities of Najran and Khamis Mushait in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) ....

Jordan, Iraq, Egypt have potential for achieving economic integration, says JCI head

Date: 2021-06-27 14:27:12 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:9031910

AMMAN, June 7 (MENA) - Chairman of the Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI), Fathi Jaghbir said that Jordan, Iraq and Egypt have potential for achieving economic integration, provided that obstacles to inter-trade should be removed. In statements to ....

Sisi hopes Iraq summit would pave way for new phase of strategic partnership

Date: 2021-06-27 13:37:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:9031823

BAGHDAD, June 27 (MENA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi attended Sunday a three-way summit with Iraq’s Prime Minister Moustafa Kadhimi and Jordanian King Abdullah II, describing the meeting as historic. Addressing the summit, which ....