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  • Jordan reports 485 new Covid-19 cases, 15 deaths in one day

    Date: 2021-07-24 21:34:23 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:9076423

    AMMAN, July 24 (MENA) - As many as 15 new deaths and 485 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) were recorded in Jordan on Saturday. With Saturday's infections and fatalities, the caseload and death toll from the disease have increased to ....

  • UN Security Council to hold meeting Wednesday on Israeli violations in Palestinian territories

    Date: 2021-07-24 20:29:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:9076554

    RAMALLAH, July 24 (MENA) - The UN Security Council will hold a meeting on Wednesday to discuss violations of the Israeli occupation, assaults by Jewish settlers in the West Bank including Jerusalem, a blockade of the Gaza Strip and the issue of ....

  • Saudi Arabian air defenses intercept three Houthi drones

    Date: 2021-07-24 19:46:16 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:9076530

    RIYADH, July 24 (MENA) - Saudi air defenses intercepted three Houthi militia drones targeting Saudi Arabia’s southern region on Saturday, sources in the Arab coalition said. Al Arabiya TV channel quoted the sources said that measures are being ....

  • Libyan naval forces rescue 182 illegal migrants

    Date: 2021-07-24 18:31:36 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:9076421

    TRIPOLI, July 24 (MENA) - The Libyan navy has rescued 182 migrants off its west coast before heading for Europe on board rubber boats, Al Wasat news website reported quoting a statement by the Libyan coast guard. The Libyan coast guard regularly ....

  • Morocco reports 5,494 new Covid-19 cases, 23 fatalities

    Date: 2021-07-24 17:30:16 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:9076406

    RABAT, July 24 (MENA) - As many as 5,494 new coronavirus cases were detected in Morocco over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 575,162, said the Health Ministry. In a statement carried by MAP news agency, the ....

  • US senior diplomat to visit 3 Arab countries

    Date: 2021-07-24 17:25:26 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:9076399

    WASHINGTON, July 24 (MENA) - US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood will start Saturday an Arab tour leading him to Algeria, Morocco and Kuwait. Hood will first be in Algeria where he will meet with Algerian ....

  • Yemeni army, resistance forces stave off Houthi attack in Marib

    Date: 2021-07-24 17:17:52 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:9076298

    ADEN, July 24 (MENA) - The Yemeni national army and local popular resistance forces on Saturday fended off an attack by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia in western Marib. Most of the Houthi rebels ended up dead or injured; while others have ....

  • Arab Parliament keen on clarifying real image of Arab states to Europe - Speaker

    Date: 2021-07-24 16:02:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:9076247

    CAIRO, July 24 (MENA) - CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament (AP) Adel bin Abdel Rahman al-Assoumi said Saturday the pan-Arab body is keen on making contacts with pressure groups and lobbyists in Europe to show the real image of ....

  • US to allocate $1.2 million to Iraq's Liberated Universities Initiative

    Date: 2021-07-24 15:29:51 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:9076210

    WASHINGTON, July 24 (MENA) – The United States will allocate $1.2 million to the Liberated Universities Initiative, restoring Iraqi universities in Ninewa devastated by Daesh, according to the US State Department. Since 2017, the United States ....

  • Blinken’s trip to Kuwait "affirmation of enduring ties" – US diplomat

    Date: 2021-07-24 14:31:53 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:9076106

    WASHINGTON, July 24 (MENA) – US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arabian Peninsula Affairs Daniel Benaim said that Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Kuwait is "an affirmation of the enduring ties between the United States and long-standing ....

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