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Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine FMs discuss situation in Palestinian territories

Date: 2021-05-13 20:35:30 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:8956187

KUWAIT CITY, May 13 (MENA) – Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah held on Thursday phone calls with his Egyptian, Jordanian and Palestinian counterparts Sameh Shoukry, Ayman Safadi and Riyad al-Maliki respectively. In a ....

US convoy violated protocol, tried to enter northeastern Syria, Russian Military says

Date: 2021-05-13 20:33:47 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:8956358

DAMASCUS, May 13 (MENA) - Deconfliction protocols committed in December 2019 call for US and Russian military forces to inform each other of their movements in Syria. In recent days, dozens of US military vehicles crossed into northeastern Syria via ....

OIC calls for emergency ministerial meeting on Palestine Sunday

Date: 2021-05-13 20:20:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:8956310

RIYADH, May 13 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on Thursday for holding a virtual emergency ministerial meeting of OIC executive committee to discuss the Israeli attacks on the Palestinian territories, OIC posted on its ....

37 Houthi militants killed near Taiz city - Yemeni army

Date: 2021-05-13 19:50:26 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:8956312

ADEN, May 13 (MENA) – As many as 37 members of Iran-backed Houthi militias were killed at north and west of Taiz city, Yemeni military source said on Thursday. A number of Houthis were injured while others fled the scene. This came after the ....

Bahrain condemns Houthi militia’s launch of ballistic missiles, drones towards Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-05-13 19:23:30 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:8956305

MANAMA, May 13 (MENA) - The Kingdom of Bahrain strongly condemned the Houthi terrorist militia’s launch of a number of ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones towards the territory of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in a systematic and deliberate ....

Algeria reports 207 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2021-05-13 18:28:12 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:8956196

ALGIERS, May 13 (MENA) – Algeria on Thursday reported 207 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 124,889. The death toll from the virus rose to 3,355 after five new fatalities were added, said the Algerian Ministry of ....

Morocco reports 238 new coronavirus infections

Date: 2021-05-13 17:24:01 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:8956189

RABAT, May 13 (MENA) - As many as 238 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 514,670, according to a statement by the Moroccan Health Ministry ....

Saudi Arabia reports 1,116 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths

Date: 2021-05-13 17:12:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:8955966

RIYADH, May 13 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health on Thursday announced that 1,116 new coronavirus cases were detected over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the Kingdom to 430,505, the Saudi Press Agency ....

Iraq reports 4,512 new Covid-19 infections, 28 deaths

Date: 2021-05-13 17:11:19 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:8955974

BAGHDAD, May 13 (MENA) – Iraq reported on Thursday 4,512 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the caseload to 1,132,092 since the outbreak of the pathogen in the country. The Iraqi Health Ministry said 5,043 patients had recovered. The ministry added ....

Jordan says fire at Aqaba oil pipelines contained

Date: 2021-05-13 17:10:36 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:8955969

AMMAN, May 13 (MENA) - Spokesperson for the Jordanian Public Security Department (PSD) on Thursday said that Civil Defense Department's (CDD) firefighters extinguished a fire that erupted at four oil pipelines affiliated to the Jordan Petroleum ....