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Jordan's king, Omani Sultan discuss Palestinian cause over phone

Date: 2021-07-18 19:06:16 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:9068620

AMMAN, July 18 (MENA) - King Abdullah II of Jordan and Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said reviewed Sunday bilateral ties and recent developments in regional issues of mutual concern, topped by the Palestinian issue. During a phone call ....

AL urges int'l community to end Israel's renewed escalation in Al-Quds

Date: 2021-07-18 18:14:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:9068697

CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) General Secretariat called for urgent international intervention to put an end to Israel's ongoing escalation in East Jerusalem (Al-Quds). Dozens of Israeli extremists stormed into Al-Aqsa Mosque ....

Palestinian PM: Settlers’ incursions into al-Aqsa require urgent int'l intervention

Date: 2021-07-18 17:23:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:9068702

RAMALLAH, July 18 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh considered the incursions carried out by hundreds of settlers into the courtyards of al-Aqsa Mosque today, as a serious violation that aims to impose the temporal and spatial ....

Jordan reports 675 new coronavirus cases, 9 deaths

Date: 2021-07-18 17:15:42 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:9068700

AMMAN, July 18 (MENA) – The Jordanian Health Ministry said 675 new coronavirus cases and nine virus-related deaths were recorded in the kingdom on Sunday, raising the total number of infections to 761,225 and the fatalities to 9,896, Petra news ....

Saudi Arabia calls on pilgrims to abide by precautionary measures

Date: 2021-07-18 16:13:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:9068415

RIYADH, July 18 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry has called on all pilgrims to abide by the precautionary measures against coronavirus during this year's Hajj season. In a press release on Sunday, the ministry urged the pilgrims to regularly ....

Saudi Arabia records 12 COVID-19 deaths, 1,055 new infections

Date: 2021-07-18 14:58:28 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:9068393

RIYADH, July 18 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia confirmed 12 new COVID-19 related deaths on Sunday, raising the total number of fatalities to 8,075, Arab News reported. The Saudi Ministry of Health confirmed 1,055 new cases in the Kingdom in the previous ....

UAE: 16,631 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in past 24 hours

Date: 2021-07-18 13:27:51 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:9068362

ABU DHABI, July 18 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced that 16,631 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered during the past 24 hours, WAM reported. The total number of doses provided up to Sunday stands at ....

Arab Lawyers Union sends message to EU parliament on holding Morocco accountable for migration

Date: 2021-07-18 11:57:59 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:9067918

CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Arab Lawyers Union Mekkaoui Benaissa sent a message to the European Parliament, expressing deep worry over the parliament decision to issue a resolution holding Morocco responsible for the migration ....

AP speaker: Formation of new Lebnases gov't urgent priority to save country

Date: 2021-07-18 11:25:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:9067857

CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament (AP) Adel bin Abdel Rahman al-Assoumi called for the formation of a Lebanese government at the nearest possible time, saying the current political deadlock would have severe impact on the ....

UAE logs 1,529 new COVID-19 infections

Date: 2021-07-18 11:05:24 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:9068015

ABU DHABI, July 18 (MENA) - The UAE recorded 1,529 new COVID-19 cases, 1,504 recoveries and two deaths over 24 hours, the country’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) reported on Sunday. Health authorities ....