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AP condemns Houthi attack by 2 gunboats in Hodiedeh

Date: 2021-07-03 13:47:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:9041992

CAIRO, July 3 (MENA) – The Arab Parliament (AP) condemned the Houthi attack conduced by two booby-trapped gunboats in Salif Port in Hodiedeh in Yemen. The attack was foiled by the Arab coalition forces and the gunboats were destroyed. In a ....

UAE announces 1,632 new COVID-19 cases, 1,561 recoveries, 6 deaths in last 24 hours

Date: 2021-07-03 13:16:54 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:9041987

ABU DHABI, July 3 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 291,676 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM reported. In a statement, the ....

Attack by 2 Houthi gunboats foiled

Date: 2021-07-03 13:13:28 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:9041828

RIYADH, July 3 (MENA) - The Arab coalition under Saudi Arabia foiled on Saturday an attempted aggressive attack by two Houthi gunboats. The gunboats were destroyed off the port of Salif in Hodiedeh west Yemen while preparing for the attack. ....

Saudi Arabia intercepts ‘hostile air target’ launched by the Houthis in Yemen

Date: 2021-07-03 07:03:34 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:9041294

RIYADH, July 3 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia has intercepted a “hostile air target” launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia towards the Kingdom, Al Arabiya English website reported, citing a statement by the Arab Coalition on Saturday. “Our joint ....

Kuwait reports 1,895 new COVID-19 cases, 16 deaths

Date: 2021-07-02 20:42:32 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:9041051

KUWAIT CITY, July 2 (MENA) – Kuwait's daily coronavirus cases jumped by 1,895 to reach 360,406, while deaths rose by 16 to 1,995, according to the health ministry on Friday. Another 1,775 people were cured of the virus, raising the total of those ....

COVID-19: Over 9.1 mln people fully vaccinated in Morocco

Date: 2021-07-02 19:29:34 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:9041018

RABAT, July 2 (MENA) - The number of Moroccan people vaccinated to date (1st dose) has reached 10,059,937, while 9,159,495 people have been fully vaccinated (1st and 2nd dose), the Health Ministry said in its daily COVID-19 bulletin. The total ....

475 new cases, 9 deaths reported in Algeria

Date: 2021-07-02 18:54:48 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:9040928

ALGIERS, July 2 (MENA) – As many as 475 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths were recorded in Algeria over the past 24 hours, an Algerian health ministry official said Friday. This takes the total number of infections in the country to 140,550, and ....

Lebanon registers 210 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-07-02 18:44:04 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:9040968

BEIRUT, July 2 (MENA) - Lebanon recorded 210 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 545,226. The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said on Friday that two new deaths were reported, bringing the total ....

Iraq foils attempt to bomb Baghdad Airport

Date: 2021-07-02 18:23:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:9040880

BAGHDAD, July 2 (MENA) - Baghdad operations commander Ahmed al-Jabouri said Friday an attempt to bomb Baghdad International Airport with Grad-type rockets was foiled. The attack was intended to be carried out with 10 rockets, he added. ....

Daesh terrorist attack thwarted in Iraq's Kirkuk

Date: 2021-07-02 17:38:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:9040849

BAGHDAD, July 2 (MENA) - The residents of Hassan El Shallal village in the Iraqi governorate of Kirkuk on Friday thwarted a terrorist attack by Daesh militants, said an Iraqi military source. The National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) quoted the ....