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LPDF kicks off in Geneva

Date: 2021-06-28 15:25:38 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:9033967

GENEVA, June 28 (MENA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced on Monday the start of the inaugural meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF). The meeting held in Geneva aimed at implementing the road map ....

Iraq reports 6,346 new Covid-19 infections, 30 deaths

Date: 2021-06-28 15:18:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:9033937

BAGHDAD, June 28 (MENA) - The Iraqi Health Ministry said that 6,346 new cases of Covid-19 were reported over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 1,332,046, Iraqi News Agency (INA) said. In a statement, the ministry said that ....

Saudi Arabia reports 1,318 new Covid-19 cases, 14 deaths

Date: 2021-06-28 15:17:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:9033938

RIYADH, June 28 (MENA) - The Health Ministry in Saudi Arabia said on Monday 1,318 new Covid-19 cases were detected over the past 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 484,539, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. The death tally reached 7,789 following ....

Meeting to launch Arab University Rankings project kicks off Tuesday

Date: 2021-06-28 14:48:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:9033750

CAIRO, June 28 (MENA) - A meeting will convene at the Arab League's HQ on Tuesday to launch a project of an Arab ranking for universities, said Assistant Secretary General Haifaa Abul-Ghazala on Monday. Abul-Ghazala, who is also head of the ....

Abul Gheit warns of return of Daesh militant group to destabilize countries

Date: 2021-06-28 12:53:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:9033558

CAIRO, June 28 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit warned on Monday of the return of Daesh militant group and its sleeper cells to jeopardize the stability of countries and ruin societies. Addressing the ministerial meeting of ....

UAE announces 2,040 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths in last 24 hours

Date: 2021-06-28 12:14:26 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:9033561

ABU DHABI, June 28 (MENA) -The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 232,544 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, said WAM news agency. In a ....

Libya records 316 new coronavirus cases, four deaths in 24 hours

Date: 2021-06-28 12:13:17 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:9033559

TRIPOLI, June 28 (MENA) - The Libyan National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 316 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, bringing total cases of COVID-19 to 192,786. In a statement released on Monday, NCDC said four ....

Abul Gheit: AL rejects dividing Syrian territories into spheres of influence

Date: 2021-06-28 12:07:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:9033485

CAIRO, June 28 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit reiterated the league's rejection of a proposal to divide Syrian territories into spheres of influence among the troops of foreign armies found on the ground. Addressing a ....

Sudan: NCP remnants arrested over planned acts of riots

Date: 2021-06-28 09:55:28 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:9033088

KHARTOUM, June 28 (MENA) - The Committee for Dismantling of June 30, 1989 Regime announced that a group of remnants of the dissolved Sudan National Congress Party (NCP) was arrested over planning for acts of riots on June 30. In a statement, the ....

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 ....