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UK, Saudi Arabia discuss strategic relations

Date: 2021-06-01 16:59:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:8987626

RIYADH, June 1 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has discussed with UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng ways of boosting strategic relations between the two countries in various ....

Yemeni-South Korean bilateral cooperation discussed

Date: 2021-06-01 13:51:11 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:8987024

ADEN, June 1 (MENA) - Under-Secretary of the Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Mansour Bagash met Tuesday with South Korean Ambassador to Yemen Taeyeol Kwak, Yemen News Agency (SABA) reported. The two sides discussed aspects of ....

UAE to provide Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to 12-15 age group

Date: 2021-06-01 12:42:30 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:8987157

ABU DHABI, June 1 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has further expanded its COVID-19 vaccination campaign by opening up booking slots for 12 to 15-year-olds for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine through the ministry website or ....

UAE announces 1,968 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2021-06-01 12:26:06 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:8987154

ABU DHABI, June 1 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced 1,968 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 572,804. In a statement on Tuesday, the Ministry noted that an ....

Libyan coastguard rescues 101 illegal migrants

Date: 2021-06-01 10:39:26 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:8986816

TRIPOLI, June 1 (MENA) - Libyan coastguard forces managed to rescue 101 illegal migrants while on their way to European coasts on a rubber boat. Al Wasat gate on Tuesday quoted the spokesman of the Libyan navy as saying the rescue operation was ....

Kuwaiti stance on just Palestinian cause remains 'unwavering'

Date: 2021-06-01 10:24:10 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:8986704

KUWAIT CITY, June 1 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah said on Tuesday that the State of Kuwait remains unwavering in its stance and support of the just Palestinian cause, KUNA reported. The emir's statement came during ....

Security operation in Neft Khana Moutian in eastern Diyala

Date: 2021-06-01 08:23:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:8986502

BAGHDAD, June 1 (MENA) - Iraqi security forces launched on Tuesday a security operation in Neft Khana Mountains in eastern Diyala. The security forces conducted inspection and cleansing operations in villages in eastern Diyala, the media department ....

Terrorist attack foiled in Nineveh

Date: 2021-06-01 07:53:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:8986374

BAGHDAD, June 1 (MENA) - A terrorist attack, that was to be conducted by a booby-trapped motorcycle in Nineveh market, was foiled, Iraqi military intelligence directorate said. The motorcycle was parked in Makhmur in Nineveh, the directorate said ....

Tunisia registers 786 new coronavirus infections, 31 fatalities

Date: 2021-05-31 22:04:11 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:117 - ID:8986203

TUNIS, May 31 (MENA) - Tunisia registered 786 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 345,474, the Ministry of Public Health announced in a statement Monday. As many as 31 people died from the virus, taking ....

Kuwait records 1,410 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-05-31 20:30:58 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:113 - ID:8986171

KUWAIT CITY, May 31 (MENA) - As many as 1,410 Kuwaiti people tested positive for the COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections in the country to 309,222, Spokesman for the Ministry of Health Abdullah al-Sanad said on ....