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Bahrain welcomes Gaza ceasefire

Date: 2021-05-21 09:28:27 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8967408

MANAMA, May 21 (MENA) - Bahrain has welcomed a ceasefire reached between Palestine and Israel in the Gaza Strip thanks to Egypt's efforts which resulted in a long-term truce between both sides. In a statement on Friday, Bahrain's Foreign Ministry ....

Arab Parl’t speaker praises Egypt’s role in mediating Palestinian-Israeli truce

Date: 2021-05-20 21:35:43 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:106 - ID:8967065

CAIRO, May 20 (MENA) - Arab Parliament Speaker Adel Abdulrahman Al-Asoomi praised Egyptian efforts spearheaded by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to reach a ceasefire deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians which will be effective before dawn ....

Egypt's Zayed elected head of Arab League's health ministers council

Date: 2021-05-20 20:47:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:101 - ID:8966700

CAIRO, May 20 (MENA) – Egypt’s Health Minister Hala Zayed has been elected head of the executive bureau of the Arab League's council of health ministers. Zayed will take over for two years, making Egypt the head of the office for a second ....

Arab Health Ministers' executive office voices solidarity with Palestinian people

Date: 2021-05-20 20:43:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:8966825

CAIRO, May 20 (MENA) - The executive office of the Arab Health Ministers Council on Thursday voiced the Arab people's full solidarity with the Palestinian people and asserted it is working for providing the health and humanitarian needs of the ....

Council of Arab Transport Ministers executive bureau convenes its 66th session on Tuesday

Date: 2021-05-20 18:04:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:8966587

CAIRO, May 20 (MENA) - The Council of Arab Transport Ministers’ executive bureau will hold Tuesday its 66th meeting at headquarters of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) via zoom link. Egypt, represented by ....

Saudi Arabia reports 1,330 new COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths

Date: 2021-05-20 14:57:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:8966268

RIYADH, May 20 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia on Thursday reported 1,330 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country's total to 437,569, according to the Ministry of Health. The number of recoveries in the kingdom rose by 1,055 to 421,726, the ministry ....

OIC condemns Houthi attack against civilians in Jazan

Date: 2021-05-20 14:56:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:8966270

RIYADH, May 20 (MENA) - The Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned a booby-trapped UAV launch by the Houthi militia that deliberately targeted civilians and civilian objects in Jazan, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). In a ....

Higher Committee of Human Fraternity, UNHCR sign letter of intent to develop humanitarian initiatives

Date: 2021-05-20 14:53:55 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:8966056

ABU DHABI, May 20 (MENA) - The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity (HCHF) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have signed a letter of intent establishing a partnership to develop joint humanitarian initiatives for the provision of international ....

UAE reports 1,401 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths

Date: 2021-05-20 13:17:50 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:8966060

ABU DHABI, May 20 (MENA) - The UAE's Ministry of Health and Prevention announced that 1,401 new coronavirus cases were registered, bringing the country's total to 551,430. In a statement broadcast by state news agency WAM on Thursday, the ....

Libya records 299 new infections

Date: 2021-05-20 11:15:17 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:8965947

TRIPOLI, May 20 (MENA) - Libya's National Center for Disease Control announced that 299 new coronavirus cases were detected over the past 24 hours, upping the total number of infections in Libya to 182,649. In a statement released Sunday, the ....