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  • Oman to end Covid-19 night curfew as of Saturday

    Date: 2021-05-13 22:46:32 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:115 - ID:8956420

    MUSCAT, May 13 (MENA) - Oman will end a night curfew imposed last week to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic from Saturday, the kingdom's Supreme Committee for Combating Coronavirus said Thursday. After the lift of the curfew, people and ....

  • Tunisia, Norway, China requested open meeting for UNSC on situation in occupied Palestinian territories

    Date: 2021-05-13 22:17:28 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:113 - ID:8956399

    TUNIS, May 13 (MENA) – Tunisia, Norway and China have requested an open meeting for the UN Security council on the latest escalating Israeli-Palestinian clashes. China Norway and Tunisia said the UN Security Council should swiftly hold an open ....

  • Tunisia reports 720 new coronavirus cases, 56 fatalities over past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-05-13 21:00:41 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:8956382

    TUNIS, May 13 (MENA) - The number of COVID-19 deaths in Tunisia grew by 56 to 11,693 on May 12, the Ministry of Health announced on Thursday. Meanwhile, 720 people have been infected out of 2,716 analyzed samples, pushing the infection tally to ....

  • Jordan condemns Houthi missile attack on Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2021-05-13 20:43:34 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:106 - ID:8956364

    AMMAN, May 13 (MENA) - Jordan on Thursday condemned the attempt by Houthis to target areas in Saudi Arabia through drones and ballistic missiles, which were intercepted by the coalition forces. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates ....

  • Lebanon registers 580 new COVID-19 cases, 20 more deaths

    Date: 2021-05-13 20:38:51 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:105 - ID:8956361

    BEIRUT, May 13 (MENA) - Lebanon registered on Thursday 580 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections to 534,968, the Health Ministry said. Meanwhile, the number of deaths from the virus increased by 20 to 7,569. Lebanese ....

  • Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine FMs discuss situation in Palestinian territories

    Date: 2021-05-13 20:35:30 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:8956187

    KUWAIT CITY, May 13 (MENA) – Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah held on Thursday phone calls with his Egyptian, Jordanian and Palestinian counterparts Sameh Shoukry, Ayman Safadi and Riyad al-Maliki respectively. In a ....

  • US convoy violated protocol, tried to enter northeastern Syria, Russian Military says

    Date: 2021-05-13 20:33:47 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:8956358

    DAMASCUS, May 13 (MENA) - Deconfliction protocols committed in December 2019 call for US and Russian military forces to inform each other of their movements in Syria. In recent days, dozens of US military vehicles crossed into northeastern Syria via ....

  • OIC calls for emergency ministerial meeting on Palestine Sunday

    Date: 2021-05-13 20:20:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:8956310

    RIYADH, May 13 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on Thursday for holding a virtual emergency ministerial meeting of OIC executive committee to discuss the Israeli attacks on the Palestinian territories, OIC posted on its ....

  • 37 Houthi militants killed near Taiz city - Yemeni army

    Date: 2021-05-13 19:50:26 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:8956312

    ADEN, May 13 (MENA) – As many as 37 members of Iran-backed Houthi militias were killed at north and west of Taiz city, Yemeni military source said on Thursday. A number of Houthis were injured while others fled the scene. This came after the ....

  • Bahrain condemns Houthi militia’s launch of ballistic missiles, drones towards Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2021-05-13 19:23:30 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:8956305

    MANAMA, May 13 (MENA) - The Kingdom of Bahrain strongly condemned the Houthi terrorist militia’s launch of a number of ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones towards the territory of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in a systematic and deliberate ....

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