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Danish FM arrives in Iraq on official visit

Date: 2021-06-06 06:20:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:8994946

BAGHDAD, June 6 (MENA) - Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod arrived in Baghdad on Sunday on an official visit for talks with President Barham Salih and Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed al Sahhaf ....

Kuwait registers 1,331 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-06-05 22:32:07 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:8994831

KUWAIT CITY, June 5 (MENA) - Kuwait's Ministry of Health on Saturday reported seven new COVID-19 deaths, and 1,331 infections in the past 24 hours, KUNA reported. The ministry's spokesman Abdullah Al-Sanad said that the total fatalities increased ....

Tunisia registers 1,479 new coronavirus infections, 46 fatalities

Date: 2021-06-05 20:28:51 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:8994742

TUNIS, June 5 (MENA) – Tunisia registered 1,479 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 353,782, the Ministry of Public Health announced in a statement Saturday. As many as 46 people died from the virus, ....

Houthis hit Ma'rib fuel station, kill 14 civilians

Date: 2021-06-05 19:40:51 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:8994715

MA'RIB, Yemen, June 5 (MENA) - Fourteen Yemeni civilians, including a child, were killed and four others injured when the Iran-backed Houthi militias hit a fuel station in Ma'rib using a ballistic missile and a booby-trapped drone. Local sources ....

Iraq reports 3,154 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-06-05 17:22:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:8994305

BAGHDAD, June 5 (MENA) - The Iraqi Health Minister reported 3,154 new coronavirus cases and 30 deaths over the past 24 hours. In a statement on Saturday, the ministry said about 4,348 recovered over the past 24 hours. These figures upped the ....

Jordan reports 304 new Covid-12 cases, 7 fatalities in 24 hours

Date: 2021-06-05 15:30:46 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:8994309

AMMAN, June 5 (MENA) - The Jordanian Health Ministry announced Saturday that 304 new coronavirus cases were detected in Jordan over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 739,015. Meanwhile, the kingdom's total ....

AL urges more countries to recognize Palestine

Date: 2021-06-05 15:07:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:8994216

CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) on Saturday urged countries that have not yet recognized the State of Palestine to take the step in a way that enhances the prospect of achieving peace under the two-state solution and ending the ....

UAE announces 2,188 new COVID-19 cases, 2,150 recoveries, 5 deaths in last 24 hours

Date: 2021-06-05 13:48:10 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:8993907

ABU DHABI, June 5 (MENA) – The UAE Ministry of Health announced that it conducted 246,510 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM reported. In a statement, the Ministry stressed its ....

Inter-Parliamentary Union voices concerns over Houthi death sentences against MPs

Date: 2021-06-05 13:17:46 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:8993905

ADEN, June5 (MENA) – The Inter-Parliamentary Union voiced Saturday its concerns over the Houthi’s arbitrary death sentences, handed down against 46 Yemeni lawmakers. This could be seen as a green light to kill the lawmakers by whoever could reach ....

Limited protests staged in Lebanon

Date: 2021-06-04 21:52:54 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:8993189

BEIRUT, June 4 (MENA) - Protesters have staged limited gatherings in separate areas of Lebanon to demand better living conditions. Protesters blocked some roads in Sidon, while the army personnel prevented others from blocking the Beirut-Tripoli ....