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Egypt keen on promoting Arabic language- official

Date: 2021-06-03 18:23:42 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:8991114

CAIRO, June 3 (MENA) - The League of Islamic Universities chief, Osama el Abd, stressed Thursday Egypt’s eagerness to promote and preserve Arabic, for its unique status as the language of the holy Quran and Sunnah, as well as for being one of the ....

Libya records 244 new infections

Date: 2021-06-03 12:01:21 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:8990997

TRIPOLI, June 3 (MENA) - Libya registered 244 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the National Center for Disease Control announced Thursday. In a statement carried by Libya's Al Wasat news portal, the center added that 217 ....

UAE records 1,989 new infections

Date: 2021-06-03 10:55:42 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:8990791

ABU DHABI, June 3 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Thursday reported 1,989 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 1,960 recoveries and 3 deaths. The new cases were detected through 230,728 additional tests. The ....

US Defense Secretary, Saudi Crown Prince discuss regional security, Yemen war

Date: 2021-06-03 07:03:09 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:8990304

WASHINGTON, June 3 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday and emphasized US commitment to helping Saudi Arabia defend its territory and people, the Pentagon said. Austin and ....

Libya reports 251 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths in 24 hours

Date: 2021-06-02 21:01:51 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:127 - ID:8990130

TRIPOLI, June 2 (MENA) - Libya registered 251 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the National Center for Disease Control announced Wednesday. In a statement carried by Libya's Al Wasat news portal, the center added that 303 ....

UAE records 2,154 new infections

Date: 2021-06-02 20:55:54 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:126 - ID:8990136

ABU DHABI, June 2 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced 2,154 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 574,958. In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry noted that an ....

CAF suspends Tunisian attacker over doping

Date: 2021-06-02 20:49:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:125 - ID:8990127

CAIRO, June 2 (MENA) - The CAF Disciplinary Committee has suspended Taha Yassine Khenissi of Esperance de Tunis for one year from the date of provisional suspension, May 19, 2021, for violating anti-doping rules. In a statement on Wednesday, CAF ....

Tunisia registers 1,925 new coronavirus infections, 73 fatalities

Date: 2021-06-02 20:40:12 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:123 - ID:8990095

TUNIS, June 2 (MENA) - Tunisia registered 1,925 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 348,911, the Ministry of Public Health announced in a statement Wednesdays. As many as 73 people died from the virus, ....

Kuwait reports 1,345 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2021-06-02 20:10:48 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:118 - ID:8990050

KUWAIT CITY, June 2 (MENA) - Kuwait's Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported four new COVID-19 deaths, and 1,345 infections in the past 24 hours, KUNA reported. The Ministry's spokesman Abdullah Al-Sanad told KUNA that the total fatalities ....

Iraq arrests Daesh terrorists in security operations

Date: 2021-06-02 19:18:36 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:113 - ID:8989975

BAGHDAD, June 2 (MENA) – Iraq’s intelligence services said Wednesday that several terrorists were arrested and a Daesh hotbed was raided in security operations conduced in Nineveh, Kirkuk, and Diyala governorates. Acting upon intelligence, the ....