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Yemeni army intercept attack by Houthis in west Marib

Date: 2021-05-09 09:33:16 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8948987

ADEN, May 9 (MENA) - The Yemeni national army and the resistance repelled an attack by Iran-backed Houthis in western Marib, forcing them to back pedal, a Yemeni military source said on Sunday. Casualties and damage were reported among Houthis, ....

US Navy seizes advanced weapons from ‘stateless ship’ in Arabian Sea

Date: 2021-05-09 07:34:37 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:8948749

WASHINGTON, May 9 (MENA) - The US seized an illicit shipment of advanced weapons from a stateless dhow in international water of the North Arabian Sea on Friday, according to a statement released by the US Naval Forces Central Command. The cache ....

Arab Coalition intercepts, destroys Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia’s Khamis Mushait

Date: 2021-05-09 06:22:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:8948715

RIYADH, May 9 (MENA) - The Arab Coalition intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis towards Saudi Arabia’s Khamis Mushait on Saturday night, the Saudi Al-Ikhbariya TV reported. The Houthis’ explosive-laden ....

17 Palestinians injured in Jerusalem clashes with Israeli forces

Date: 2021-05-08 21:47:06 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:8948563

RAMALLAH, May 8 (MENA) - Seventeen Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli occupation forces in the Sheikh Jarrah district of the Old City of occupied Jerusalem. Six of the injured were hospitalized, most of them with rubber bullets, ....

Oman condemns Israeli storming of Al Aqsa Mosque yards

Date: 2021-05-08 19:24:16 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:8948407

MUSCAT, May 8 (MENA) - Oman has strongly condemned the action taken by Israeli forces at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, Oman News Agency said. A statement issued on Saturday, the Omani Foreign Ministry said it expressed its condemnation over ....

Kuwait condemns Israeli forces' storming into Aqsa Mosque areas

Date: 2021-05-08 19:13:28 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:8948365

KUWAIT CITY, May 8 (MENA) - Kuwait condemned in the strongest terms the storming of Israeli occupation forces into Al Aqsa Mosque areas and the targeting of unarmed Palestinians with sound, gas and rubber bullets, KUNA news agency said. The ....

Saudi Arabia condemns deadly Kabul blasts

Date: 2021-05-08 19:07:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:8948402

RIYADH, May 8 (MENA) – Saudi Arabia has condemned terrorist blasts near a school in the Afghan capital Kabul, which left scores of people dead and wounded. In a statement carried by Saudi Press Agency, the Saudi Foreign Ministry stressed its ....

Arab League council to meet Monday to discuss Israeli crimes in E. Jerusalem

Date: 2021-05-08 18:22:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:8948326

CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) – The Arab League Council will hold an extraordinary meeting on Monday to discuss the Israeli crimes and assaults in East Jerusalem, Assistant Secretary General of the Pan-Arab body Hossam Zaki said on Saturday. The meeting, ....

Iraq reports 4,608 new Covid-19 infections, 39 deaths

Date: 2021-05-08 16:29:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:8948199

BAGHDAD, May 8 (MENA) - Iraq reported on Saturday 4,608 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the caseload to 1,108,558 since the outbreak of the pathogen in the country. The Iraqi Health and Environment Ministry said 6,203 patients had recovered, ....

Saudi Arabia reports 997 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths

Date: 2021-05-08 15:35:43 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:8948196

RIYADH, May 8 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health announced Saturday that 997 new confirmed COVID-19 cases have been detected, bringing the total number of cases registered in the kingdom to 425,442. It reported 14 new deaths, putting the tally ....