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UAE calls for addressing gaps in access to science and technology at UN

Date: 2021-05-08 10:15:10 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8947549

ABU DHABI, May 8 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates has urged the international community to close the gap on access to science and technology to improve lives across the world, said WAM news agency. "Science and technology have played a ....

Unmanned aerial drone targets Iraq’s Ain al-Asad base: US-led coalition

Date: 2021-05-08 09:59:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:8947432

BAGHDAD, May 8 (MENA) - An attack by an unmanned aerial surveillance system on Saturday targeted Ain al-Asad air base in western Iraq which hosts US and other international forces, causing no injuries, a coalition spokesman said. US Army Colonel ....

Bahrain condemns Israeli attacks on worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2021-05-08 08:45:32 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:8947389

MANAMA, May 8 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed the Kingdom of Bahrain's strong condemnation of the attack of Israeli forces on Muslim worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, calling on the Israeli government to stop these rejected ....

Russia’s UN mission urges saving children in Syria’s Al-Hawl refugee camp

Date: 2021-05-08 08:41:25 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:8947244

NEW YORK, May 8 (MENA) - The international community should save the lives of thousands of children is Syria’s Al-Hawl refugee camp, and help bring them home, Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Gennady Kuzmin said on Friday. In his ....

Abul Gheit condemns Israeli forces' storming of Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2021-05-07 22:03:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:101 - ID:8947140

CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit condemned in the strongest terms Israeli forces' storming of the vicinity of Al Aqsa Mosque. In a statement on Friday, Abul Gheit warned against Israel's escalations that ....

Tunisia reports 1,226 coronavirus cases, 69 deaths in 24 hours

Date: 2021-05-07 19:49:31 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:8946990

TUNIS, May 7 (MENA) - Tunisia reported 1,226 new cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in the past 24 hours and 69 deaths from the pandemic. In a statement on Friday, the Tunisian Ministry of Health said that the total number of Covid-19 ....

Algeria reports 219 new coronavirus cases, 8 deaths in 24 hours

Date: 2021-05-07 19:17:24 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:8946832

ALGIERS, May 7 (MENA) - As many as 219 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and three deaths were recorded in Algeria over the past 24 hours, Algerian health authorities announced. The total number of infections stood at 123,692, while the death ....

Kuwait reports 11 COVID-19 deaths, 1,236 infections

Date: 2021-05-07 19:15:18 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:8946946

KUWAIT CITY, May 7 (MENA) – Kuwait's Ministry of Health reported 11 COVID-19 deaths, and 1,236 new infections in the past 24 hours, KUNA reported. The Ministry's spokesman Abdullah Al-Sanad said that total fatalities increased to 1,621 and the ....

Morocco reports 298 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Date: 2021-05-07 18:43:48 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:8946896

RABAT, May 7 (MENA) - Morocco recorded 298 new cases of COVID-19, in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 513,317. In a statement issued on Friday, the Moroccan Ministry of Health said that it registered 8 new Covid-related deaths, bringing ....

Saudi Arabia reports 1,039 new coronavirus cases, 13 deaths

Date: 2021-05-07 16:25:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:8946821

RIYADH, May 7 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health announced Friday that 1,039 new confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been detected, bringing the total number of cases registered in the kingdom to 424,445, including 9,750 ....