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Iraq reports 5,068 new coronavirus cases, 30 deaths

Date: 2021-05-03 14:27:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:8940494

BAGHDAD, May 3 (MENA) - The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported 5,068 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 1,079,998. The ministry said in a statement on Monday that 30 patients died from the virus, ....

Jordan records 28 deaths, 1,272 new Covid-19 infections

Date: 2021-05-03 14:04:23 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:8940464

AMMAN, May 3 (MENA) - The Jordanian Health Ministry said on Monday 28 people died of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing total deaths in Jordan to 8,925. A total of 1,272 cases were recorded, pushing the caseload to some 714,173, the ....

GCC slams Houthi's launching of UAVs, ballistic missiles towards Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-05-03 14:01:59 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:8940450

RIYADH, May 3 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf condemned the terrorist Houthi militia's launching of bomb-laden UAVs and ballistic missiles towards the southern parts of Saudi Arabia, ....

Saudi Arabia records 953 new coronavirus infections

Date: 2021-05-03 13:48:40 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:8940449

RIYADH, May 3 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health said on Monday 953 new confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 420,301. It added that 13 new deaths ....

Arab Parliament: Free press irreplaceable pillar for achieving sustainable development

Date: 2021-05-03 13:25:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:8940214

CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament stressed that independent and professional press has become an irreplaceable pillar for achieving sustainable development in any society. This came in AP Speaker Adel al-Assoumi's statement on the ....

Libya plans to release detainees

Date: 2021-05-03 12:53:40 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:8940243

TRIPOLI, May 3 (MENA) - Libyan Justice Minister Halima Abdel Rahman has revealed that her country will take steps shortly to release detainees and end the phenomenon of illegal jails. During a meeting with UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for ....

UAE registers 1,772 new coronavirus cases, three deaths

Date: 2021-05-03 12:18:53 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:8940245

ABU DHABI, May 3 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced the detection of 1,772 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the country to 525,567, according to WAM on Monday. MoHAP announced ....

Libya records 464 Covid-19 infections, 8 deaths

Date: 2021-05-03 12:02:21 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:8940206

TRIPOLI, May 3 (MENA) - The National Center for Disease Control in Libya announced on Monday that 464 new Covid-10 infections and eight death cases have been detected during the past 24 hours. A statement issued by the center and cited by Al ....

Bahrain, Russia ink MoU on outer space exploration

Date: 2021-05-03 11:37:50 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:8940159

MANAMA, May 3 (MENA) - Bahrain National Space Science Agency (NSSA) and the Russian State Space Corporation (ROSCOSMOS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in the field of the exploration and use of outer space for ....

3 Daesh hideouts destroyed in Kirkuk

Date: 2021-05-03 10:41:13 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:8940065

BAGHDAD, May 3 (MENA) - Iraqi Federal Police destroyed three Daesh hideouts on Monday in Kirkuk. Four rockets, RBG7, launching pads, clothes, cooking ware and medical supplies were found in the hideouts, a statement of the Iraqi Federal Police ....