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AP condemns Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia's Khamis Mushait, Najran

Date: 2021-05-03 09:35:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:8939920

CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament on Monday denounced an attack by Houthi militia from Yemen against the city of Khamis Mushait and Najran region in southern Saudi Arabia. In a statement, the parliament also condemned the attacks of the ....

Iraq sends 1st flight to evacuate its nationals from India

Date: 2021-05-03 09:07:49 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:8939884

BAGHDAD, May 3 (MENA) - Iraqi Transport Ministry announced on Monday sending first flight to evacuate Iraqis from India. In a statement, the ministry said that this comes at the directives of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi and Transport ....

OIC condemns Houthi hostile attempts against Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-05-03 07:58:34 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:8939818

RIYADH, May 3 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen, strongly condemned, in a statement Monday, the hostile attempts committed by the Houthi militia to unsuccessfully launch ....

Iraq receives new shipment of Pfizer vaccine

Date: 2021-05-03 07:36:19 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:8939770

BAGHDAD, May 3 (MENA) - A new shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines has arrived in Iraq, the Health Ministry said Monday. The vaccines have been placed inside containers to be moved to the different inoculation centers in Iraq and Kurdistan, a ....

Rocket falls near Baghdad International Airport

Date: 2021-05-02 19:38:55 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:8939519

BAGHDAD, May 2 (MENA) - A Katyusha rocket landed near Baghdad International Airport on Sunday, the Iraqi security media cell said in a statement. Security forces managed to destroy another rocket before falling, the cell was quoted by National ....

Tunisia reports 1,009 new Covid-19 cases, 60 fatalities

Date: 2021-05-02 19:18:20 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:8939500

TUNIS, April 2 (MENA) - Tunisia registered 1,009 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 311,743, the Ministry of Public Health announced in a statement Sunday. As many as 60 people died from the virus, ....

Libya's coastguard rescues over 600 illegal migrants off coast

Date: 2021-05-02 18:10:03 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:8939402

TRIPOLI, May 2 (MENA) – Libya's coast guard has rescued more than 600 illegal migrants off the country's western coast. A spokesman for the Libyan navy said Sunday 334 of the rescued migrants are African. The migrants were on board shabby ....

Saudi Arabia reports 937 new Covid-19 cases, 11 fatalities in 24 hours

Date: 2021-05-02 17:50:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:8939403

RIYADH, May 2 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health announced Sunday that 937 new coronavirus cases were detected over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the Kingdom to 419,348, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) ....

Saudi Arabia to open land, sea, air borders as of May 17

Date: 2021-05-02 17:25:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:8939416

RIYADH, May 2 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia will lift its suspension on citizens traveling abroad and open land, sea and air borders on Monday, May 17, the Saudi interior ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Saudi citizens who have received two ....

UN envoy discusses election roadmap in Libya

Date: 2021-05-02 17:18:30 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:8939218

TRIPOLI, May 2 (MENA) - Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Ján Kubiš discussed Sunday with Head of the Libyan High National Elections Commission Emad al Sayeh a plan ....