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Saudi CP seeks good relations with Iran, but has issue with nuke program

Date: 2021-04-29 08:09:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:8934175

RIYADH, April 29 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says it wants "good relations" with its arch-rival Iran, but the issue is with its nuclear program, MSN news reported on Thursday. The prince told Al Arabiya TV that his ....

Kuwait FM, US national security adviser probe regional developments over phone

Date: 2021-04-28 22:00:57 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:101 - ID:8934056

KUWAIT CITY, April 28 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, reviewed during a phone call with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan cooperation ties between both ....

Lebanon registers 1,478 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hrs

Date: 2021-04-28 21:55:18 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:8934055

BEIRUT, April 28 (MENA) - Lebanon registered 27 new coronavirus-related deaths and 1,478 new cases in the last 24 hours. The cases were detected among 15,122 tests, the Lebanese Health Ministry said in a statement Wednesday. The total number ....

Bahrain condemns terrorist bombing in Somalia

Date: 2021-04-28 21:49:16 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:8934066

MANAMA, April 28 (MENA) - Bahrain strongly condemned the terrorist bombing that took place outside a police headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia, leaving several people dead and injured. The Foreign Ministry extended deepest condolences to the ....

Sudan wins membership of nuclear watchdog executive council

Date: 2021-04-28 21:44:42 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:8934035

KHARTOUM, April 28 (MENA) - The Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday Sudan's winning of the membership of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), in the Hague. Sudan unanimously won the post, ....

Kuwait reports 1,464 new Covid-19 cases, 11 fatalities in 24 hours

Date: 2021-04-28 21:20:00 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:8934034

KUWAIT CITY, April 28 (MENA) - Kuwait's Ministry of Health has recorded 1,464 new coronavirus infections and 11 related deaths in the past 24 hours, KUNA reported. The new figures take the caseload in the country up to 271,145 and the death toll ....

Educational programs committee urges int'l committee to provide protection for Arab students in occupied lands

Date: 2021-04-28 19:06:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:8933514

CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - The educational programs committee directed to Arab students in the occupied Arab territories has called on the international community, especially UNESCO, to provide international protection for Arab students in the ....

Iraqi police seize homemade bombs, mortar shells in Kirkuk

Date: 2021-04-28 19:03:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:8933814

BAGHDAD, April 28 (MENA) - The Iraqi Federal Police Force Command (FPFC) revealed that three improvised explosive devices (IEDs), two 82mm mortar rounds and four explosive charges were seized in Al-Hawija District in the Kirkuk Province on ....

Iraq reports 6,858 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2021-04-28 17:48:01 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:8933852

BAGHDAD, April 28 (MENA) - Iraqi officials voiced concerns on Wednesday about the continuous increase of COVID-19 infections in the country as the ministry of health reported 6,858 new cases. So far, with 6,858 new COVID-19 cases being reported ....

Jordan records 1,910 new infections

Date: 2021-04-28 17:34:51 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:8933829

AMMAN, April 28 (MENA) - Jordan recorded 47 deaths and 1,910 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases since the beginning of the crisis to 708,265. The death toll has risen to 8,754. A total of 2,963 recoveries have ....