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Tunisian president describes 2015 presidential powers as unconstitutional

Date: 2021-04-18 13:52:38 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:8915762

TUNIS, April 18 (MENA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied has described the presidential powers set in 2015 as unconstitutional. Saied was addressing the 65th anniversary of the establishment of internal security forces in the presence of Tunisian ....

Yemeni chief of staff inspects military zone in Marib

Date: 2021-04-18 10:18:38 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8915252

ADEN, April 18 (MENA) - Yemeni chief of staff Lt. Gen. Sagheer bin Aziz has praised sacrifices by heroes of the national army, who - with support of the Saudi-led coalition - are fighting terrorist militias that seek to destroy the country. Bin ....

UAE denounces Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-04-18 10:12:12 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:8915154

ABU DHABI, April 18 (MENA) - The UAE has strongly condemned Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia's systematic attempt to target civilians in Saudi Arabia with explosive-laden drones, intercepted by the Coalition Forces, WAM News Agency reported ....

Yemeni army liberates new positions in western Taiz

Date: 2021-04-18 09:55:21 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8915255

ADEN, April 18 (MENA) - The Yemeni army liberated new positions in western Taiz after confrontations with Houthis, a military source said on Sunday. The army forces backed by the popular resistance attacked several positions belonging to Houthis ....

IHEC renews commitment to hold parliamentary elections on October 10

Date: 2021-04-18 09:22:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8915152

BAGHDAD, April 18 (MENA) - Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) asserted on Sunday that the date set for holding parliamentary elections on October 10 is final and irreversible, Al Sumariya News reported. In its weekly statement, ....

Arab coalition downs Houthi explosive drone targeting Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-04-18 06:47:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8914954

RIYADH, April 18 (MENA) - The Arab Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen at dawn Sunday downed and destroyed an explosive drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia towards Saudi Arabia's territories, according to the Saudi "Al Ikhbariya" ....

Turkish warplanes carry out strikes on Iraq's Duhok

Date: 2021-04-17 21:58:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:8914810

SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq, April 17 (MENA) - Turkish fighter jets carried out on Saturday airstrikes on border areas in Iraq's Duhok province in the Kurdistan region, Director of Dinara district Shaban Barwari said. The Turkish warplanes bombed an area ....

Tunisia reports 2,199 new Covid-19 cases, 78 fatalities

Date: 2021-04-17 20:47:08 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:8914767

TUNIS, April 17 (MENA) – Tunisia's Health Ministry reported 2,199 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the country to 283,976. The death toll from the virus rose by 78 to 9,717, the ministry said in ....

Yemeni army liberates new posts in western Taiz

Date: 2021-04-17 20:00:04 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:8914694

ADEN, April 17 (MENA) - Troops of the Yemeni army liberated on Saturday new posts after clashes with members of the Houthi militias in western Taiz, a local military source said. Several elements of Houthis were killed and injured during the ....

Libya welcomes UN resolution to deploy ceasefire observers

Date: 2021-04-17 19:05:22 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:8914618

TRIPOLI, April 17 (MENA) - Head of the Libyan Government of National Unit (GNU) Abdulhamid Dabaiba welcomed on Saturday the UN resolution that called for deploying observers to monitor the ceasefire in Libya. Dabaiba said in a statement that the ....