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Morocco: Negative PCR tests mandatory for travelers form UAE, Qatar, Bahrain

Date: 2021-05-05 20:35:42 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:8944165

RABAT, May 5 (MENA) - The Moroccan Airport Authority said that as of Wednesday, May 5, passengers arriving from the UAE, Qatar and Bahrain are required to submit a negative PCR test, sampled a maximum of 72 hours before their flight. These ....

Saudi, UAE CPs meet in Jeddah

Date: 2021-05-05 19:53:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:8944140

RIYADH, May 5 (MENA) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a meeting Wednesday with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Jeddah. They discussed bilateral ....

Iraqi President: Baghdad, Washington not after permanent US military presence in Iraq

Date: 2021-05-05 19:52:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:8944133

BAGHDAD, May 5 (MENA) - President Barham Salih said Baghdad and Washington are not in favor of a permanent US presence in Iraq, reported Asumaria TV Wednesday. In an online interview - hosted by Beirut Institute that marks the first anniversary ....

Abu Dhabi crown prince arrives in Jeddah

Date: 2021-05-05 19:23:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:8944115

RIYADH, May 5 (MENA) - Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived Wednesday in Jeddah. He was received at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed ....

Iraqi intelligence seizes explosives, arrest Daesh element in Ninawa

Date: 2021-05-05 19:09:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:8944001

BAGHDAD, May 5 (MENA) - The Iraqi Intelligence Service arrested a Daesh element, seized an explosive belt and two explosive devices in Ninawa Governorate, northwestern Iraq, reported Alsumaria TV Wednesday. The terror suspect was apprehended in ....

Tunisia reports 1,448 coronavirus cases, 106 deaths in 24 hours

Date: 2021-05-05 18:54:04 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:8944088

TUNIS, May 5 (MENA) - Tunisia reported 1,448 new cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in the past 24 hours and 106 deaths from the pandemic. In a statement on Wednesday, the Tunisian Ministry of Health said that the total number of Covid-19 ....

Jordan, Germany held talks on climate change

Date: 2021-05-05 18:45:04 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:8944073

AMMAN, May 5 (MENA) – Jordan's Minister of Environment Nabil Masarweh and German Ambassador in Amman Bernhard Kampmann Wednesday held talks on environment cooperation and international effort to tackle climate change, Petra reported. The meeting ....

Three-magnitude earthquake shakes Ouarzazate province

Date: 2021-05-05 18:10:34 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:8944063

RABAT, May 5 (MENA) - A 3-magnitude quake on the Richter scale was recorded, on Wednesday, in the province of Ouarzazate, said the National Institute of Geophysics (ING). The earthquake, whose epicenter is located in the commune of Ouisselsate, ....

Jordanian king meets NATO secretary general

Date: 2021-05-05 17:57:29 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:8943779

AMMAN-BRUSSELS, May 5 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II met on Wednesday with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels, Petra reported. The meeting discussed the strategic partnership and military, training, security and ....

Algeria records 273 new cases

Date: 2021-05-05 17:39:22 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:8944021

ALGIERS, May 5 (MENA) - Algeria on Wednesday reported 273 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of confirmed ones in the North African country to 123,272. Speaking at a press conference, spokesman for the national committee tasked with ....