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Bahrain, EU discuss boosting cooperation

Date: 2021-05-04 13:35:32 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:8941689

MANAMA, May 4 (MENA) - Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashid Al-Zayani received on Tuesday the Riyadh-resident President of the European Commission Delegation to Bahrain Patrick Simonet. The two sides reviewed bilateral relations ....

AP keen on drawing up vision about coronavirus's socio-economic repercussions - MP

Date: 2021-05-04 13:08:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:8941776

CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) - Member of the Arab Parliament (AP) Amira Sharaf el Din of Tunisia said the AP is keen to prepare an integrated report on the Arab countries' efforts in face of the coronavirus and develop a parliamentary vision for the ....

Tunisian health ministry: Coronavirus situation more than critical

Date: 2021-05-04 12:09:25 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:8941633

TUNISIA, May 4 (MENA)- Spokesperson for the Tunisian Ministry of Health Nassaf bin Aliya said the Coronavirus situation in the country is more than critical. In statements Tuesday, bin Aliya said the British strain is the super spreader among ....

UAE records 1,699 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths

Date: 2021-05-04 12:05:21 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:8941630

ABU DHABI, May 4 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced 1,699 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the country to 527,266. MoHAP announced two deaths due to COVID-19 complications, ....

Iraq: ton of high explosives seized at warehouse in Baghdad

Date: 2021-05-04 11:12:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:8941522

BAGHDAD, May 4 (MENA) - Security forces in Iraq seized a ton of high explosives at a warehouse in Baghdad, the security media cell in Iraq said on Tuesday. The explosives were set to be used in terror attacks in the capital, AlSumaria news ....

UAE announces extension of suspension of entry for travelers from India

Date: 2021-05-04 10:31:26 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:8941464

ABU DHABI, May 4 (MENA) - The General Authority of Civil Aviation and the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority announced the extension of the suspension of entry for travelers from India on all flights on national and foreign ....

Mauritania reports 1st infection with British strain of Covid-19

Date: 2021-05-04 06:37:04 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8941104

NOUAKCHOTT, May 4 (MENA) - Mauritania has reported the first infection with the British strain of coronavirus in the country. The Health Ministry, in a statement Tuesday, said it verified the case based on tests by the Pasteur Institute in ....

Yemeni army forces kill 23 Houthi militants in Marib province

Date: 2021-05-03 22:04:13 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:8940978

ADEN, May 3 (MENA) - As many as 23 Houthi militants were killed and several others wounded in an ambush by Yemeni army forces and popular resistance members in western Marib province. The rest of Houthis targeted by the ambush have fled after they ....

Kuwait reports 1,246 new Covid-19 cases, 12 fatalities in 24 hours

Date: 2021-05-03 21:58:13 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:8940977

KUWAIT CITY, May 3 (MENA) – Kuwait's Ministry of Health has recorded 1,246 new coronavirus infections and 12 related deaths in the past 24 hours. The new figures take the total cases in the country up to 277,832 and deaths to 1,590 respectively, ....

Arab interior ministers deplore Houthi terrorist operations against Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-05-03 20:22:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:8940875

CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) – The General Secretariat of the Arab Interior Ministers Council asserted its strong condemnation of terrorist operations that have been carried out by Houthi militias over the past three days against Saudi Arabia. In a ....