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Kuwait imposes travel ban on unvaccinated citizens as of May 22

Date: 2021-05-03 19:50:45 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:8940881

KUWAIT CITY, May 3 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti government on Monday declared a travel ban on Kuwaitis, and their first-degree relatives and domestic helpers as of May 22 if they do not receive the anti-coronavirus vaccine set by the Ministry of Health, ....

Second filling of Ethiopia's dam threatens Sudanese people: Sudan's FM

Date: 2021-05-03 19:18:50 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:8940840

KHARTOUM, May 3 (MENA) - Sudan pays maximum attention to Ethiopia's plan for the second filling of its dam on the Blue Nile as a national security issue, with Sudanese people's lives at stake, Sudan's Foreign Minister Mariam Al-Mahdi said ....

Arab Journalism Award 2021 kicks off, application deadline June 6

Date: 2021-05-03 16:04:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:8940592

CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - The Dubai Press Club, as a representative of the General Secretariat of the Arab Journalism Award announced Monday the launch of the 20th edition of Arab Journalism Award. Contenders from Arab press institutions and ....

Iraq reports 5,068 new coronavirus cases, 30 deaths

Date: 2021-05-03 14:27:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:8940494

BAGHDAD, May 3 (MENA) - The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported 5,068 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 1,079,998. The ministry said in a statement on Monday that 30 patients died from the virus, ....

Jordan records 28 deaths, 1,272 new Covid-19 infections

Date: 2021-05-03 14:04:23 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:8940464

AMMAN, May 3 (MENA) - The Jordanian Health Ministry said on Monday 28 people died of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing total deaths in Jordan to 8,925. A total of 1,272 cases were recorded, pushing the caseload to some 714,173, the ....

GCC slams Houthi's launching of UAVs, ballistic missiles towards Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-05-03 14:01:59 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:8940450

RIYADH, May 3 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf condemned the terrorist Houthi militia's launching of bomb-laden UAVs and ballistic missiles towards the southern parts of Saudi Arabia, ....

Saudi Arabia records 953 new coronavirus infections

Date: 2021-05-03 13:48:40 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:8940449

RIYADH, May 3 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health said on Monday 953 new confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 420,301. It added that 13 new deaths ....

Arab Parliament: Free press irreplaceable pillar for achieving sustainable development

Date: 2021-05-03 13:25:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:8940214

CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament stressed that independent and professional press has become an irreplaceable pillar for achieving sustainable development in any society. This came in AP Speaker Adel al-Assoumi's statement on the ....

Libya plans to release detainees

Date: 2021-05-03 12:53:40 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:8940243

TRIPOLI, May 3 (MENA) - Libyan Justice Minister Halima Abdel Rahman has revealed that her country will take steps shortly to release detainees and end the phenomenon of illegal jails. During a meeting with UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for ....

UAE registers 1,772 new coronavirus cases, three deaths

Date: 2021-05-03 12:18:53 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:8940245

ABU DHABI, May 3 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced the detection of 1,772 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the country to 525,567, according to WAM on Monday. MoHAP announced ....