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  • Iraq starts evacuation of nationals from India

    Date: 2021-05-02 11:26:24 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:8938862

    BAGHDAD, May 2 (MENA) - Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority said on Sunday the first flight carrying Iraqis stuck in India will take off on Monday. The authority assured Iraqis that regular flights will be operated to evacuate nationals stranded in ....

  • Libya records 363 new infections

    Date: 2021-05-02 11:22:31 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:8938858

    TRIPOLI, May 2 (MENA) - Libya registered 363 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 177,871 cases, the National Center for Disease Control announced on Sunday. In a statement ....

  • 3 Daesh militants killed by int'l coalition in northern Iraq

    Date: 2021-05-02 11:19:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:8938851

    BAGHDAD, May 2 (MENA) - Three Daesh militants were killed in an air strike by international coalition in Ninawa in northern Iraq on Sunday. The three militants were trapped in a tunnel before it was destroyed by the international coalition ....

  • UAE condemns Houthi drone attack against Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2021-05-02 10:48:19 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:8938755

    ABU DHABI, May 2 (MENA) - The UAE strongly condemned Iran-backed Houthis' systematic attempts to target civilians and civil objects in Saudi Arabia’s city of Khamis Mushait with drone attack, which was intercepted by the Coalition Forces. In a ....

  • Elections commission stresses parl't polls to be held on time

    Date: 2021-05-02 10:37:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:8938746

    BAGHDAD, May 2 (MENA) - The independent elections commission in Iraq has reiterated commitment to holding parliamentary polls on the scheduled date. Preparations are ongoing for the voting process to start, the commission said Sunday, stressing ....

  • Libya's Presidential Council vice holds meeting with Hafter, UN envoy

    Date: 2021-05-02 10:16:52 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8938696

    TRIPOLI, May 2 (MENA) - Vice President of Libya's Presidential Council Musa al-Kon said his meeting with Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar and United Nationa (UN) Secretary General Special Envoy to Libya Jan Kubis is part of ....

  • Oman reports 33 deaths, 2,554 cases

    Date: 2021-05-02 09:54:12 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8938689

    MUSCAT, May 2 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health on Sunday announced 2,554 new cases of Covid-19 and 33 deaths in the last three days. The total number of cases registered in the Sultanate has now reached 195,807, including 2,043 deaths, according ....

  • Yemeni troops liberate several areas in Ma'rib from Houthi militants

    Date: 2021-05-02 09:35:09 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:8938599

    ADEN, May 2 (MENA) - Backed by the popular resistance, Yemeni troops have successfully liberated areas in Ma'rib province from Houthi militias, a military source said Sunday. The operation launched by the Yemeni army left many Houthi elements ....

  • Iraqi security source: More than 20 prisoners escaped from jail

    Date: 2021-05-02 08:55:58 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8938581

    BAGHDAD, May 2 (MENA) - More than 20 prisoners have escaped from prison in Muthanna governorate in southern Iraq, a security source said. The source told Al Sumariya News that Al Helal prison reported that more than 20 inmates in the prison, ....

  • Lebanon registers 930 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hrs

    Date: 2021-05-01 21:40:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:8938291

    BEIRUT, May 1 (MENA) - Lebanon registered 24 new coronavirus-related deaths and 930 new cases in the last 24 hours. The cases were detected among 13,897 tests, the Lebanese Health Ministry said in a statement Saturday. The total number of ....

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