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17 Palestinians injured in Jerusalem clashes with Israeli forces

Date: 2021-05-08 21:47:06 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:8948563

RAMALLAH, May 8 (MENA) - Seventeen Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli occupation forces in the Sheikh Jarrah district of the Old City of occupied Jerusalem. Six of the injured were hospitalized, most of them with rubber bullets, ....

Oman condemns Israeli storming of Al Aqsa Mosque yards

Date: 2021-05-08 19:24:16 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:8948407

MUSCAT, May 8 (MENA) - Oman has strongly condemned the action taken by Israeli forces at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, Oman News Agency said. A statement issued on Saturday, the Omani Foreign Ministry said it expressed its condemnation over ....

Kuwait condemns Israeli forces' storming into Aqsa Mosque areas

Date: 2021-05-08 19:13:28 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:8948365

KUWAIT CITY, May 8 (MENA) - Kuwait condemned in the strongest terms the storming of Israeli occupation forces into Al Aqsa Mosque areas and the targeting of unarmed Palestinians with sound, gas and rubber bullets, KUNA news agency said. The ....

Saudi Arabia condemns deadly Kabul blasts

Date: 2021-05-08 19:07:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:8948402

RIYADH, May 8 (MENA) – Saudi Arabia has condemned terrorist blasts near a school in the Afghan capital Kabul, which left scores of people dead and wounded. In a statement carried by Saudi Press Agency, the Saudi Foreign Ministry stressed its ....

Arab League council to meet Monday to discuss Israeli crimes in E. Jerusalem

Date: 2021-05-08 18:22:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:8948326

CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) – The Arab League Council will hold an extraordinary meeting on Monday to discuss the Israeli crimes and assaults in East Jerusalem, Assistant Secretary General of the Pan-Arab body Hossam Zaki said on Saturday. The meeting, ....

Iraq reports 4,608 new Covid-19 infections, 39 deaths

Date: 2021-05-08 16:29:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:8948199

BAGHDAD, May 8 (MENA) - Iraq reported on Saturday 4,608 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the caseload to 1,108,558 since the outbreak of the pathogen in the country. The Iraqi Health and Environment Ministry said 6,203 patients had recovered, ....

Saudi Arabia reports 997 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths

Date: 2021-05-08 15:35:43 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:8948196

RIYADH, May 8 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health announced Saturday that 997 new confirmed COVID-19 cases have been detected, bringing the total number of cases registered in the kingdom to 425,442. It reported 14 new deaths, putting the tally ....

UAE calls for addressing gaps in access to science and technology at UN

Date: 2021-05-08 10:15:10 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8947549

ABU DHABI, May 8 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates has urged the international community to close the gap on access to science and technology to improve lives across the world, said WAM news agency. "Science and technology have played a ....

Unmanned aerial drone targets Iraq’s Ain al-Asad base: US-led coalition

Date: 2021-05-08 09:59:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:8947432

BAGHDAD, May 8 (MENA) - An attack by an unmanned aerial surveillance system on Saturday targeted Ain al-Asad air base in western Iraq which hosts US and other international forces, causing no injuries, a coalition spokesman said. US Army Colonel ....

Bahrain condemns Israeli attacks on worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2021-05-08 08:45:32 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:8947389

MANAMA, May 8 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed the Kingdom of Bahrain's strong condemnation of the attack of Israeli forces on Muslim worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, calling on the Israeli government to stop these rejected ....