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UAE records 1,766 new infections

Date: 2021-05-07 10:50:54 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8946312

ABU DHABI, May 7 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates recorded 1,766 new COVID-19 cases, 1,728 recoveries and three deaths over the last 24 hours, the country’s health ministry reported on Friday. Friday’s numbers were determined after 211,462 ....

Saudi crown prince meets with Pakistan's chief of army staff

Date: 2021-05-07 08:03:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:8946000

RIYADH, May 7 (MENA) - Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, met here on Friday with the Chief of Army Staff of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Saudi ....

Iraqi security forces kill, arrest Daesh leaders in southern Baghdad

Date: 2021-05-06 20:43:17 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:8945771

BAGHDAD, May 6 (MENA) – Iraqi security forces killed and arrested a number of Daesh leaders in a security operation in southern Baghdad on Thursday. The forces also destroyed a terrorist hotbed and seized several weapons during the operation, ....

UAE: 72,811 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in past 24 hours

Date: 2021-05-06 13:29:47 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:8945019

ABU DHABI, May 6 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced that 72,811 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered during the past 24 hours. The total number of doses provided up to today stands at 10,907,264 with a ....

Kuwait, Tunisia discuss boosting cooperation

Date: 2021-05-06 12:47:35 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8944971

KUWAIT CITY/TUNIS, May 6 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Mohamed al Sabah discussed on Thursday with Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Othman Jerandi ways of boosting bilateral cooperation. Talks tackled the ....

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain mull media cooperation

Date: 2021-05-06 11:36:53 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8944854

RIYADH, May 6 (MENA) - Acting Minister of Media Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi met on Thursday with Bahraini Information Affairs Minister Ali bin Mohammed Al-Romaihi. During the meeting, the two sides discussed cooperation in the field of media ....

Oman records 772 new infections

Date: 2021-05-06 11:35:29 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:8944841

MUSCAT, May 6 (MENA) - The Omani Health Ministry announced 772 new infections over the past 24 hours taking the total to 199,344. Twelve deaths were reported, bringing total deaths in the sultanate to 2,083, according to the Omani news ....

UAE announces 1,724 new COVID-19 cases, 1,682 recoveries, 3 deaths in last 24 hours

Date: 2021-05-06 10:52:08 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8944817

ABU DHABI, May 6 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 196,777 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM news agency reported. In a ....

Libya reports 266 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-05-06 10:45:03 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8944759

TRIPOLI, May 6 (MENA) - The National Centre for Disease Control said 266 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of cases to 179,193. In a statement on Thursday, the center said 446 cases recovered, raising the total number ....

Emirati medical aid plane arrives in Damascus to help fight coronavirus

Date: 2021-05-06 09:40:41 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:8944618

DAMASCUS, May 6 (MENA) - A medical aid plane dispatched by the Emirates Red Crescent has arrived in Damascus in the framework of supporting the health sector’s capabilities in confronting the coronavirus pandemic, the Syrian news agency SANA ....