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AL chief, UN envoy confer on developments in Yemen

Date: 2021-04-26 11:10:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8929165

CAIRO, April 26 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit met Monday with UN envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths to discuss the latest developments in the war-torn Arab country. The meeting comes in the wake of a military escalation ....

Iraqi PM orders treating Baghdad hospital fire's critical cases abroad

Date: 2021-04-25 20:26:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:8928425

BAGHDAD, April 25 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Khadhimi directed on Sunday the concerned bodies to send the critical cases, who were wounded in Baghdad's Ibn al-Khatib hospital's blaze, abroad for treatment. Khadhimi ordered offering ....

Syrian court gets 3 more applications from presidential hopefuls

Date: 2021-04-25 19:11:32 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:8928278

DAMASCUS, April 25 (MENA) - Speaker of the People’s Assembly of Syria Hammoudah Sabbagh said that the assembly received three notices from the Supreme Constitutional Court about applications from three presidential hopefuls, raising the number of ....

Tayyeb: Al-Azhar ready to provide relief to Baghdad hospital fire victims

Date: 2021-04-25 18:15:54 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:8928185

CAIRO, April 25 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb stressed Sunday that Al-Azhar is ready to assist with all its medical resources to help the victims of a huge hospital fire in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Saturday. "Our sincere ....

Morocco reports 326 new coronavirus cases, 4 deaths

Date: 2021-04-25 17:31:44 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:8928269

RABAT, April 25 (MENA) - Some 326 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 509,363. Four new virus-related deaths were also registered during the ....

UAE operates first flight to support stability in African Sahel region

Date: 2021-04-25 16:26:01 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:8928218

ABU DHABI, April 25 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Defense has announced that it is operating logistical support flights to support the efforts of the international community, led by France, to combat terrorism in the Sahel region of Africa and ....

Jordan records 52 new COVID deaths, 1,731 infections

Date: 2021-04-25 15:37:21 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:8928044

AMMAN, April 25 (MENA) – Fifty-two new deaths and 1,731 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recorded in Jordan on Sunday, Petra reported. With today’s fatalities and infections, the caseload and death toll from the disease have ....

AL chief deplores Israeli assaults on Palestinians in East Jerusalem

Date: 2021-04-25 14:29:43 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:8927904

CAIRO, April 25 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Sunday deplored the recent assaults carried out by Jewish settlers and Israeli police forces against Palestinians in the Old City in East Jerusalem. An official ....

AL chief condoles with Iraq over Baghdad hospital victims

Date: 2021-04-25 14:10:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:8927905

CAIRO, April 25 (MENA) – Secretary General of the Arab League (AL) Ahmed Abul Gheit sent a cable to Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, offering his deepest condolences to families of victims of a fire at a hospital housing Covid-19 patients in ....

Iraqi PM suspends health minister over Baghdad hospital fire

Date: 2021-04-25 14:07:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:8927760

CAIRO, April 25 (MENA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has suspended Health Minister Hassan Al Tamimi and referred him for investigation after a fire engulfed a hospital housing Covid-19 patients in Baghdad. The premier on Sunday ....