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Swiss FM arrives in Baghdad for official visit

Date: 2021-04-03 15:34:32 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8888918

BAGHDAD, April 3 (MENA) - Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis arrived Saturday at Baghdad Intentional Airport for an official visit, Spokesman for the Iraqi Foreign Ministry Ahmed Al-Sahhaf said. The top Swiss diplomat is expected to meet Iraqi ....

Small tremors rattle UAE after 2.7 magnitude quake

Date: 2021-04-03 14:45:42 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:8888797

ABU DHABI, April 3 (MENA) - A 2.7 magnitude earthquake on the Richter Scale was recorded in Oman Sea at 00:55 UAE local time on Saturday, according to the National Seismic Network of the National Center of Meteorology (NCM). The tremor ranged ....

Abbas appreciates Senegal's support for Palestine

Date: 2021-04-03 12:10:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:8888626

RAMALLAH, April 3 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appreciated stances of Senegal on supporting the Palestinian people, their just cause and legitimate struggle to achieve freedom and independence. In a cable sent to Senegalese ....

Italian, US top diplomats back settling Libyan crisis permanently

Date: 2021-04-03 11:43:16 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:8888423

TRIPOLI, April 3 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio underlined their countries’ support for stability in the Mediterranean Sea area and a durable solution to the Libyan crisis. The two top ....

UAE announces 2,084 new Covid-19 cases

Date: 2021-04-03 11:31:06 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:8888481

ABU DHABI, April 3 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 252,243 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement on Saturday, the ....

Bahrain condemns terrorist attack on UN base in Mali

Date: 2021-04-03 10:47:04 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8888401

MANAMA, April 3 (MENA) - The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condmened the terrorist attack which targeted the UN peacekeeping forces base in Aguelhok, located in the Kidal region in the northeast of the country. A number of the ....

UAE, Serbia discuss boosting cooperation

Date: 2021-04-03 07:58:52 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8888124

ABU DHABI, April 3 (MENA) - The UAE-Serbia Parliamentary Friendship Group members met with a number of MPs representing the Serbian parliament to discuss ways of boosting bilateral ties in different fields, particularly the parliamentary ....

US state secretary, Bahraini FM discuss strategic dialogue, Gulf security initiatives

Date: 2021-04-02 21:18:08 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:8887889

WASHINGTON, April 2 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke on Friday with Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani on strategic dialogue and the Gulf security initiatives, said Spokesperson for the US State ....

Tunisia reports 1,623 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2021-04-02 19:57:51 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:8887853

TUNIS, April 2 (MENA) - The Tunisian Health Ministry reported 1,623 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections in the country to 256,931. The death toll from the virus rose by 47 to 8,890, the ministry said in ....

Lebanon reports 2,963 new COVID-19 infections

Date: 2021-04-02 19:49:27 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:8887848

BEIRUT, April 2 (MENA) - The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced 2,963 new coronavirus cases, raising the total number of COVID-19 infections to 474,925. In a statement on Friday, the ministry said 60 new deaths have been confirmed in ....