Arab world

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  • IHEC renews commitment to hold parliamentary elections on October 10

    Date: 2021-04-18 09:22:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8915152

    BAGHDAD, April 18 (MENA) - Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) asserted on Sunday that the date set for holding parliamentary elections on October 10 is final and irreversible, Al Sumariya News reported. In its weekly statement, ....

  • Arab coalition downs Houthi explosive drone targeting Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2021-04-18 06:47:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8914954

    RIYADH, April 18 (MENA) - The Arab Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen at dawn Sunday downed and destroyed an explosive drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia towards Saudi Arabia's territories, according to the Saudi "Al Ikhbariya" ....

  • Turkish warplanes carry out strikes on Iraq's Duhok

    Date: 2021-04-17 21:58:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:8914810

    SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq, April 17 (MENA) - Turkish fighter jets carried out on Saturday airstrikes on border areas in Iraq's Duhok province in the Kurdistan region, Director of Dinara district Shaban Barwari said. The Turkish warplanes bombed an area ....

  • Tunisia reports 2,199 new Covid-19 cases, 78 fatalities

    Date: 2021-04-17 20:47:08 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:8914767

    TUNIS, April 17 (MENA) – Tunisia's Health Ministry reported 2,199 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the country to 283,976. The death toll from the virus rose by 78 to 9,717, the ministry said in ....

  • Yemeni army liberates new posts in western Taiz

    Date: 2021-04-17 20:00:04 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:8914694

    ADEN, April 17 (MENA) - Troops of the Yemeni army liberated on Saturday new posts after clashes with members of the Houthi militias in western Taiz, a local military source said. Several elements of Houthis were killed and injured during the ....

  • Libya welcomes UN resolution to deploy ceasefire observers

    Date: 2021-04-17 19:05:22 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:8914618

    TRIPOLI, April 17 (MENA) - Head of the Libyan Government of National Unit (GNU) Abdulhamid Dabaiba welcomed on Saturday the UN resolution that called for deploying observers to monitor the ceasefire in Libya. Dabaiba said in a statement that the ....

  • Israel bans press conference for Palestinian candidates in Jerusalem

    Date: 2021-04-17 15:14:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:8914326

    RAMALLAH, April 17 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Saturday banned candidates running for the upcoming Palestinian Legislative Council elections from holding a press conference in occupied Jerusalem, and detained three of them, WAFA ....

  • UAE: 111,779 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered during past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-04-17 14:36:57 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:8914124

    ABU DHABI, April 17 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced that 111,779 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given in the past 24 hours, WAM reported. The total number of doses provided up to Saturday stands at 9,601,463 ....

  • Militants attack 2 oil wells in northern Iraq

    Date: 2021-04-17 14:13:05 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:8914094

    BAGHDAD, April 17 (MENA) - Two oil wells in Bay Hassan field in Iraq's Kirkuk Province were subjected to terrorist sabotage on Saturday after militants detonated two explosive devices near them, Iraq's North Oil Company said. "The accident did ....

  • OIC condemns Houthi attempt to target Saudi Arabia's Jazan

    Date: 2021-04-17 06:17:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:8913411

    RIYADH, April 17 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yusuf bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen has strongly denounced Houthi terrorist militia's attempt to intentionally launch a ballistic missile targeting civilians ....

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