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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, ....
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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" ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....