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Iraq: Bomb blast targets convoy of int'l alliance south of Baghdad

Date: 2021-03-25 10:48:28 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:8871326

BAGHDAD, March 25 (MENA) - A bomb explosion targeted a logistic support convoy belonging to the international alliance in Youssoufia township, south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said on Thursday. The source said that ....

Libya records 912 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-03-25 10:47:31 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:8871324

TRIPOLI, March 25 (MENA) - Libya registered 912 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the overall tally of infections in the Arab country to 155,232, the National Center for Disease Control announced Thursday. The center added that ....

UAE records 2,043 new infections

Date: 2021-03-25 10:32:27 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8871368

ABU DHABI, March 25 (MENA) - The UAE on Thursday recorded 2,043 new cases of Covid-19, taking the total number of cases to 448,637. Authorities also recorded 10 deaths, taking the total to 1,466. Another 2,200 individuals recovered from the ....

Bahrain records 733 new infections

Date: 2021-03-25 10:13:21 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:8871298

MANAMA, March 25 (MENA) - Out of 18,457 COVID-19 tests carried out on Wednesday, 733 new cases have been detected over the past 24 hours. There were 552 recoveries, increasing total recoveries to 130,397. (MENA) S R E ....

Malaysia commends Saudi Arabia for initiative to end conflict in Yemen

Date: 2021-03-25 08:03:24 GMT - Malaysia - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:8870870

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (MENA) - Malaysia commends Saudi Arabia for its latest initiative to end the conflict and restart the political process in Yemen, The Sun Daily reported. The Malaysian Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra), in a statement on ....

Washington welcomes allowing 4 fuel ships to enter Hodeidah port

Date: 2021-03-25 06:35:46 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:8870723

WASHINGTON, March 25 (MENA) – The US welcomed allowing four fuel ships to enter the Yemeni port of Hodeidah. The US lauded the decision of the Yemeni government with this respect. Spokesman for the US Department of State Ned Price said that ....

AL to host 3rd Arab women's forum Thursday

Date: 2021-03-24 21:37:36 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:131 - ID:8870441

CAIRO, March 24 (MENA) – The Arab League’s General Secretariat is set to host the third Arab Women's Forum on Thursday. The forum, held under the slogan of “Women, Digitization and Financial Inclusion”, is organized by the Arab Council for Social ....

Arab interior ministers meet Thursday

Date: 2021-03-24 21:17:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:129 - ID:8870613

CAIRO, March 24 (MENA) - The 38th session of the Arab Interior Ministers Council will convene on Thursday with the participation of Arab interior ministers and representatives from Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Arab Police Sports ....

Morocco suspends flights with 5 countries over coronavirus fears

Date: 2021-03-24 21:05:29 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:128 - ID:8870597

RABAT, March 24 (MENA) - Morocco on Wednesday suspended all flights to and from Mali, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea and Libya, to curb the spread of the new COVID-19 variants, the Moroccan National Airport Office (ONDA) said in ....

Arab Parliament president tested positive for coronavirus

Date: 2021-03-24 20:55:42 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:126 - ID:8870490

CAIRO, March 17 (MENA) - President of the Arab Parliament Adel Al-Asoumi tested positive for coronavirus. Posted on Twitter, the Arab Parliament said that Al-Asoumi’s health condition is good, adding that he is quarantined and should work ....