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Saudi, Greek chiefs of Staff attend Falcon Eye 1 maneuvers

Date: 2021-03-19 17:03:56 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:8860178

RIYADH, March 19 (MENA) – Saudi Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Fayyad bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili has met with Greek Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Konstantinos Floros, SPA reported. During the meeting, they discussed the joint cooperation and bilateral ....

Algeria records 128 new cases

Date: 2021-03-19 16:59:53 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:8860458

ALGIERS, March 19 (MENA) - Algeria reported 128 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the North African country to 115,970. The death toll from the virus rose to 3,053 after two new fatalities were added, said the ....

Jordan condemns Houthi attack on Saudi oil refinery

Date: 2021-03-19 16:50:50 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:8860380

AMMAN, March 19 (MENA) - Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Friday denounced Houthi militias attack on Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh oil refinery through armed drones, Petra news agency reported. Ministry’s Spokesperson Daifalleh ....

UAE sends assistance to Comoros to fight coronavirus

Date: 2021-03-19 16:45:17 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:8860378

ABU DHABI, March 19 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates on Friday sent an aid plane containing 7.7 metric tons of medical supplies and testing equipment to Comoros, according to WAM news agency. This aid will assist approximately 7,700 healthcare ....

Kuwait lists 1,519 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths

Date: 2021-03-19 16:43:52 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:8860397

KUWAIT CITY, March 19 (MENA) – Kuwait on Friday reported 1,519 new coronavirus infections and eight virus-related deaths to raise the total to 216,586 and 1,210 respectively, KUNA quoted the Palestinian health ministry as saying. The number of ....

Jordan records 7,345 new coronavirus cases, 74 deaths

Date: 2021-03-19 16:31:45 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:8860339

AMMAN, March 19 (MENA) - Jordan has recorded 7,345 new Covid-19 cases Friday, bringing the total number of infections since the beginning of the crisis to over 521,461, Petra news agency reported. Meanwhile, the Kingdom's total ....

143,680 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered during past 24 hours: MoHAP

Date: 2021-03-19 16:22:48 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:8860395

ABU DHABI, March 19 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced that 143,680 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given in the past 24 hours. The total number of doses provided up to today stands at 7,124,146 with a rate ....

Libyan actors urge 'soonest withdrawal of mercenaries' - UN envoy

Date: 2021-03-19 16:15:09 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:8860096

BERLIN, March 19 (MENA) - Special Envoy on Libya and Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Jan Kubis said Friday that the Libyan actors "do not want to see foreign presence on their territory." "Libya is still full of unwanted ....

Bahrain condemns launch of drones by Houthi militia towards oil refinery in Riyadh

Date: 2021-03-19 15:57:50 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:8860347

MANAMA, March 19 (MENA) - Bahrain has strongly condemned the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia’s launching of drones towards the oil refinery in the city of Riyadh. It said the attack targeted energy security and civilian facilities in the ....

Drones target Riyadh oil refinery, fire brought under control: Saudi official

Date: 2021-03-19 15:46:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:8860142

RIYADH, March 19 (MENA) - Drones targeted an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh Friday morning, causing a fire which was brought under control, Al Arabiya reported. A Ministry of Energy official said there were no injuries reported, ....