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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, ....

Saudi Arabia confirms 391 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-03-19 15:45:14 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:8860191

RIYADH, March 19 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia has reported 391 new COVID-19 cases and five coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. The latest figures bring the Kingdom’s total number of deaths ....

Romania seeks to bolster ties with Kuwait

Date: 2021-03-19 15:44:44 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:8860236

KUWAIT CITY, March 19 (MENA) - Vice President of the Romanian Senate Stefan-Radu Oprea affirmed Friday his country's desire to strengthen economic and investment relations with the State of Kuwait. This came during a meeting with the Kuwaiti ....

EU ready to take part in monitoring Libya ceasefire

Date: 2021-03-19 15:37:35 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:8860130

ROME, March 19 (MENA) - EU foreign and security affairs official Josep Borrell expressed on Friday readiness to take part in monitoring ceasefire agreement in Libya. If requested by the UN, the EU is ready to take part in monitoring Libyan ....

Saudi energy ministry condemns 'terrorist drone' attack on oil refinery in Riyadh

Date: 2021-03-19 15:08:42 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:8860094

RIYADH, March 19 (MENA) - An oil refinery in Riyadh was attacked by drones early Friday resulting in a fire that has been brought under control, an official spokesman at Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy said in a statement. In his statement, ....

Libya is strategic partner for Rome, says Italian defense minister

Date: 2021-03-19 14:39:59 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:8860041

ROME, March 19 (MENA) - Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini on Friday reiterated that Libya is a strategic priority for his country, noting that the Italian Defense Ministry continues to pursue technical military cooperation with the North ....

Iraq: Attempt to smuggle 36,000 liters of crude oil thwarted in Kirkuk

Date: 2021-03-19 12:28:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:8859703

BAGHDAD, March 19 (MENA) – The Iraqi Military Intelligence Directorate announced on Friday that it has thwarted an attempt to smuggle 36,000 liters of crude oil in Kirkuk province. In a statement broadcast by Alsumaria news channel, the ....

Libya reports 1,134 new coronavirus cases, 52 deaths

Date: 2021-03-19 11:48:39 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:8859786

TRIPOLI, March 19 (MENA) - Libya registered 1,134 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the overall tally of infections to 150,341, the National Center for Disease Control announced on Friday. In a statement carried by Libya's ....

More than 300 children, 550 women of Daesh stranded in Iraqi prisons

Date: 2021-03-19 11:07:58 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8859735

BAGHDAD, March 19 (MENA) - The Human Rights Commission in Iraq unveiled that more than 300 children and 550 women of foreign nationalities are stranded in Iraqi jails three years after the liberation of Iraqi cities from Daesh control. Children ....

UAE records 2,160 new cases

Date: 2021-03-19 10:40:45 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8859687

ABU DHABI, March 19 (MENA) - The UAE on Friday recorded 2,160 new cases of Covid-19 after 239,268 tests. Four people died bringing the death toll to 1,428. Authorities said 2,391 people recovered from the virus, bringing total recoveries to ....