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  • 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, ....

  • 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 ....

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