Arab world

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  • 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 ....

  • Bahrain, Pakistan probe bilateral cooperation in combating terrorism

    Date: 2021-03-19 09:57:29 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:8859566

    ISLAMABAD/MANAMA, March 19 (MENA) - Bahrain's National Guard Commander General Sheikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa discussed on Friday with Director General of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant-General Faiz Hameed joint ....

  • Terrorist arrested in Iraq's Kirkuk

    Date: 2021-03-19 09:25:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8859458

    BAGHDAD, March 19 (MENA) - Iraq's security media cell announced on Friday that a terrorist was arrested in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk, Al Sumaria news channel reported. The media cell said that acting on a tip-off, a security force ....

  • Yemeni government welcomes UNSC condemnation of Houthi escalation in Marib

    Date: 2021-03-18 22:40:26 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:121 - ID:8859256

    ADEN, Yemen, March 18 (MENA) - Yemen's government has welcomed a UN Security Council statement condemning an escalation by the Houthis in the fighting in Marib. The Yemeni Foreign Minister in a statement on Thursday expressed support for the ....

  • UN official affirms support to Sudan in its political transition

    Date: 2021-03-18 22:12:31 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:118 - ID:8859248

    KHARTOUM, March 18 (MENA) - The United Nations Population Fund Activities (UNPFA) has expressed support to Sudan to improve laws strengthen woman and girls rights , their safety and dignity with guaranteeing equal opportunities for all. UNPFA ....

  • Lebanon reports 3,757 new coronavirus cases, 73 deaths

    Date: 2021-03-18 21:33:45 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:112 - ID:8859232

    BEIRUT, March 18 (MENA) - Lebanon registered 3,757 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Thursday. The tally of deaths reached 5,609 after new 73 cases were recorded. The new cases raised the total infections in ....

  • Tunisia reports 496 new Covid-19 cases, 27 deaths over past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-03-18 21:03:32 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:110 - ID:8859214

    TUNIS, March 18 (MENA) - Tunisian Health Ministry reported 496 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, raising the total number of infections to 243,935. The death toll from the virus rose by 27 to 8,490 in the North African country. As many as 608 ....

  • Arab Parliament speaker rejects Ethiopia's position on dam crisis

    Date: 2021-03-18 20:49:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:109 - ID:8859137

    CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) - Arab Parliament Speaker Adel Al Assoumy has condemned recent remarks by Ethiopia’s water and irrigation minister on Addis Ababa’s insistence on going ahead with the second filling of its controversial dam without reaching an ....

  • Arab police, security commanders recommend establishing permanent committee on criminal statistics

    Date: 2021-03-18 18:54:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:8858734

    CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) - The 44th Conference of Arab Police and Security Commanders, which was held through video conference in Tunisia, approved the establishment of a permanent committee for criminal statistics under the aegis of the general ....

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