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Kuwait, Pakistan discuss strategic partnership

Date: 2021-03-18 12:52:05 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:8858150

KUWAIT CITY / ISLAMABAD, March 18 (MENA) - Kuwait's Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah held talks with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi during an official visit to ....

UAE sends medical supplies to Equatorial Guinea

Date: 2021-03-18 11:39:02 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:8858025

ABU DHABI, March 18 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates has sent emergency medical and food aid to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, including medical, relief, and food supplies, as part of the UAE's humanitarian solidarity following a series of ....

99 settlers storm Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2021-03-18 11:08:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:8857880

RAMALLAH, March 18 (MENA) - As many as 99 Settlers on Thursday forced their way into Al Aqsa Mosque compound through al-Mugharbah Gate. Awqaf bureau in al-Quds said the settlers stormed the mosque complex and carried out provocative tours, ....

UAE announces 2,101 new COVID-19 cases, 2,628 recoveries, 10 deaths in last 24 hours

Date: 2021-03-18 10:54:12 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:8857878

ABU DHABI, March 18 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 198,328 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM reported. ‏In a statement on ....

Iraqi president stresses need to end presence of foreign forces in Iraq

Date: 2021-03-18 10:17:13 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8857668

BAGHDAD, March 18 (MENA) - Iraqi President Barham Salih said his country's relations with the US is important and based on joint interests. The strategic dialogue between Iraq and the US tackles all political, economic, cultural and security ....

AP urges crystallizing Arab integrated plan to facilitate providing coronavirus vaccine to all Arab countries

Date: 2021-03-18 09:25:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:8857554

CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) – The Arab Parliament (AP) urged crystallizing an Arab integrated plan to facilitate providing coronavirus vaccine to all Arab countries, a move that requires strong infrastructure to safely secure the vaccine ....

Yemeni civil service min. survives assassination attempt in Aden

Date: 2021-03-18 08:50:34 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:8857512

ADEN, March 18 (MENA) - Yemeni Civil Service Minister Abdel Nasser al Wali survived an assassination attempt in central Aden where his motorcade was targeted by an explosive device. The bomb went off while the motorcade was passing but no ....

Earthquake strikes near Algeria’s Béjaïa

Date: 2021-03-18 08:05:43 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8857295

ALGIERS, March 18 (MENA) - Algeria was shaken near Béjaïa, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.8, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported Thursday. The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near Béjaïa, ....

Lebanon records 62 more coronavirus deaths, 3,544 new cases

Date: 2021-03-17 21:49:08 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:149 - ID:8857144

BEIRUT, March 17 (MENA) - Lebanon registered 62 more coronavirus-related deaths and 3,544 new cases in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases since coronavirus was first detected in Lebanon on Feb. 21, 2020 now stands at 426,977, according ....

Tunisia reports 766 new Covid-19 cases, 34 deaths in 24 hours

Date: 2021-03-17 21:35:13 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:146 - ID:8857137

TUNIS, March 17 (MENA) - As many as 34 coronavirus deaths and 766 new infections were reported in Tunisia over the past 24 hours, the Tunisian Health Ministry announced Wednesday. This brings the virus death toll in the North African nation to ....