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Jordan registers 3,340 new coronavirus cases, 65 deaths

Date: 2021-04-11 16:56:30 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:8904524

AMMAN, April 11 (MENA) - COVID-19 killed 65 in Jordan in the last 24 hours, as the death toll stands at 7,773 and a total of 3,340 cases were recorded, pushing the caseload to some 665,735, state news agency Petra reported Sunday, citing data from ....

Finance min., Sudan’s economic ministerial group review economic reform experience in Egypt

Date: 2021-04-11 15:22:43 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:8904065

KHARTOUM, April 11 (MENA) – Finance Minister Mohamed Maait reviewed on Sunday the economic reform process in Egypt. This came during talks held with Sudan’s economic ministerial group in Khartoum. The talks included Sudan's Finance Minister ....

Saudi Arabia shuts 10 mosques due to COVID-19 measures

Date: 2021-04-11 14:12:32 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8903699

RIYADH, April 11 (MENA) – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance on Sunday announced the temporarily shutting of ten mosques in five regions after some worshippers tested positive for coronavirus, SPA reported. Virus ....

Bahraini CP meets US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires

Date: 2021-04-11 13:23:09 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:8903702

MANAMA, April 11 (MENA) – Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa met on Wednesday with the United States Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Margaret Nardi at Riffa Palace, BNA reported. He highlighted the depth of ....

Tunisian president lauds AP role in defending Arab causes

Date: 2021-04-11 12:57:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:8903822

CAIRO, April 11 (MENA) – Tunisian President Kais Saied has hailed as “important and pivotal” the role played by the Arab Parliament to defend Arab causes and capabilities. The AP is an essential tool to boost joint Arab action, thus contributing ....

1st civilian flight arrives in Moscow from Damascus

Date: 2021-04-11 12:26:54 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:8903791

MOSCOW/DAMASCUS, April 11 (MENA) - The first flight of the Syrian Airlines from Damascus International Airport arrived in Russian Vnukovo Airport on Sunday, as the Syrian Airlines resumed its flights to Russia amid health measures that ensure safe ....

Arab League supports Arab relations with Iraqi Kurdistan

Date: 2021-04-11 09:54:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8903450

CAIRO, April 11 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit said on Sunday relations between Iraq's two components, Arabs and Kurds, are deeply rooted, saying the Arab League fully supports Arab relations with Iraqi Kurdistan. Having ....

3.1 earthquake recorded in Aqaba

Date: 2021-04-11 09:48:45 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8903383

AMMAN, April 11 (MENA) - The Jordanian Seismological Observatory recorded an earthquake, with a magnitude of 3.1 on the Richter scale, occurring south of the city of Aqaba. The head of the Jordanian Seismological Observatory Ghassan Sweidan said ....

Arab coalition destroys Houthi drone heading to Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-04-11 09:43:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:8903419

RIYADH, April 11 (MENA) - The Arab coalition for supporting legitimacy in Yemen announced Sunday intercepting and destroying a drone launched by Houthi militias towards Jazan, southwest of Saudi Arabia. According to Al Ikhbariya news channel, the ....

Lebanese protesters demand transitional gov’t

Date: 2021-04-10 22:24:18 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:8903047

BEIRUT, April 10 (MENA) – Lebanese protesters held a protest rally in the center of the Lebanese capital in protest against deteriorated economic and living conditions in the Arab country. Activists started to arrive at Riad El-Solh Square ....