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Morocco reports 575 new Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths

Date: 2021-04-03 19:30:30 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:8889510

RABAT, April 3 (MENA) – A total of 575 new cases of coronavirus infection and 569 recoveries have been recorded in the past 24 hours in Morocco, the health ministry announced on Saturday, according to official news agency MAP. The new figure ....

Lebanon's Aoun says obstacles hindering forming new gov't increase

Date: 2021-04-03 18:45:58 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:8889378

BEIRUT, April 3 (MENA) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that obstacles hindering forming the new government in the country increase, expressing, at the same time, his optimism about the possibility of forming the government. Aoun ....

Council of Arab Interior Ministers praises "Middle East Green" Initiative

Date: 2021-04-03 16:18:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:8889144

CAIRO, April 3 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers Mohammed bin Ali Koman on Saturday praised "Saudi Green" and "Middle East Green" initiatives announced by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in which Saudi ....

PM: Petroleum crisis to witness breakthrough by weekend

Date: 2021-04-03 16:17:58 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:8889115

DAMSCUS, April 3 (MENA) - Syrian Prime Minister Hussien Arnous said the crisis of petroleum derivatives will be solved by the end of the week. During his tour in Homs, he voiced hope that the electricity crisis would end by the end o the week. ....

Swiss FM arrives in Baghdad for official visit

Date: 2021-04-03 15:34:32 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8888918

BAGHDAD, April 3 (MENA) - Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis arrived Saturday at Baghdad Intentional Airport for an official visit, Spokesman for the Iraqi Foreign Ministry Ahmed Al-Sahhaf said. The top Swiss diplomat is expected to meet Iraqi ....

Small tremors rattle UAE after 2.7 magnitude quake

Date: 2021-04-03 14:45:42 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:8888797

ABU DHABI, April 3 (MENA) - A 2.7 magnitude earthquake on the Richter Scale was recorded in Oman Sea at 00:55 UAE local time on Saturday, according to the National Seismic Network of the National Center of Meteorology (NCM). The tremor ranged ....

Abbas appreciates Senegal's support for Palestine

Date: 2021-04-03 12:10:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:8888626

RAMALLAH, April 3 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appreciated stances of Senegal on supporting the Palestinian people, their just cause and legitimate struggle to achieve freedom and independence. In a cable sent to Senegalese ....

Italian, US top diplomats back settling Libyan crisis permanently

Date: 2021-04-03 11:43:16 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:8888423

TRIPOLI, April 3 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio underlined their countries’ support for stability in the Mediterranean Sea area and a durable solution to the Libyan crisis. The two top ....

UAE announces 2,084 new Covid-19 cases

Date: 2021-04-03 11:31:06 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:8888481

ABU DHABI, April 3 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 252,243 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement on Saturday, the ....

Bahrain condemns terrorist attack on UN base in Mali

Date: 2021-04-03 10:47:04 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8888401

MANAMA, April 3 (MENA) - The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condmened the terrorist attack which targeted the UN peacekeeping forces base in Aguelhok, located in the Kidal region in the northeast of the country. A number of the ....