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  • UAE administers 30,544 Covid-19 vaccine doses in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-03-06 14:13:40 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:8834376

    ABU DHABI, March 6 (MENA) - As many as 30,544 doses of COVID-19 vaccine shots were administered in the UAE over the past 24 hours, the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced Saturday. So far, total number of administered doses stands at ....

  • UAE grabs new world record with 68-kg medal

    Date: 2021-03-06 14:13:17 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:8834321

    ABU DHABI, March 6 (MENA) - The UAE has set the Guinness record for world’s largest medal, with a medal weighing over 68.5 kg and spanning 2.56 square metres, Khaleej Times reported Saturday. The medal has a diameter of 1.6 metres and is 7.7 ....

  • Palestine reports 2,011 new Covid-19 cases, 19 deaths in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-03-06 12:13:07 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8834314

    RAMALLAH, March 6 (MENA) - The Palestinian Health Ministry recorded 2,011 new coronavirus cases and 19 more virus-related deaths over the past 24 hours, WAFA reported on Saturday. In her daily report on the coronavirus situation in Palestine, ....

  • UAE announces 2,959 new COVID-19 cases, 1,901 recoveries, 14 deaths in last 24 hours

    Date: 2021-03-06 12:04:40 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8834210

    ABU DHABI, March 6 (MENA) - ‏The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced that it conducted 242,159 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM reported. ‏In a statement on ....

  • Pope Francis arrives in Iraq's ancient city of Ur

    Date: 2021-03-06 09:52:48 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:8833992

    BAGHDAD, March 6 (MENA) - Pope Francis arrived at Iraq's ancient city of Ur on Saturday to hold a historic interreligious meeting on the second day of his landmark visit to the country. The visit is Pope Francis' first-ever trip to ....

  • Sistani to Pope Francis: We are keen Christians in Iraq live in peace

    Date: 2021-03-06 08:26:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:8833866

    BAGHDAD, March 6 (MENA) - Iraq’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani discussed with Pope Francis big challenges facing humanity at his home in Najaf city in southern Iraq on Saturday. Sistani told Pope Francis that he is keen ....

  • Pope Francis arrives at home of Iraqi top Shi'ite cleric in Najaf

    Date: 2021-03-06 08:15:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8833760

    BAGHDAD, March 6 (MENA) - Pope Francis arrived at the home of Iraqi top Shi'ite Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistan in southern Iraq on Saturday for the first meeting between the leaders of Roman Catholicism and Shi’ite Islam. Sistani ....

  • Pope Francis arrives in Iraq's Najaf city

    Date: 2021-03-06 07:03:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8833720

    BAGHDAD, March 6 (MENA) - Vatican Pope Francis's jet touched down at Al Najaf Al-Ashraf International Airport in Iraq on Saturday. Upon his arrival in Najaf city, the pontiff headed to the house of Iraq’s top Shia cleric Ali al-Sistani, where ....

  • Protesters cut roads in several Lebanese districts

    Date: 2021-03-05 22:06:07 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:8833580

    BEIRUT, March 5 (MENA) - Lebanese protesters continued to block major roads and highways in Beirut for a fourth straight day, over the crippling economic crisis in the country. Dozens of protesters tried to hamper traffic by burning tires and ....

  • Arab Coalition intercepts six explosive drones fired by Yemen's rebels

    Date: 2021-03-05 20:59:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:8833560

    RIYADH, March 5 (MENA) - The Arab Coalition said it had destroyed six explosive drones fired towards Saudi Arabia on Friday, with Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia claiming to have launched an attack into southern Saudi Arabia at dawn, Al Arabiya ....

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