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Iraq reports 5,127 new coronavirus cases, 30 deaths

Date: 2021-03-05 14:29:57 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:8832926

BAGHDAD, March 5 (MENA) - The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported 5,127 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 719,121. In a statement broadcast by Al Sumaria news channel on Friday, the ministry said 30 ....

Saudi Arabia registers 384 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-03-05 14:13:48 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8832925

RIYADH, March 5 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia on Friday reported 384 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 379,092 cases, according to the Ministry of Health. The death toll in the Kingdom rose by five ....

Arab Coalition intercepts six explosive drones fired at Saudi's Khamis Mushait

Date: 2021-03-05 12:28:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:8832728

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 ....

Pope Francis arrives in Baghdad on first papal visit to Iraq

Date: 2021-03-05 11:59:13 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:8832648

BAGHDAD, March 5 (MENA) - Pope Francis landed in Baghdad on Friday for his most risky foreign trip since his election in 2012, saying he felt duty-bound to make the "emblematic" visit because Iraq had suffered so much for so long, AlArabiya news ....

UAE reports 3,072 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Date: 2021-03-05 10:42:30 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:8832530

ABU DHABI, March 5 (MENA) - ‏The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced that it has conducted 242,742 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. The ministry said it registered ....

Iraqi Air Force destroys key Daesh targets in Diyala province

Date: 2021-03-05 09:26:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:8832375

BAGHDAD, March 5 (MENA) - The Iraqi Air Force on Friday shelled and destroyed a number of key targets belonging to Daesh terrorist group in Diyala province, the Iraqi news agency quoted a security source as saying. The source added that the ....

Pope Francis leaves Rome for three-day Iraq visit

Date: 2021-03-05 09:10:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8832265

BAGHDAD, March 5 (MENA) - Pope Francis left Rome on Friday to start a three-day trip to Iraq, his most risky foreign trip since his election in 2012 and the first visit by a pontiff to the country, AlArabiya news website reported. On the eve of his ....

Yemeni military spokesman: Marib is completely secure

Date: 2021-03-05 08:41:19 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:8832196

ADEN, March 5 (MENA) - The Yemeni Army said that the central Marib province was completely "secured and stable". Al Arabiya news channel quoted Yemeni military spokesman Abdo Majali as saying that tribal members have joined the frontlines to ....

Saudi Arabia, Mauritania discuss promoting joint cooperation

Date: 2021-03-05 08:37:16 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:8832142

NOUAKCHOUTT/RIYADH, March 5 (MENA) - Minister of Economic Affairs and Productive Sectors of Mauritania Ousmane Mamadou Kane, met with Saudi Ambassador to Mauritania Hazza bin Zaban Al-Mutairi and discussed boosting bilateral cooperation in various ....

Arab Coalition destroys explosive-laden drone launched by Houthi militia against Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-03-05 06:51:16 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8832111

RIYADH, March 5 (MENA) - The Arab Coalition intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched on Friday by Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen toward Saudi Arabia's Khamis Mushait, Al Arabiya news website reported. Khamis Mushait is a ....