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Iraq reports 3,248 new coronavirus cases, 23 deaths

Date: 2021-02-28 12:46:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:8822469

BAGHDAD, Feb 28 (MENA) - The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported 3,248 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections to 695,489. In a statement carried by Al Sumaria news channel on Sunday, the ministry said that 23 people died from ....

Abul Gheit: Palestinian cause under crucial test, there is chance to correct its course

Date: 2021-02-28 12:42:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:8822471

CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has said the Palestinian cause had come under a terrible and crucial test during the past years because of the unfair US policy which supported Israel at the expense of the ....

Palestine reports 1911 new coronavirus cases, 23 deaths

Date: 2021-02-28 12:11:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:8822470

RAMALLAH, Feb 28 (MENA) - Palestinian Health Minister Mai Alkaila announced that 1,911 new coronavirus cases and 23 deaths were detected over the past 24 hours. In the daily coronavirus report carried by WAFA News Agency on Sunday, Alkaila added ....

Iraqi national accord party calls for national conference to fix Iraqi political process

Date: 2021-02-28 11:48:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:8822385

BAGHDAD, Feb 28 (MENA) - Leader of the Iraqi National Accord Party Iyad Allawi called for holding a national conference to fix the political process in Iraq. In a statement carried out by Sumaria TV Sunday Allawi reiterated the importance of the ....

Libya reports 880 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-02-28 10:48:35 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8822216

TRIPOLI, Feb 28 (MENA) - The National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in Libya reported 880 new Covid-19 cases and five related fatalities. In a statement carried out by Alwasat Newspaper Sunday, the center said 748 patients recovered from the ....

Lebanon lashes out at attacks against Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-02-28 10:36:47 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8822180

BEIRUT, Feb 28 (MENA) - The Lebanese Foreign Ministry denounced on Sunday the ballistic missles and booby-trapped drone attacks targeting Saudi Arabia. In statements, the Foreign Ministry voiced renunciation of all attacks against civilians and ....

Arab Parliament: Saudi Arabia is key pillar in Arab countries' security

Date: 2021-02-28 10:26:12 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8822281

RIYADH, Feb 28 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel Al Assoumy said Saudi Arabia represents strategic depth and a key pillar for the security of the Arab countries, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. In statements on Sunday, Assoumy ....

State of emergency declared in Libya's Ajdabiya after detection of new Covid variant

Date: 2021-02-28 10:15:36 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:8822191

AJDABIYA, Libya, Feb 28 (MENA) - The military field hospital in Libya's Ajdabiya has declared a state of emergency after a new variant of coronavirus was detected in the city. The hospital, in a statement posted on Al Wasat news portal Sunday, ....

China donates 50,000 doses of Covid 19 vaccine to Iraq - diplomat

Date: 2021-02-28 10:15:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:8822219

BAGHDAD, Feb 28 (MENA) - China has recently donated 50,000 doses of Covid 19 vaccine to Iraq, Chinese Ambassador to Iraq Zhang Tao said on Sunday. He said the Chinese side is closely cooperating with the Iraqi Health Ministry and other Iraqi ....

AP urges Arab, Muslim support for S. Arabia against foreign plots

Date: 2021-02-28 09:57:21 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:8822141

CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - President of the Arab Parliament (AP) Adel bin Abdel Rahman al Asoumi has called on Arab and Muslim states to fully support Saudi Arabia against plots to undermine its sovereignty. Asoumi, in a statement Sunday, expected ....