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Kuwaiti defense minister hails US role in liberating Kuwaiti

Date: 2021-02-27 12:39:40 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8820829

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 27 (MENA) -- Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah received a phone call from US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, congratulating Sheikh Hamad on the 60th National Day and 30th ....

UN urges Libyan parties to come together, accelerate forming new govt

Date: 2021-02-27 12:19:24 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:8820657

TRIPOLI/ROME, Feb 27 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Libya, Jan Kubis, stressed the need for all Libyan parties to come together and accelerate the process of forming a government, Libya's Alwasat website reported. He urgently ....

Palestine registers 1,623 COVID-19 infections in 24 hours

Date: 2021-02-27 12:02:49 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:8820664

RAMALLAH, Feb 27 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said 1,623 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Palestine in the past 24 hours, WAFA news agency reported Saturday. The minister added that nine deaths, and 1209 recoveries ....

‏UAE announces 3,434 new COVID-19 cases, 2,171 recoveries, 15 deaths in last 24 hours

Date: 2021-02-27 11:10:13 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:8820607

ABU DHABI, Feb 27 (WAM) -- ‏The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced that it conducted 185,599 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM reported. ‏In a statement on ....

Kuwait refuses all ill attempts against Saudi sovereignty

Date: 2021-02-27 09:47:47 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:8820407

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 27 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry on Saturday expressed support to the Saudi Foreign Ministry's statement regarding the US Congress report on the case of Khashoggi's murder. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry stressed ....

Iraq: Five Daesh terrorists arrested in Baghdad, Saladin

Date: 2021-02-27 08:34:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:8820216

BAGHDAD, Feb 27 (MENA) - Five members of Daesh terrorist group were arrested in the Iraq provinces of Baghdad and Saladin, the intelligence service of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior said Saturday. Four terrorists were captured in various areas of ....

US state secretary to participate in donor conference on Yemen in March

Date: 2021-02-27 07:47:41 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:8820143

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (MENA) - Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will lead the US delegation to the virtual donor conference on Yemen co-hosted by the UN and the governments of Switzerland and Sweden on March 1, Department Spokesman Ned Price said ....

Tunisia reports new Covid-19 31 deaths

Date: 2021-02-26 20:41:30 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:8819970

TUNIS, Feb 26 (MENA) - Tunisia's Health Ministry reported 31 new deaths from Covid-19 on Friday, bringing the total number of fatalities to 7,942. The ministry said in a statement that 666 new cases were registered, raising the total number of ....

Russia, Saudi Arabia in talks on regional issues

Date: 2021-02-26 18:15:03 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:8819809

MOSCOW, Feb 26 (MENA) - Mikhail Bogdanov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs met Friday with Saudi Ambassador in Moscow Abdurrahman Al-Ahmed, The ....

Jordan records 3,644 new coronavirus cases, 23 deaths

Date: 2021-02-26 18:02:40 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:8819765

AMMAN, Feb 26 (MENA) - Jordan has recorded 3,644 new Covid-19 cases Friday, bringing the total number of infections since the beginning of the crisis to 383,912, Petra news agency reported. Meanwhile, 23 patients died from the virus over the past ....