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UAE provided over dlrs 6 bln in assistance to Yemen - minister

Date: 2021-02-26 17:06:27 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:8819692

ABU DHABI, Feb 26 (MENA) - The UAE on Friday committed dlrs 230 million to Yemen, ahead of the United Nations Pledging Conference co-hosted between the Swiss Confederation and the Kingdom of Sweden, WAM news agency reported. This support will ....

UN sanctions top Houthi police official in Yemen’s capital

Date: 2021-02-26 14:30:35 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:8819424

NEW YORK, Feb 26 (MENA) - The UN Security Council imposed sanctions on a top police security official in Yemen’s capital, which is controlled by Houthi rebels, citing his prominent role in intimidations, systematic arrests, detentions, torture, ....

Iraq reports 4,336 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths

Date: 2021-02-26 14:00:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:8819372

BAGHDAD, Feb 26 (MENA) - The Iraqi Ministry of Health on Friday reported 4,336 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections to 688,698, Alsumaria news channel reported. The ministry said in a daily briefing that 14 persons died ....

UAE, India discuss boosting relations, anti-coronavirus efforts

Date: 2021-02-26 13:05:09 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:8819209

NEW DELHI, Feb 26 (MENA) - UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan met here with Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to discuss the historic UAE-India friendship ties ....

Russia’s UN envoy slams US claim that Moscow weaponizes aid in Syria

Date: 2021-02-26 12:39:34 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8819255

MOSCOW, Feb 26 (MENA) - Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzya said that Russian military in Syria create humanitarian corridors to help out those who need it most, something that cannot be said of the American troops who ....

UAE records 3,498 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-02-26 11:52:02 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:8819243

ABU DHABI, Feb 26 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced 3,498 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 385,160. It also announced 16 deaths due to COVID-19 complications, bringing the ....

Libya reports 625 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2021-02-26 09:59:50 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8819024

TRIPOLI, Feb 26 (MENA) - The National Center for Disease Control in Libya on Friday reported 625 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total infections in the country to 132,458. The center said in a statement that 701 new patients ....

Arab coalition forces intercept drone launched by Houthi militias towards Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-02-26 08:52:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:8818900

RIYADH, Feb 26 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Arab coalition forces Turki al- Maliki said on Friday that the coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Houthi militants from Yemen towards Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) ....

Saudi Royal Diwan mourns Prince Fahd bin Abdelaziz

Date: 2021-02-26 08:28:38 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:8818862

RIYADH, Feb 26 (MENA) - The Saudi Royal Diwan mourned Prince Fahd bin Abdelaziz al-Saud, who passed away on Friday. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said that the funeral prayers for the late prince will be held in Riyadh. (MENA) R R N/A S E ....

Moscow condemns US airstrike on Syria, says it violates int'l law

Date: 2021-02-26 08:07:48 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:8818808

MOSCOW, Feb 26 (MENA) - Russia condemns Washington's airstrike on eastern Syria and sees it as an unacceptable violation of international law, a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik news agency on Friday. "The attack was launched ....