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  • UN concerned over Houthi offensive in central Yemen

    Date: 2021-02-19 17:50:27 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:8807665

    GENEVA, Feb 19 (MENA) - The United Nations on Friday voiced extreme concern over the recent escalation of violence in Yemen's Marib province. In a statement, the UN urged all parties to the conflict to take every possible measure to protect the ....

  • Palestine confirms 859 new COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths

    Date: 2021-02-19 17:29:00 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:8807663

    RAMALLAH, Feb 19 (MENA) - Palestine has recorded 859 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths, WAFA quoted Health Minister Mai al-Kaileh as saying Friday. Among the new 859 cases, 720 cases were recorded in the West Bank and 139 others in the Gaza ....

  • Algeria reports 182 new coronavirus cases, 4 deaths

    Date: 2021-02-19 17:15:06 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:8807748

    ALGIERS, Feb 19 (MENA) – A total of 182 new confirmed cases of coronavirus were registered in Algeria over the past 24 hours, Spokesman for the Scientific Committee monitoring the coronavirus pandemic Djamel Fourar said Friday. In today's press ....

  • UAE, Sudan FMs discuss boosting bilateral ties

    Date: 2021-02-19 17:01:01 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:8807602

    ABU DHABI, Feb 19 (MENA) - UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed in a phone call with his Sudanese counterpart Mariam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi means of boosting joint cooperation in ....

  • UAE records 3,140 new COVID-19 cases, 20 deaths

    Date: 2021-02-19 15:27:23 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:8807529

    ABU DHABI, Feb 19 (MENA) - The UAE has recorded 3,140 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number to 365,017, WAM quoted the country's Health Ministry as saying Friday. The ministry also reported 20 deaths due to COVID-19 complications, ....

  • Saudi Arabia records 337 new COVID-19 cases, 346 recoveries

    Date: 2021-02-19 14:43:48 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8807527

    RIYADH, Feb 19 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia recorded 337 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 374,366, including 2,549 active cases undergoing treatment. The Saudi Ministry of Health said four new deaths ....

  • US signals it is open to sending more troops to support NATO's mission in Iraq

    Date: 2021-02-19 13:56:19 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8807353

    WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (MENA) - The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) has opened the door to the possibility of sending more American troops to the Middle East as part of a newly expanded NATO training mission to support Iraqi forces and ensure that ....

  • Red Cross concerned over rebel offensive in Yemeni Marib

    Date: 2021-02-19 10:27:23 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:8807105

    ADEN, Feb 19 (MENA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross in Yemen said Friday it was “extremely concerned” by the recent escalation of violence between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and government forces in the oil-rich Marib province, The ....

  • Sudan's Transitional Partners Council reiterates support to government

    Date: 2021-02-18 22:13:25 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:112 - ID:8806785

    KHARTOUM, Feb 18 (MENA) - Sudan's Transitional Partners Council reiterated Thursday its full support to the transitional government in achieving goals of the constitutional document. This came during the seventh meeting for the Transitional ....

  • Algeria sentences terrorist to death for French hiker’s murder

    Date: 2021-02-18 21:46:13 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:8806797

    ALGIERS, Feb 18 (MENA) - An Algerian court on Thursday sentenced to death a terrorist for the kidnapping and beheading of French mountaineer Herve Gourdel six years ago after a high profile one-day trial, France 24 reported. The 2014 killing in ....

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