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  • Iraqi Foreign Ministry: Pope Francis keen on visiting Iraq this month

    Date: 2021-03-01 08:58:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:8823934

    BAGHDAD, March 1 (MENA) - The Iraqi Foreign Ministry asserted on Monday that Pope Francis is keen on paying his first ever visit to Iraq as scheduled on March 5. In statements aired by the Iraqi "Al Sumariya" TV, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ahmed Al ....

  • Yemen donor conference seeks dlrs 3.85 bn to prevent famine

    Date: 2021-03-01 08:41:41 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:8823930

    GENEVA, March 1 (MENA) - The United Nations said it hopes to raise $3.85 billion on Monday to prevent large-scale famine in Yemen, warning that life in the war-ravaged nation was unbearable, with children enduring a "special kind of hell". More ....

  • Arab interior ministers support Saudi measures to counter misleading campaign

    Date: 2021-03-01 07:17:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:8823763

    CAIRO, March 1 (MENA) - The council of Arab interior ministers has voiced support for measures taken by Saudi Arabia to maintain its security and counter campaigns against its national figures and wise leaders. The general secretariat of the ....

  • US condemns Yemen’s Houthis ‘egregious’ attack on Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2021-03-01 06:12:18 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:8823730

    WASHINGTON, March 1 (MENA) - The United States condemned the latest attack on Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militias, stressing its commitment to the “longstanding partnership” with the Kingdom, Al Arabiya news reported quoting the ....

  • Sudan's Navy receives Russian warship

    Date: 2021-03-01 05:33:17 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8823721

    KHARTOUM, March 1 (MENA) - The Sudanese Naval Forces has received the first Russian warship which arrived at the Port Sudan, in eastern Sudan, late Sunday. A statement released by the Sudanese military said the frigate Admiral Grigorovich has ....

  • Syrian air defenses confront Israeli missile aggression over Damascus

    Date: 2021-02-28 21:42:19 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:8823617

    DAMASCUS, Feb 28 (MENA) - Syrian Air defenses intercepted an Israeli missiles aggression on Sunday over Damascus and shot down most of them, offIcial SANA news agency reported. A military source announced that at 10:16 p.m. on Sunday, the Israeli ....

  • Tunisia reports 27 new Covid-19 deaths

    Date: 2021-02-28 21:41:02 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:8823562

    TUNIS, Feb 28 (MENA) – Tunisia's Health Ministry reported 27 new deaths from Covid-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of fatalities to 8,001. The ministry said in a statement that 662 new cases were registered, raising the total number of ....

  • Libya's military commission: Sirte prepared for hosting parliamentary session

    Date: 2021-02-28 21:14:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:101 - ID:8823535

    TRIPOLI, Feb 28 (MENA) - The Libyan Joint Military Commission, known as 5+5, announced on Sunday that the city of Sirte is ready for hosting a session of the Libyan House of Representatives for a vote of confidence in the government. In a ....

  • Saudi Arabia, Kuwait probe regional issues

    Date: 2021-02-28 19:55:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:8823455

    RIYADH, Feb 28 (MENA) – Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz received a phone call Sunday from Kuwaiti Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, SPA reported. During ....

  • Lebanon reports 2,258 coronavirus cases, 40 deaths

    Date: 2021-02-28 19:13:40 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:8823389

    BEIRUT, Feb 28 (MENA) - The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced Sunday 2,258 new coronavirus infections, which brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 375,033, the country's official news agency NNA reported. Up to 40 deaths ....

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