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Palestine, Norway discuss AHLC donors' meeting preparations

Date: 2021-02-17 17:30:23 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:8804847

RAMALLAH, Feb 17 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh and Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Marie Eriksen discussed in a telephone call on Wednesday preparations for the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting of donor countries ....

Algeria reports 178 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths

Date: 2021-02-17 17:29:55 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:8804873

ALGIERS, Feb 17 (MENA) – A total of 178 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 Wednesday. In today's ....

Yemeni army kills Houthi militias in artillery attack on Marib province

Date: 2021-02-17 17:13:32 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:8804819

ADEN, Feb 17 (MENA) – The Yemeni army artillery bombed on Wednesday sites that are home to elements of the Iranian-backed Houthi rebel militias. The Yemeni Defense Ministry website, 26 September.net, said the sites shelled are located in west ....

Jordan, Saudi Arabia probe fostering bilateral military cooperation

Date: 2021-02-17 16:54:20 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:8804744

AMMAN, Feb 17 (MENA) - Chairman of Jordan's Joint Chiefs of Staff Major Gen. Yousef Huneiti discussed on Wednesday with president of Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (GASGI) Bandar bin Saleh al-Maslamani means ....

Saudi Arabia, Sudan discuss boosting bilateral ties

Date: 2021-02-17 16:46:16 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8804724

RIYADH, Feb 17 (MENA) - Saudi Minister of State for African Countries Affairs Ahmad bin Abdulaziz Qattan met on Wednesday with Vice President of the Sudan Sovereignty Council Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. The meeting discussed bilateral relations and ....

Sudan records 37 new coronavirus infections

Date: 2021-02-17 16:39:11 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:8804759

KHARTOUM, Feb 17 (MENA) - Sudan reported 37 new coronavirus cases and one new death on Wednesday, according to the Sudanese Health Ministry. This brings the tally of infections in the country to 28,025 cases including 1,864 fatalities. The ....

Iraq's Salih says govt proceeding with efforts to eradicate terrorism hotbeds

Date: 2021-02-17 16:32:58 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:8804730

BAGHDAD, Feb 17 (MENA) - Iraqi President Barham Salih has said the government is proceeding with its efforts to eradicate hotbeds of terrorism and pursue outlaws. The Iraqi president made the remarks during his meeting with British Ambassador in ....

Saudi Arabia: 334 new COVID-19 cases reported

Date: 2021-02-17 16:20:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:8804675

RIYADH, Feb 17 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health said 334 new cases of Novel Coronavirus have been confirmed in the Kingdom, bringing the total number to 373,702 cases, the Saudi Press Agency reported Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry ....

Sudanese FM urges dialogue to reach binding deal on GERD

Date: 2021-02-17 15:46:10 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8804645

KHARTOUM, Feb 17 (MENA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Mariam Sadiq al-Mahdi has stressed the importance of dialogue to reach a binding agreement on rules of filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. During a meeting with Saudi ....

GCC reiterates support to Yemen

Date: 2021-02-17 11:33:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:8803903

RIYADH, Feb 17 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef bin Falah al-Hajraf reiterated the Council's support to Yemen's stability and security, in line with constitutional legitimacy and the United Nations (UN) Security ....