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Arab Parliament: Saudi Arabia is key pillar in Arab countries' security

Date: 2021-02-28 10:26:12 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8822281

RIYADH, Feb 28 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel Al Assoumy said Saudi Arabia represents strategic depth and a key pillar for the security of the Arab countries, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. In statements on Sunday, Assoumy ....

State of emergency declared in Libya's Ajdabiya after detection of new Covid variant

Date: 2021-02-28 10:15:36 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:8822191

AJDABIYA, Libya, Feb 28 (MENA) - The military field hospital in Libya's Ajdabiya has declared a state of emergency after a new variant of coronavirus was detected in the city. The hospital, in a statement posted on Al Wasat news portal Sunday, ....

China donates 50,000 doses of Covid 19 vaccine to Iraq - diplomat

Date: 2021-02-28 10:15:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:8822219

BAGHDAD, Feb 28 (MENA) - China has recently donated 50,000 doses of Covid 19 vaccine to Iraq, Chinese Ambassador to Iraq Zhang Tao said on Sunday. He said the Chinese side is closely cooperating with the Iraqi Health Ministry and other Iraqi ....

AP urges Arab, Muslim support for S. Arabia against foreign plots

Date: 2021-02-28 09:57:21 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:8822141

CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - President of the Arab Parliament (AP) Adel bin Abdel Rahman al Asoumi has called on Arab and Muslim states to fully support Saudi Arabia against plots to undermine its sovereignty. Asoumi, in a statement Sunday, expected ....

Oman, Kuwait discuss bilateral cooperation

Date: 2021-02-28 09:09:12 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:8822107

MUSCAT, Feb 28 (MENA) - Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud al Busaidi discussed on Sunday with his Kuwaiti counterpart Ahmed Nasser Al Jaber AlSabah ways of boosting bilateral cooperation as well as common Gulf action. The twos ....

Iraqi media sources: Security operation to mop up Daesh remnants in Diyala

Date: 2021-02-28 07:50:33 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:8821926

BAGHDAD, Feb 28 (MENA) - Iraqi Security Media Cell said Iraqi security forces carried out a joint military operation at the outskirts of Khanaqin village in Diyala Province to hunt down Daesh remnants. In a statement carried out Sunday by Sumaria ....

Yemen condemns Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-02-28 07:35:22 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:8821939

ADEN, Feb 28 (MENA)- The Yemeni Foreign Ministry condemned the Houthi militia’s attack on Saudi Arabia that targeted civilian areas across the Kingdom. Saudi Arabia said Saturday it intercepted a missile attack over Riyadh and bomb-laden drones ....

Sudan records 31 new infections, 2 deaths

Date: 2021-02-28 05:15:35 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8821792

KHARTOUM, Feb 28 (MENA) - Sudan reported 31 new coronavirus cases and two new deaths on Saturday, according to the Sudanese Health Ministry. The new cases bring the tally of infections in the country to 28,334 cases including 1,880 fatalities ....

3 killed in fire at Al-Hol camp in Syria's Hasakah

Date: 2021-02-27 21:47:42 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:8821713

DAMASCUS, Feb 27 (MENA) - At least three people were killed and others wounded after a fire broke out at Al-Hol camp in the countryside of Hasakah in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Saturday. The fire erupted in one ....

Tunisia reports 32 new Covid-19 deaths

Date: 2021-02-27 20:51:54 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:8821681

TUNIS, Feb 27 (MENA) – Tunisia's Health Ministry reported 32 new deaths from Covid-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number of fatalities to 7,974. The ministry said in a statement that 651 new cases were registered, raising the total number of ....