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Tunisia strongly condemns attacks against Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-02-13 15:10:32 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8797511

TUNIS, Feb 13 (MENA) – Tunisia strongly condemns the "serious attacks against the sovereignty of Saudi Arabia" "in violation of international law," following the "increase in terrorist attacks against public facilities in this sisterly country," TAP ....

Over 5 million Covid-19 vaccines doses administerd in UAE

Date: 2021-02-13 15:09:50 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:8797475

ABU DHABI, Feb 13 (MENA) - As many as 103,469 Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered in the UAE over the past 24 hours, the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention said on Saturday. So far, the UAE has administered 5,005,264 doses since the start ....

AP speaker criticizes Amnesty report on human rights in Bahrain

Date: 2021-02-13 12:26:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:8797226

CAIRO, Feb 13 (MENA) - Arab Parliament (AP) Speaker Adel Abdul-Rahman Al-Asoumi has criticized a report issued by the Amnesty International about the human rights situation in Bahrain. In a press statement on Saturday, Asoumi said the report ....

UAE announces 2,631 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

Date: 2021-02-13 11:48:44 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:8797223

ABU DHABI, Feb 13 (WAM) -- The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced that it conducted 184,981 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM reported. In a statement, the ....

Russia invites Iraq to attend Astana conference on Syria

Date: 2021-02-13 11:24:09 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:8797197

BAGHDAD, Feb 13 (MENA) - Iraq has received an official invitation from Russia to attend the 15th Astana conference on Syria. A statement issued by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Saturday said the conference, due to be held in Sochi on February ....

15 people die after contracting coronavirus in Palestine

Date: 2021-02-13 11:23:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:8797199

RAMALLAH, Feb 13 (MENA) - Fifteen people have died of coronavirus in Palestine in the last 24 hours, while 938 new cases were recorded, and 779 patients have recovered, Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said on Saturday. Alkaila said 62 coronavirus ....

Arab coalition destroys explosive-laden plane targeting Saudi airport

Date: 2021-02-13 09:52:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8797054

RIYADH, Feb 13 (MENA) - The Arab coalition for supporting legitimacy in Yemen on Saturday destroyed an explosive-laden plane launched by Houthis targeting Saudi Abha airport. The coalition added that these terrorist attempts are planned and ....

Yemeni army says dozens of Houthis killed in Marib

Date: 2021-02-13 09:28:33 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:8796941

ADEN, Feb 13 (MENA) - The Yemeni army said that dozens of Houthi elements were killed in Ma'rib province, some 120km south of Sanaa, Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath TV channel reported. In a statement on Saturday, the Yemeni army said that Yemeni forces ....

Iraqi FM, Greek PM discuss bilateral relations

Date: 2021-02-13 09:21:20 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:8796940

BAGHDAD, Feb 13 (MENA) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held talks on Saturday with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos Mansion in Greece on boosting bilateral ties. Alsumaria news channel quoted the Iraqi Foreign ....

Up to half million Yemeni children may starve to death in 2021

Date: 2021-02-13 09:20:22 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:8797001

LONDON, Feb 13 (MENA) - The United Nations has warned that about half a million Yemeni children under five years old are threatened to starve to death in Yemen if they do not receive urgent aid, reported the Independent newspaper on Saturday. The ....