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Kuwait lists 530 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2021-01-15 16:57:43 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:8753794

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 15 (MENA) - Kuwait listed 530 new coronavirus infections and no virus-related deaths on Friday, taking the total to 156,964 and 947 respectively, KUNA news agency quoted the health ministry as saying. The number of people ....

Kuwait records 268 new COVID-19 recoveries

Date: 2021-01-15 15:43:21 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:8753707

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 15 (MENA) - the health ministry said on Friday that the number of coronavirus recoveries in Kuwait rose by 268 to 150,329 over the past 24 hours, KUNA news agency reported. This comes after the necessary health and safety checks ....

Jordanian FM to meet Saudi counterpart in Riyadh on Saturday

Date: 2021-01-15 14:21:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:8753474

AMMAN, Jan 15 (MENA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi is scheduled to meet Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Saturday in Riyadh, Petra news agency reported. The meeting between ....

OIC strongly condemns Houthi attack with explosive-laden drones against Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-01-15 12:21:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8753435

RIYADH, Jan 15 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen strongly condemned the attack launched by the terrorist Houthi militias using three explosive-laden drones against Saudi ....

UAE reports 3,407 COVID-19 cases

Date: 2021-01-15 10:36:40 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8753345

ABU DHABI, Jan 15 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates detected 3,407 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 246,376, Al Arabiya news channel quoted the Ministry of ....

Arab Coalition destroys three Houthi drones launched towards Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-01-15 10:01:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:8753233

RIYADH, Jan 15 (MENA) - The Arab Coalition intercepted and destroyed three booby-trapped drones that belong to the Iran-backed Houth militia and were launched towards Saudi Arabia, the coalition’s spokesperson Colonel Turki al-Maliki said on ....

Tunisia reports 2,327 coronavirus infections, 63 new deaths in 24 hours

Date: 2021-01-14 21:25:41 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:8752849

TUNIS, Jan 14 (MENA) - Tunisia continued to record a high infection for the daily number of registered coronavirus cases in the country as the data released on Thursday by health ministry showed the total number of COVID-19 cases since the beginning ....

US amends regulations to export products to Sudan

Date: 2021-01-14 21:19:23 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:8752852

KHARTOUM, Jan 14 (MENA) - The US Department of Commerce and Industry and Security Bureau amended its regulations by removing restrictions on the export of American products to Sudan that were imposed under its designation on the terrorism list, ....

Sudanese PM returns from UAE

Date: 2021-01-14 19:53:32 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:8752729

KHARTOUM, Jan 14 (MENA) – Sudanese Transitional Prime Minister Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk returned to the country on Thursday concluding a several-days unofficial visit to the United Arab Emirates, SANA reported. (MENA) M M E/R G E ....

Lebanon records 5,196 coronavirus cases in 24 hours

Date: 2021-01-14 19:52:12 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:8752812

BEIRUT, Jan 14 (MENA) - Lebanon Thursday registered 41 coronavirus deaths, a new record for the second day in a row, and 5,196 cases as the country began an 11-day nationwide lockdown to curb the dangerous spread of the virus. There were 12 cases ....