Arab world

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  • Tunisian foreign minister tests positive for COVID-19

    Date: 2021-01-25 06:38:53 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:8767771

    TUNIS, Jan 25 (MENA) - Tunisia’s foreign minister, Othman Jerandi, has tested positive for COVID-19, saying in a tweet that the symptoms are severe, according to an official statement by the Foreign Ministry late on Sunday. “Today, my tests ....

  • Saudi king issues royal orders, relieving central bank governor

    Date: 2021-01-24 21:35:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:8767632

    RIYADH, Jan 24 (MENA) - Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a royal order relieving Ahmed bin Abdulkarim Al-Kholifey of his post as Governor of Saudi Central Bank. The king also issued a royal order appointing Fahad bin Abdullah bin ....

  • AL welcomes understandings reached by Libyan parties in Morocco

    Date: 2021-01-24 13:38:12 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:8766851

    CAIRO, Jan 24 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) has welcomed understandings reached by delegations of the Libyan Supreme Council of State and the House of Representatives during their two-day meetings in Morocco on unifying state institutions as per the ....

  • UAE premier, Sudanese Sovereign Council chairman discuss bilateral ties, regional issues

    Date: 2021-01-24 13:11:06 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:8766885

    DUBAI, Jan 24 (MENA) – Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has received a phone call from Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, Chairman of Sudanese Sovereign Council, during which a number of bilateral and ....

  • Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah named Kuwaiti PM

    Date: 2021-01-24 12:09:59 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:8766702

    KUWAIT CITY, Jan 24 (MENA) – Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawwaf al Ahmed Al Jaber al Sabah entrusted Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah with forming a new government. According to the Emiri Diwan, the Emiri decree included nominating new cabinet ....

  • TWMCC appreciates UN resolution to protect religious sites

    Date: 2021-01-24 09:55:57 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8766532

    ABU DHABI, Jan 24 (MENA) - The World Muslim Communities Council appreciates the pioneering step through which the United Nations General Assembly adopted, unanimously, the project presented by Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Morocco, and supported by many ....

  • 8 terrorists arrested, 3 hideouts destroyed in Anbar

    Date: 2021-01-24 09:51:17 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:8766531

    BAGHDAD, Jan 24 (MENA) - Iraqi forces arrested eight terrorists and destroyed three Daesh hideouts in Al Anbar governorate, said Anbar Operations Commander Nasser el Ghannam on Sunday. Acting upon intelligence information, Iraqi forces arrested ....

  • 100 persons infected with COVID-19 in self-quarantine in Iraq's Dhi Qar

    Date: 2021-01-24 09:46:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8766497

    BAGHDAD, Jan 24 (MENA) - An Iraqi security source said that nearly 100 persons, infected with the COVID-19 virus, were self-quarantining at their homes in Dhi Qar governorate in southern Iraq. In statements to Alsumaria news channel on Sunday, ....

  • Security tightened on all roads to Baghdad airport

    Date: 2021-01-24 09:03:30 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:8766391

    BAGHDAD, Jan 24 (MENA) - An Iraqi security source said that Iraqi security forces adopted strict security measures on all roads leading to Baghdad International Airport. In statements to Al Sumaria news channel on Sunday, the source said that ....

  • Sources: Arrival quota for two weeks to avoid airport closure

    Date: 2021-01-24 07:15:40 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:8766262

    KUWAIT CITY, Jan 24 (MENA) - Well-placed Kuwaiti sources said that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) decided to reduce the number of passengers to 1,000 per day as of Sunday for two weeks. In statements, the sources said the DGCA ....

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