Arab world - Welcome to Middle East News Agency

Blast-stricken Aden airport to resume flights tomorrow

Date: 2021-01-02 15:00:51 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:8736252

ADEN, Jan 2 (MENA) - Aden International Airport in Yemen will resume flights as of Sunday, four days after a terror attack that left dozens of civilians dead and injured. Yemen's Minister of Transports Abdusalam Hamid made the flight resumption ....

Yemeni FM stresses need to up diplomatic efforts to unmask Houthi violations

Date: 2021-01-02 07:50:40 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:8735679

SANAA, Jan 2 (MENA) - Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Awadh Bin Mubarak underlined the importance of intensifying diplomatic efforts to unmask violations committed by Houthis. He added that Houthis are always working for hindering peace ....

3 military personnel killed in bomb attack in Iraq's Kirkuk

Date: 2021-01-01 20:38:46 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:8735559

BAGHDAD, Jan 1 (MENA) – Three military personnel, including an officer, were killed and one wounded in a blast that targeted their vehicle in northern Iraq on Friday, a security source said. An explosive device hit a Humvee armored vehicle in ....

SDRP step up efforts exerted to rehabilitate Aden Int'l Airport

Date: 2021-01-01 18:07:56 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:8735479

RIYADH/ADEN, Jan 1 (MENA) – The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRP) formed a team to find out damages done to Aden International Airport, in coordination with the Yemeni government, the local authorities, in the ....

Sudanese pioneer theater director Abdul Hakim al-Taher died from COVID-19

Date: 2021-01-01 17:24:43 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8735392

KHARTOUM, Jan 1 (MENA) – The well-known Sudanese actor Abdul Hakim al-Taher had passed away on Friday after suffering from COVID-19. Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Faisal Mohamed Saleh mourned Taher, who is considered a pioneer in ....

Kuwait reports 285 new coronavirus infections, 2 deaths

Date: 2021-01-01 17:13:44 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:8735366

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 1 (MENA) - Kuwait reported 285 new coronavirus infections and two virus-related deaths on Friday to raise the total number of infections to 150,869 and the death toll to 936 respectively, KUNA news agency reported. The number of ....

Kuwait's emir sends message to Saudi king on bilateral ties

Date: 2021-01-01 15:55:15 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:8735238

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 1 (MENA) - Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah sent on Friday a message to Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Azizi al Saud, the Amiri Diwan of Kuwait said in a press release. The message touched on the strong ....

Saudi Arabia registers 137 new coronavirus cases, 7 deaths

Date: 2021-01-01 13:40:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:8735196

RIYADH, Jan 1 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia on Friday reported 137 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 362,878, according to the Ministry of Health. The coronavirus-linked death toll rose by seven to 6,230, ....

UAE reports 1,856 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

Date: 2021-01-01 11:19:37 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:8735046

ABU DHABI, Jan 1 (MENA) - The UAE has recorded 1,856 new coronavirus infections after conducting an additional 145,163 tests over the last 24 hours, state news agency WAM reported. The health ministry said the total number of cases confirmed so ....

Coming GCC summit to be "extraordinary", "unprecedented": AP speaker

Date: 2020-12-31 10:11:31 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:8733723

CAIRO, Dec 31 (MENA) - Arab Parliament (AP) Speaker Adel el Assoumi said that the coming Gulf summit, due in Saudi Arabia in January, will be "extraordinary" and "unprecedented" as it will tackle important issues. Assoumi expressed his trust that ....