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Trade between Tunisia and African countries falls short of expectations: Mechichi

Date: 2020-11-18 14:39:21 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:8677274

TUNIS, Nov 18 (MENA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi said on Wednesday the volume of trade between Tunisia and other African countries falls short of expectations, despite the potential of this market. "Even if these exchanges have ....

AL chief's memoirs translated into Roman

Date: 2020-11-18 13:36:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:8677188

CAIRO, Nov 18 (MNEA) - Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL) Ahmed Aboul Gheit received Wednesday Roman publisher Alessandro Peter Luciano, who is specialized in translating Arabic literature into the Roman language. The meeting took place on ....

WHO warns of rising coronavirus cases in Iraq

Date: 2020-11-18 12:37:49 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:8677239

BAGHDAD, Nov 18 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) in Iraq warned of rising coronavirus cases in the country in the winter due to low temperature. In press statements on Wednesday, WHO Representative in Iraq Adham Ismail said Duhok ....

8 terrorists detained in Salaheldin in Iraq

Date: 2020-11-18 09:44:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:8676862

BAGHDAD, Nov 18 (MENA) - The Iraqi Intelligence Service said that eight terrorists including a woman were detained in Salaheldin district. They were detained for belonging to the terrorist group of Daesh, the service said in a statement on ....

Syrian air defenses confront Israeli aggression on southern region, down number of missiles

Date: 2020-11-18 09:00:24 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:8676755

DAMASCUS, Nov 18 (MENA) - The air defenses of the Syrian Arab Army on Wednesday at dawn confronted an Israeli aerial aggression in the southern region and downed a number of missiles SANA reported. A military source said that “at about 03:11 am ....

Coalition in Iraq denies casualties due to missile attack in Baghdad

Date: 2020-11-18 08:37:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:8676713

BAGHDAD, Nov 18 (MENA) - The international coalition in Iraq denied on Wednesday any casualties in its personnel due to a missile attack on the Green Zone in the Iraqi capital. Coalition spokesman Colonel Myles Caggins said that the shelling ....

UAE condemns cowardly terrorist attack on ERC personnel in Taiz

Date: 2020-11-18 07:51:52 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8676685

ABU DHABI, Nov 18 (MENA) - The UAE has strongly condemned the cowardly terrorist shooting attack targeting Emirates Red Crescent medical staff working in mobile healthcare clinics in the Yemeni city of Taiz, WAM News Agency reported. The Ministry ....

Syria reports 77 coronavirus cases, 4 fatalities

Date: 2020-11-17 21:32:22 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:8676461

DAMASCUS, Nov 17 (MENA) - The Health Ministry reported on Tuesday 77 new coronavirus cases and four deaths in Syria, bringing the total number of COVID-19 infections to 6,836 and fatalities to 354. In a statement to SANA news agency, the ministry ....

AL official warns of education challenges in Palestine

Date: 2020-11-17 21:23:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:8676424

CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) - Education in the occupied Arab lands is now facing more obstacles and challenges because of Israeli practices and the spread of coronavirus, said Arab League Assistant Secretary General for Palestine and the Occupied Arab ....

At least 2 rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone, Iraqi officials say

Date: 2020-11-17 20:43:00 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:8676442

BAGHDAD, Nov 17 (MENA) – At least two Katyusha rockets hit inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Tuesday, wounding at least two people and signaling an end to an informal truce announced by Iran-backed militias in October, ABC News ....