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Saudi Arabia, US discuss boosting cooperation

Date: 2020-12-06 18:31:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:8701522

RIYADH, Dec 6 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah on Sunday discussed at a meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arabian Gulf ....

Saudi Arabia, US discuss boosting bilateral ties

Date: 2020-12-06 14:02:58 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8701184

RIYADH, Dec 6 (MENA) - Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al Jubeir on Sunday discussed at a meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arabian Gulf ....

GCC chief, South Korean FM in talks over cooperation

Date: 2020-12-06 12:59:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:8701000

RIYADH, Dec 6 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef Falah discussed on Sunday with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha ways of boosting bilateral cooperation. Talks were held on the sidelines of the 16th ....

Arab parliament speaker greets Kuwait on success of National Assembly elections

Date: 2020-12-06 10:34:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:8700818

CAIRO, Dec 6 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel Abdul-Rahman Al-Asoumi on Sunday greeted Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, the Kuwait government and people on the success of the National Assembly elections, held on ....

Iraqi security source: 3 bombs defused near mosque in southern Baghdad

Date: 2020-12-06 08:05:24 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:8700605

BAGHDAD, Dec 6 (MENA) - Three bombs have been defused near a mosque in Al Doura neighborhood in southern Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said on Sunday. The source, who asked to remain anonymous, told Al Sumariya TV that Iraqi explosives' ....

Tunis records 1,091 new coronavirus, 45 deaths

Date: 2020-12-06 05:18:38 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8700451

TUNIS, Dec 6 (MENA) - Some 45 deaths and 1,091 COVID-19 infection cases were recorded over the past 24 hours, taking the overall number of losses to 3526 and the number of confirmed cases to 102.991, the Health Ministry reported. Meanwhile, ....

Bahraini FM, GCC chief probe joint Gulf action

Date: 2020-12-05 20:18:52 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:8700322

MANAMA, Dec 5 (MENA) - Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani met with Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Nayef bin Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf on the sidelines of the 16th Manama Dialogue, according to the ....

Town in Tulkarm closed due to coronavirus widespread

Date: 2020-12-05 19:15:39 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:8700249

TULKARM, Dec 5 (MENA) - Palestine's Tulkarm Governor Essam Abu Bakr decided on Saturday to close Bal'a town for 48 hours as of Sunday. The move came in light of the increasing cases of the coronavirus infections in the town and to maintain the ....

Polling centers for Kuwait’s parliament election closed

Date: 2020-12-05 19:00:05 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:8700242

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 5 (MENA) – Polling stations for Kuwait’s 2020 National Assembly elections in the five constituencies closed their doors on Saturday, KUNA reported. The voters are set to choose the members of the National Assembly in its 16th ....

ICRC chief affirms necessity of countering terrorism in all its forms

Date: 2020-12-05 17:42:54 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8700188

MANAMA, Dec 5 (MENA) - President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer stressed on Saturday the importance of focusing on the humanitarian side and working on countering terrorism in all its forms, Bahrain News Agency ....