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UAE expands Golden Residency program

Date: 2020-11-15 14:12:36 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:8673167

DUBAI, Nov 15 (MENA) - The UAE Cabinet has announced major changes in the Golden Residency program aimed at attracting and retaining experts and talented professionals from various fields and scientific disciplines, WAM reported Sunday. The ....

More than 700 mosques re-open in Oman after Covid-19 spell

Date: 2020-11-15 13:03:00 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8673028

MUSCAT, Nov 15 (MENA) - The day break Sunday saw the re-opening of more than 700 mosques in Oman in implementation of a decision by the Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, ONA ....

Int'l coalition spox says 3,000 US troops deployed in Iraq

Date: 2020-11-15 12:03:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:8672896

BAGHDAD, Nov 15 (MENA) – Iraqi forces have made great victories in areas of particular difficult terrain, the international coalition said Sunday. About 3,000 US troops are currently deployed in Iraq, said spokesman for the coalition Wayne ....

UAE registers 1,210 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-11-15 11:51:05 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8672852

ABU DHABI, Nov 15 (MENA) - The UAE announced 1,210 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the overall number of confirmed infections to 150,345. According to the Ministry of Health and Prevention, the latest coronavirus patients, all of whom are ....

Total Confirmed Covid-19 Cases in Sultanate Stand at 120,389

Date: 2020-11-15 11:39:25 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:8672843

MUSCAT, Nov 15 (MENA) - The total number of positive Covid-19 cases in the Sultanate reached 120,389 and the number of recoveries stood at 111,096 about 92.3%of the infected cases, reported the Omani News Agency Sunday quoting the Health ....

AL calls for putting UN resolutions into action to end Israeli occupation

Date: 2020-11-15 09:05:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:8672530

CAIRO, Nov 15 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) General Secretariat called on the United Nations (UN) to resort to the organizations' charter in taking required measures to implement all UN-relevant resolutions guaranteeing an end to the Israeli ....

Iraq security dismantles terrorist cell in Ninawa

Date: 2020-11-15 07:32:32 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:8672456

BAGHDAD, Nov 15 (MENA) - Iraqi security forces dismantled a sleeper terrorist cell during a crackdown in Ninawa province. Acting upon intelligence information, Security forces cracked down on the cell after monitoring movements of its 15 members ....

Iraqi intelligence detains Daesh terrorist in Baghdad

Date: 2020-11-14 09:56:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:8671419

BAGHDAD, Nov 14 (MENA) - Iraqi authorities managed to detain a wanted terrorist belonging to Daesh terrorist organization in Buhriz district in Baghdad The Iraqi intelligence said that he was arrested in al Doura area in the Iraqi capital ....

Iraq records 81 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

Date: 2020-11-14 09:51:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:8671421

BAGHDAD, Nov 14 (MENA) - Iraq's Diyala health directorate has registered 81 new coronavirus cases and 139 recoveries over the past 24 hours. The total number of recovered cases in the eastern Iraqi governorate reached 15,342, representing 93 ....

Coalition forces intercept explosive-laden drone launched by Houthis towards Saudi Arabia

Date: 2020-11-14 07:53:42 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:8671279

RIYADH, Nov 14 (MENA) - The Saudi-led coalition to restore legitimacy in Yemen on Saturday said it intercepted an explosive-laden drone, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), launched by Houthis towards the kingdom, according to the Saudi press ....