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Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah named Kuwaiti Crown Prince,

Date: 2020-10-07 12:17:58 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:8618496

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 7 (MENA) - Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah named Wednesday Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as Crown Prince, Minister of Emiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah announced. Al-Sabah Family ....

Morocco reports 2,553 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2020-10-06 20:02:10 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:8618091

RABAT, Oct 6 (MENA) - Morocco on Tuesday reported 2,553 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections in the country since March 2 to 137,248. The death toll rose by 41 to 2,410, while 434 patients are in intensive care units, said ....

Cooperation between GCC, EU discussed

Date: 2020-10-06 15:09:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:8617736

RIYADH, Oct 6 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayed Falah Mubarak al Hajraf met on Tuesday with EU Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman Patrick Simonnet. They discussed cooperation between the GCC and the ....

Turkish jets target mountainous area in Iraq's Duhok

Date: 2020-10-06 14:45:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:8617666

BAGHDAD, Oct 6 (MENA) - Turkish jet fighters raided on Tuesday a mountainous area in Duhok governorate, north of Iraq, under the pretext of targeting PKK militants. The air raids created a state of panic among the residents, according to the ....

Kuwaiti emir rejects cabinet resignation, expresses full confidence in Cabinet

Date: 2020-10-06 10:20:39 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:8617049

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 6 (MENA) - Kuwait's new emir has asked the cabinet to carry on its duties and prepare for parliamentary elections due this year after the prime minister handed in his government's resignation, state news agency KUNA reported on ....

6 mortar shells fired at Iraq's Diyala

Date: 2020-10-06 07:20:30 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:8616806

BAGHDAD, Oct 6 (MENA) - At least two Iraqi civilians were injured when six mortar shells fell on Diyala province earlier Tuesday. The shells were fired at Assalah village in Diyala, the security media cell said in a statement carried by Al ....

OIC, US discuss cooperation

Date: 2020-10-05 16:10:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:8616074

RIYADH, Oct 5 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef Al-Othaimeen on Monday met with Ryan M. Gliha, the US consul general in Jeddah and the American official representative to the OIC. The two sides ....

AL chief affirms necessity of reaching permanent, comprehensive agreement in Libya

Date: 2020-10-05 16:08:42 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:8616263

CAIRO, Oct 5 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit stressed the importance of reaching a permanent and comprehensive agreement between the Libyan National Army and the Government of National Accord under the auspices of the ....

UN official: Libya sees positive developments on ground since June

Date: 2020-10-05 13:44:28 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:8615860

GENEVA, Oct 5 (MENA) - Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (ASRSG) for Libya Stephanie Williams said on Monday Libya has been witnessing positive developments on the ground since June, especially the launch of the peace ....

Saudi Arabia supports Morocco's measures to fight terrorism

Date: 2020-10-05 13:36:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8615946

RIYADH, Oct 5 (MENA) - The Saudi Foreign Ministry has hailed Moroccan authorities' success in dismantling a cell that planned terrorist attacks to destabilize Morocco. A statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on Monday expressed Saudi Arabia's ....