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Saudi FM arrives in Iraq

Date: 2020-08-27 12:07:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8563737

BAGHDAD, Aug 27 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Iraq Thursday, reported Al-Sumaria News Agency. The Saudi minister is scheduled to meet Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi as well as a number of Iraqi ....

Omani Health Ministry: Covid-19 cases reach 85,000

Date: 2020-08-27 11:28:11 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:8563623

MUSCAT, Aug 27 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health announced Thursday that the total number of coronavirus cases in the Sultanate reached 85,000 and the number of recoveries stood at 79,608, reported the Omani News Agency. 93.6% of the infected cases ....

Russian military chief holds talks with US Gen. Milley on recent incident in Syria

Date: 2020-08-27 10:54:49 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:8563581

MOSCOW, Aug 27 (MENA) - Chief of the Russian General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov spoke with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley about the recent incident with the US troops and Russian military police in Syria, the Russian ....

Chinese envoy calls for more support for Iraq

Date: 2020-08-27 08:36:52 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:8563422

BEIJING, Aug 27 (MENA) - A Chinese envoy on Wednesday asked the international community to help Iraq fight terrorism and rebuild its economy while respecting the country's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, Chinese news agency ....

Former regime loyalists seek to destabilize eastern Sudan: Kassala governor

Date: 2020-08-26 21:09:02 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:8563152

KHARTOUM, Aug 26 (MENA) - Governor of Kassala state Saleh Ammar said that groups loyal to the former regime are seeking to undermine stability in eastern Sudan and stop the process of completing the transitional government institutions. These ....

Assad receives envoy of Iraqi PM

Date: 2020-08-26 14:26:20 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:8562614

DAMASCUS, Aug 26 (MENA) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday received Iraqi Prime Minister Envoy and Chairman of Iraqi Popular Mobilization Commission Faleh Fayyad. Fayyad conveyed a verbal message to President al-Assad from Iraqi ....

Bahrain's king, Pompeo discuss bolstering bilateral relations

Date: 2020-08-26 13:20:05 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8562553

MANAMA, Aug 26 (MENA) - Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has affirmed Bahrain’s pride in its deep-rooted historical relations and close partnership with the United States of America, which he said reflect a long history of mutual ....

New Omani ministers sworn in before Sultan Haitham

Date: 2020-08-26 12:32:16 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:8562539

MUSCAT, Aug 26 (MENA) - New Omani ministers were sworn in on Wednesday before Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik at Al Baraka Palace. Sayyid Mansour bin Majid al-Said was named as Special Adviser of the Sultan. The ministers who took oath included ....

364 Syrian refugees return from Lebanon within 24 hours

Date: 2020-08-26 12:24:50 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8562364

MOSCOW, Aug 26 (MENA) - The Russian center for receiving, relocating and accommodating Syrian refugees said that 364 refugees, including 109 women and 185 children, returned to Syria within the past 24 hours from Lebanon. No refugees returned ....

2 planes of Egyptian relief airlift arrive to Lebanon

Date: 2020-08-26 09:37:01 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:8562189

BEIRUT, Aug 26 (MENA) - The 15th and 16th planes of the Egyptian relief airlift landed on Wednesday at Rafik el Hariri international airport carrying huge quantities of aid supplies. This comes at the directives of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah ....