Arab world

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  • AL official says transportation, logistics industries seriously affected by pandemic

    Date: 2020-08-12 15:47:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:8544437

    CAIRO, Aug 12 (MENA) - Assistant Arab League (AL) Secretary General, Head of the Economic Sector Kamal Hassan Ali said that the transportation and logistics industries have been significantly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Such industries ....

  • Jordan to close border with Syria after spike in COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2020-08-12 14:17:14 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8544253

    AMMAN, Aug 12 (MENA) - Jordan will close its land trade border crossing with Syria for a week after a spike in COVID-19 cases coming from its northern neighbor, The New York Times reported, quoting officials. They said the interior minister’s ....

  • AL chief, Somalia president discuss AL support to Mogadishu

    Date: 2020-08-12 13:29:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:8544079

    CAIRO, Aug 12 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit discussed on Wednesday in a phone call Somalia's president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed the latest developments in Somalia and the AL efforts to support Somalia in all fields, an ....

  • More than 170 dead in Yemen floods

    Date: 2020-08-12 12:38:11 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8544047

    SANAA, Aug 12 (MENA) - Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 172 people across Yemen over the past month, damaging homes and UNESCO-listed world heritage sites, France 24 reported, quoting officials. The destruction has ....

  • Iraqi Foreign Ministry condemns Turkish violation on Iraqi lands

    Date: 2020-08-12 12:08:17 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:8543865

    BAGHDAD, Aug 12 (MENA) - Iraqi Foreign Ministry condemned on Wednesday the Turkey's aggressive violation on the Iraqi lands. Spokesman for the Iraqi Foreign Ministry Ahmed el Sahhaf said in statements to Alarabiya Alhadath that Iraq has an ....

  • Abul Gheit condemns Turkish violations of Iraqi sovereignty

    Date: 2020-08-12 10:45:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:8543748

    CAIRO, Aug 12 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit strongly denounced the repeated Turkish violations of the Iraqi sovereignty, rejecting the Turkish shelling of Sidakan on the Turkish-Iraqi borders where two officers and a ....

  • Arab Parliament denounces Turkish aggression on Iraq

    Date: 2020-08-12 08:51:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:8543550

    CAIRO, Aug 12 (MENA) - President of the Arab Parliament Mishaal Al Salami on Wednesday denounced the Turkish drone strike against the Iraqi Erbil province killing and injuring a number of Iraqi border guards on Tuesday. He added in a press ....

  • Iraq cancels Turkish defense minister's visit in protest at Turkish airstrike

    Date: 2020-08-11 22:47:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:8543287

    BAGHDAD, Aug 11 (MENA) - The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said that it cancelled a planned visit by Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar to Baghdad,which was scheduled for Thursday, in protest at the Turkish bombardment of Iraqi areas. In a statement, ....

  • Bahraini Health Ministry: Covid-19 vaccine trials now open to volunteers

    Date: 2020-08-11 22:19:00 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:8543279

    MANAMA, Aug 11 (MENA) - The Bahraini Health Ministry opened the door for volunteers to sign up to participate in Covid-19 vaccine clinical trials, under the umbrella of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Bahraini news agency (BNA) reported ....

  • Yemeni caretaker gov't asserts commitment to finalizing articles of Riyadh agreement

    Date: 2020-08-11 21:38:00 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:8543262

    ADEN, Aug 11 (MENA) - The Yemeni caretaker government confirmed full commitment and support to finalizing articles of Riyadh Agreement in accordance with timely plans for making the agreement successful, the Yemeni news agency (Saba) reported. It ....

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