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  • Russia: 68 Syrian refugees returned home over past 24 hours

    Date: 2020-07-13 12:23:53 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8506360

    MOSCOW, July 13 (MENA) - The Russian Defense Ministry said 68 Syrian refugees, including 20 women and 35 children, had returned to their home country from Lebanon over the past 24 hours. The ministry added that Syrian sappers cleared 1.9 hectares ....

  • Algerian FM visits Tunisia for boosting ties

    Date: 2020-07-13 12:20:43 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8506330

    ALGIERS, July 13 (MENA) - Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum visited Tunisia on Monday to discuss ways of boosting bilateral relations, the Algerian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Boukadoum's visit will be a chance for continuing ....

  • Arab parliament conmdens Houthis' launching of missiles, bomb-laden drones towards Arabia

    Date: 2020-07-13 11:31:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8506233

    CAIRO, July 13 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament has condemned in the strongest terms, the Houthi militia's launch of two ballistic missiles and bomb-laden drones at Saudi Arabia. This cowardly aggressive act of launching ballistic missiles at ....

  • Moscow believes ceasefire may be 1st step towards political settlement in Libya

    Date: 2020-07-13 09:19:52 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8506004

    MOSCOW, July 13, (MENA) Russia believes that a ceasefire could become the first step towards political settlement of the ongoing Libya crisis, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin was quoted by Sputnik as saying on Monday. "We favor political ....

  • OIC decries Houthi terrorists' attempt to target Saudi civilians by drones

    Date: 2020-07-13 08:49:59 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:8506002

    RIYADH, July 13 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned the Houthi terrorist militia’s attempt to launch booby-trapped drones and ballistic missiles against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which were ....

  • Saudi-led forces destroy two missiles, six ‘bomb-laden’ drones launched from Yemen

    Date: 2020-07-13 07:26:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:8505902

    RIYADH, July 13 (MENA) - The Saudi-led coalition intercepted and destroyed six ‘bomb-laden’ drones and two ballistic missiles launched towards the kingdom from Yemen late on Sunday, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The attacks were ....

  • Saudi-led coalition forces intercept two ballistic missiles launched by Houthis towards Arabia

    Date: 2020-07-13 05:06:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8505831

    RIYADH, July 13 (MENA) - Official Spokesman of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Col Turki Al-Malki said Monday “Joint Coalition forces intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the terrorist, Iran-backed Houthi militia ....

  • 4 Tunisian parliamentary blocs agree to withdraw confidence from Ghannouchi

    Date: 2020-07-12 22:53:39 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:8505787

    TUNIS, July 12 (MENA) - Four Tunisianb parliamentary blocs have agreed to initiate procedures necessary to withdraw confidence from Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi. Democratic Current spokesman Muhammad Ammar said his bloc, alongside the ....

  • Mauritania registers 80 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-07-12 19:28:55 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:8505710

    NOUAKCHOTT, July 12 (MENA) - The Mauritanian Health Ministry announced on Sunday 80 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 5,355. The new cases were confirmed after conducting 750 tests across the country, Radio ....

  • Saudi Arabia reports 2,779 new COVID-19 cases, 42 deaths

    Date: 2020-07-12 18:51:50 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:8505592

    RIYADH, July 12 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health said that 2,779 new confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported in the kingdom within the past 24 hours. This brings the total number to 232,259 cases, including 62,898 active cases undergoing ....

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