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Saudi Arabia condemns violations against Rohingya Muslims

Date: 2020-06-30 15:56:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:8490167

RIYADH, June 30 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia condemned on Tuesday human rights violations against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Head of the Human Rights Section of the Saudi delegation to the UN Meshaal bin Ali ....

Macron slams Turkey’s ‘criminal responsibility’ in Libya

Date: 2020-06-30 06:17:18 GMT - Germany - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:8489258

BERLIN, June 30 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron has accused Turkey of “criminal responsibility” over its involvement in the Libyan conflict. Turkey has increased its military presence “and massively re-imported jihadist fighters from ....

Arab Parliament speaker holds virtual meeting with IPU delegation

Date: 2020-06-29 22:09:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:8489147

CAIRO, June 29 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament (AP) Mishaal bin Fahm Al-Salami held Monday a virtual meeting with a delegation from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). In a statement, Salami said that he posted the delegation members, ....

Algeria to maintain COVID-19 curfew in 29 provinces until July 13

Date: 2020-06-29 21:23:23 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:8489120

ALGIERS, June 29 (MENA) - The Algerian government has decided to extend until July 13 the current lockdown measures, taken as part of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, in 29 provinces The curfew will be lifted in 19 provinces, while in the ....

Mass grave found in Iraq's Nineveh

Date: 2020-06-29 20:54:49 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:8489146

MOSUL, Iraq, June (MENA) - Iraqi police forces found on Monday a mass grave containing bodies of 600 people in Nineveh province. The tomb was found in a village located between Mosul and Tal Afar cities, the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) ....

UAE registers 449 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-06-29 20:41:58 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:8489117

ABU DHABI, June 29 (MENA) - The UAE government announced Monday that 449 new coronavirus cases had been detected, taking the total number of infections recorded in the country to 48,246. In a statement carried by WAM, Spokesperson for the UAE ....

Saudi Arabia, US probe joint efforts on regional, int'l challenges

Date: 2020-06-29 13:21:42 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8488276

RIYADH, June 29 (MENA) – Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah on Monday held a meeting with US Special Representative for Iran and Senior Policy Adviser to US Secretary of State, Brian Hook, SPA reported. During the ....

AL holds virtual conf economic repercussions of COVID 19 on Arab world.

Date: 2020-06-29 07:27:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8487857

CAIRO, June 29 (MENA) - The Arab League's Economic Affairs Department will hold a video conference on Wednesday to discuss the economic repercussions of COVID 19 on the Arab world and the subsequent new workforce market that depends mainly on ....

Armed militias carry out Erdogan's plot to control Libya's oil crescent - LNA

Date: 2020-06-28 23:02:15 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:8487717

TRIPOLI, June 28 (MENA) – Spokesman for the Libyan National Army (LNA) Ahmed El Mesmari said Sunday that Trrioli armed militias seek to carry out the plots of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to control Libya's oil crescent. Mesmari ....

'Window is closing' for US to get coronavirus under control, Health Secretary warns

Date: 2020-06-28 20:21:23 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:8487576

WASHINGTON, June 28 (MENA) – US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar warned Sunday that the "window is closing" for the United States to get the coronavirus pandemic under control, as confirmed cases are surging in a majority of the country ....