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  • UAE sends medical aid to Maldives in fight against COVID-19

    Date: 2020-06-09 17:21:06 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8462699

    ABU DHABI, June 9 (MENA) - As part of its leading humanitarian role in the fight against COVID-19, the UAE today dispatched 72 tonnes of medical supplies to the Maldives to support efforts to curb the pandemic’s spread. The aid included ....

  • UAE, Japan probe military cooperation, fight against COVID-19

    Date: 2020-06-09 14:02:52 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:8462688

    ABU DHABI, June 9 (MENA) - UAE Minister of State for Defence Affairs Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi and Minister of Defence of Japan Taro Kono reviewed through a video call military cooperation and the latest developments in the fight against ....

  • AL hopes for positive response to Egyptian initiaitve on Libya

    Date: 2020-06-09 13:30:34 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:8462538

    CAIRO, June 9 (MENA) - The Arab League has expressed hope that the National Accord Government in Libya would respond positively to Egypt’s ceasefire initiative and take part in the political process to get out of the impasse in the north African ....

  • US military plane crashes into Iraqi base

    Date: 2020-06-08 22:37:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:8462015

    BAGHDAD, June 8 (MENA) - A US military plane crashed into an Iraqi military base north of the capital on Monday without causing fatalities, Al Arabiya news channel reported, quoting the US-led coalition. The crash of the C130 in Iraq’s Camp Taji ....

  • AL's Hossam Zaki: Political settlement only way for ending Libyan crisis

    Date: 2020-06-08 21:42:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:8462003

    CAIRO, June 8 (MENA) - Arab League Assistant Secretary General Hossam Zaki stressed Egypt's keenness on realizing unity and stability in Libya. Zaki accentuated that peaceful solutions are the only way for ending the Libyan impasse and protecting ....

  • Libyan army shoots down Turkish drone western Sirte

    Date: 2020-06-08 17:21:03 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:8461502

    BENGHAZI, June 8 (MENA) - The Libyan National Army, under Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, on Monday downed a Turkish drone in western Sirte city. Militants in the northwestern town of Misrata have carried out an attack on Sirte, prompting the ....

  • Saudi Arabia reports 3,369 new coronavirus cases, 34 deaths

    Date: 2020-06-08 14:02:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:8461409

    RIYADH, June 8 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia reported on Monday 3,369 new coronavirus cases and 34 deaths, bringing the total number of infections in the kingdom to 105,283 and the death toll to 746. The kingdom also recorded 1,707 new recoveries, ....

  • SOHR: Daesh recruits mercenaries to fight in Libya for Turkey

    Date: 2020-06-08 12:38:03 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:8461206

    LONDON, June 8 (MENA) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the Turkish National Intelligence Organization leads a militia that includes dozens of Daesh militants tasked with recruiting mercenaries to fight in Libya. In ....

  • Iraq renews its commitment to OPEC decision on oil production cut

    Date: 2020-06-08 12:20:28 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:8461025

    BAGHDAD, June 8 (MENA) - Iraqi's Oil Ministry renewed its full commitment to the decision of oil production cut, reached by OPEC and its allies earlier, with a percentage of 23%, the Iraqi news agency reported. In a statement on Monday, Iraq’s ....

  • Libyan army destroys Turkish-made artillery

    Date: 2020-06-08 10:08:19 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8460880

    TRIPOLI, June 8 (MENA) - The Libyan National Army said on Monday it destroyed a brigade of artillery including Turkish-made Howitzer guns and five armed vehicles while on their way to the Libyan city of Sirte. LNA spokesman Ahmed El Mesmary said ....

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