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Sudanese ministers brief US Congressional staffers on conditions in country

Date: 2020-05-28 11:56:11 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:8447800

KHARTOUM, May 28 (MENA) - Sudanese Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Ibrahim Al Badawi and Minister of Justice Nasreldin Abdelbari have participated, via video conference, in a closed briefing for US Congressional staffers on the conditions ....

Omani Health Ministry: 636 more catch COVID-19

Date: 2020-05-28 11:53:29 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8447938

MUSCAT, May 28 (MENA) - The Omani Ministry of Health (MOH) announced today the registration of 636 new positive cases with coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Sultanate, according to the Omani news agency ONA. About (345) of the new cases are Omanis ....

UAE registers 563 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-05-28 11:50:19 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:8447934

ABU DHABI, May 28 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention said that 563 new cases have been detected among various nationalities, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 32,532, WAM news agency reported on Thursday. The ....

Morocco registers 35 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-05-28 11:47:30 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:8447854

RABAT, May 28 (MENA) - The Moroccan Health Ministry said that 35 new coronavirus cases have been registered, bringing the total in the country to 7,636 infections. One fatality has been recorded, taking the tally to 202 deaths, the ministry added ....

24 new coronavirus cases reported in Morocco

Date: 2020-05-27 19:53:38 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:8447418

RABAT, May 27 (MENA) - The Moroccan Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 24 new coronavirus cases have been registered in the country, bringing the total to 7,601. The ministry added that no new death has been reported. The ....

UNAMI: All Iraqis urged to follow official health instructions to face coronavirus

Date: 2020-05-27 19:52:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:8447434

BAGHDAD, May 27 (MENA) - The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) applauded the Iraqi government’s leadership and decisive response to the COVID-19 outbreak at a time when it is also confronting separate crises, including social ....

UAE reports 883 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths in 24 hours

Date: 2020-05-27 18:50:47 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:8447316

ABU DHABI, May 27 (MENA) - The UAE government announced Wednesday that 883 new coronavirus cases had been detected, taking the total number of infections recorded in the country to 31,969. In a statement carried by WAM news agency, UAE Government ....

Arab Coalition intercepts Houthi drones targeting Saudi Arabia’s Najran

Date: 2020-05-27 18:21:33 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:8447294

RIYADH, May 27 (MENA) - The Arab Coalition has intercepted and shot down several drones launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia targeting the southern border city of Najran in Saudi Arabia. In a statement reported Wednesday by Al Arabiya news ....

Algeria records 160 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-05-27 17:56:54 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:8447250

ALGIERS, May 27 (MENA) - Algeria said that 160 new coronavirus cases were recorded over the past 24 hours, bringing the total in the country to 8,857. During the daily press briefing on Wednesday, spokesman for the scientific committee in charge ....

Kuwait mulls repatriating Ethiopian workers with irregular status

Date: 2020-05-27 17:32:57 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8447211

KUWAIT CITY, May 27 (MENA) - Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah and Ethiopia's state minister of foreign affairs reviewed arrangements for repatriating Ethiopian workers violating Kuwait's residency laws. The two sides discussed ....