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AP speaker calls for preventing transfer of arms, fighters to Libya

Date: 2020-05-22 21:01:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:8442884

CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Arab Parliament (AP) Speaker Mishaal bin Fahm al-Salami has called on the UN to cease foreign interference in Libya's internal affairs, as well as preventing the transfer of arms and foreign fighters to the North African ....

57 people killed in road accident north of Sudan's Darfur

Date: 2020-05-22 19:40:01 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:8442704

KHARTOUM, May 22 (MENA) - As many as 57 people have been killed and over 20 others wounded in a road accident in northern Darfur, in the west of Sudan. The accident took place when a coach carrying the victims collided with a truck coming from ....

Iraqi parl't speaker invites Al Azhar Grand Imam to visit Baghdad

Date: 2020-05-22 19:38:32 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:8442663

BAGHDAD, May 22 (MENA) - Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq Mohamed al-Halbousi extended an invitation to Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb to visit his country. The Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported Friday that Halbousi had a ....

Kuwaiti emir: Coronavirus pandemic to leave effective reprecussions on life aspects

Date: 2020-05-22 14:00:53 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8442467

KUWAIT CITY, May 22 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said the coronavirus pandemic will leave behind direct and effective repercussions locally and internationally on various aspects of life namely health, economic and ....

UN: Yemen's health system 'has in effect collapsed' as COVID spreads

Date: 2020-05-22 13:34:50 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8442367

GENEVA, May 22 (MENA) - The new coronavirus is believed to be spreading throughout Yemen where the health care system "has in effect collapsed", the United Nations said on Friday, appealing for urgent funding, according to US News. "Aid agencies ....

Libyan army shoots down 2 Turkish drones

Date: 2020-05-22 08:49:34 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:8441913

TRIPOLI, May 22 (MENA) - The Libyan National Army has said it shot down a Turkish drone over Tarhouna south of the capital Tripoli, the second in hours. Al Arabiya news channel quoted Libyan military sources as having said the aircraft were ....

US says reached consensus with Sudan on 'contours' of future claims agreement

Date: 2020-05-21 21:29:17 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:8441736

WASHINGTON, May 21 (MENA) - The United States and Sudan have reached a common understanding on the ‘contours’ of a future bilateral claims agreement linked to the 1998 al Qaeda bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, U.S. State ....

Bahrain's King, Saudi monarch exchange Eid greetings

Date: 2020-05-21 21:13:07 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:8441711

MANAMA, May 21 (MENA) – Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa held a phone call with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and exchanged with him Eid Al-Fitr greetings, BNA reported Thursday. The two leaders wished the two brotherly countries ....

Morocco reports 78 new COVID-19 cases, 7,211 in total

Date: 2020-05-21 20:23:18 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:8441712

RABAT, May 21 (MENA) - The Moroccan Health Ministry on Thursday announced 78 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 7,211. The majority of the new cases were found at a new virus hotspots in ....

Sudan, South Sudan affirm strong, firm relations between them

Date: 2020-05-21 20:16:18 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:8441709

KHARTOUM, May 21 (MENA) - Member of Sudan Sovereign Council Lt-General Shamseddeen Kabbashi met on Thursday at his office Ambassador of South Sudan State in Khartoum Kau Nak Maper. The Ambassador in press statements affirmed the strong and firm ....