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Saudi Arabia rejects Israel’s West Bank annexation plans

Date: 2020-05-21 15:44:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:8441468

RIYADH, May 21 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it rejected Israel’s pledge to annex parts of the occupied Palestinian West Bank. The foreign ministry stressed the Kingdom’s “condemnation of any unilateral decisions and any violation of ....

Aboul Gheit receives message from EU official rejecting Israeli annexation plans

Date: 2020-05-21 15:37:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:8441326

CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit received a message from High Representative of the European Union (EU) For Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell voicing EU opposition of Israeli annexation of Palestinian lands. In ....

AL reiterates rejection of Iran’s interference in Arab countries’ affairs

Date: 2020-05-21 15:20:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:8441322

CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) – The Arab League (AL) secretariat reiterated resolutions issued by Arab leaders during previous summits to condemn and reject Iran’s growing interference in Arab countries’ affairs whether directly or through its agents in the ....

Association of Arab Universities: traditional educational systems in Arab universities need to be changed

Date: 2020-05-21 13:03:05 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:8441126

AMMAN, May 21 (MENA) – Secretary General of the Association of Arab Universities Amr Ezzat Salama on Thursday called for changing traditional educational systems in Arab universities to cope with the latest developments in the fields of science and ....

Covid-19 outbreak in North Darfur is doubtful – Sudanese min.

Date: 2020-05-20 21:56:22 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:8440543

KHARTOUM, May 20 (MENA) – Sudan's Minister of Health Akram Ali Altom said on Wednesday that there are only doubts on the novel coronavirus outbreak north of the Sudanese western region of Darfur. The minister reiterated that such doubts have not ....

Saudi Arabia, Oman discuss bilateral cooperation

Date: 2020-05-20 21:39:53 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:8440554

RIYADH, May 20 (MENA) - King Salman bin Abdel Aziz received on Wednesday a phone call from Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq. During the conversation, the two leaders exchanged congratulations on Eidul Fitr, according to the Saudi Press ....

Jordan imposes three-day nationwide curfew

Date: 2020-05-20 21:35:43 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:8440553

AMMAN, May 20 (MENA) - Jordan decided to impose three-day full curfew starting from Friday till Monday to mitigate rising coronavirus infections. The move comes after the kingdom’s cases rose to allow epidemiological investigation teams to work ....

Iraq reports 113 new COVID-19 cases, 3,724 in total

Date: 2020-05-20 21:21:09 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:8440544

BAGHDAD, May 20 (MENA) - The Iraqi Health Ministry on Wednesday recorded 113 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 3,724 in the country. The 113 cases were recorded after 5,947 test kits were used across the country ....

UAE reports 941 new coronavirus cases, six deaths over past 24 hours

Date: 2020-05-20 20:45:25 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:8440521

ABU DHABI, May 20 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates announced on Wednesday that it has detected 941 new coronavirus cases, raising the number of confirmed infections to 26,004, according to the health ministry. In a press conference, the Ministry ....

Oman registers one new coronavirus-related death

Date: 2020-05-20 20:30:37 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:8440515

MUSCAT, May 20 (MENA) - The Omani Ministry of Health has announced the death of a resident aged 63, who had been suffering from the coronavirus (Covid-19) disease. This brings the total number of Covid-19 related death cases in the Sultanate to ....