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AL Secretary General partakes in ministerial cultural meeting to containing Covid-19

Date: 2020-05-11 13:56:16 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:8428491

CAIRO, May 11 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) secretary General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit participated in an Arab culture ministers' extraordinary meeting to probe the novel coronavirus impact on the Arab cultural sector. In his address during the virtual ....

Sudanese PM holds political talks on transition period's challenges

Date: 2020-05-11 12:37:19 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:8428206

KHARTOUM, May 11 (MENA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok met on Monday with revolutionary political powers to discuss challenges the transitional period is facing. In a statement, the Sudanese cabinet said Hamdok met with Leader of the ....

Palestinian Minister: No new Coronavirus cases reported

Date: 2020-05-11 11:58:25 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:8428163

RAMALLAH, May 11 (MENA) - Palestinian Health Minister Mai Al-Kaila said no new corona virus cases have been reported in Palestine for the 4th consecutive day, with 16 cases recovering from the virus. In a statement carried out by Wafa News Agency ....

AAU: Chinese supplies grant to help fight Covid19

Date: 2020-05-11 10:49:34 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8428111

CAIRO, May 11 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Association of Arab Universities( AAU) Amr Salama said the association received a medical supplies grant from China to help face the novel coronavirus pandemic. The medical assistance is offered by ....

LNA kills Turkish-backed commander in Ain Zara

Date: 2020-05-10 21:43:08 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:8427714

TRIPOLI, May 10 (MENA) - The Libyan National Army said Sunday its troops killed a senior commander of the Turkish-backed militas. In a statement, the LNA said the commander, identified as Mohamed Hindawi, was killed in a special operation near ....

Kuwaiti emir receives message from Iranian president

Date: 2020-05-10 18:56:34 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:8427561

KUWAIT CITY, May 10 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah on Sunday received a message from Iranian ambassador to Kuwait Mohammad Irani. The message was addressed to Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber AlSabah from ....

Saudi Arabia records highest coronavirus daily toll with 1,912 new cases

Date: 2020-05-10 16:33:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:8427519

RIYADH, May 10 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia has recorded 1,912 new coronavirus cases, its highest daily toll yet, raising the total in the kingdom to 39,048, Al Arabiya reported Sunday. Of the new cases, 35 percent are Saudis while 65 percent are of ....

Kuwait reports 9 deaths, 1,065 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-05-10 16:28:44 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8427068

KUWAIT CITY, May 10 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Health Ministry announced on Sunday that 1,065 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were detected in the past 24 hours, bringing the total infections to 8,688. In a press briefing, Health Ministry Spokesman ....

UAE sends medical aid to Mali in fight against COVID-19

Date: 2020-05-10 12:33:41 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8427147

ABU DHABI, May 10 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates Sunday sent an aid plane containing six metric tons of medical supplies and testing kits to Mali to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, according to Emirates News ....

UAE sends medical aid to Sierra Leone in fight against COVID-19

Date: 2020-05-10 11:44:49 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:8427038

ABU DHABI, May 10 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates today sent an aid plane containing seven metric tons of medical supplies to Sierra Leone to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. The aid will assist approximately 7,000 ....