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No new coronavirus infections reported in Jordan

Date: 2020-04-30 16:00:03 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:8415713

AMMAN, April 30 (MENA) - Health Minister Saad Jaber said on Thursday no new infections of novel coronavirus were detected in the kingdom today. Six new cases were recovered, he said. Situation is under control in the kingdom as new new cases ....

Algeria reports 128 new confirmed cases of coronavirus

Date: 2020-04-30 15:29:58 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8415654

ALGIERS, April 30 (MENA) – A total of 128 new confirmed coronavirus cases and six deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours in Algeria. Spokesman for the country's committee in charge of monitoring the pandemic Djamel Fourar said Thursday ....

AL considers Israeli measures to annex parts of Palestinian territories as 'war crime'

Date: 2020-04-30 14:07:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:8415435

CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - The Arab League Council at the level of foreign ministers said Thursday that the Israeli occupation government's steps to annex parts of the occupied Palestinian territories represent a new "war crime." This came at the ....

Palestinian minister: Israeli plan to annex West Bank jeopardizes two state solution

Date: 2020-04-30 14:01:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:8415400

CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riyad Malki said Thursday Israel’s scheme to annex parts of the West Bank will destroy the two state solution. In his speech before an extraordinary session of the ....

Moscow backs Libya truce calls during Ramadan

Date: 2020-04-30 12:37:12 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8415178

MOSCOW, April, 30 (MEN) - The Russian Foreign Ministry reiterated support for calls on a humanitarian truce during the holy month of Ramadan, according to a statement carried by the Russian News Agency Sputnik Thursday. Deputy Foreign Minister ....

AL chief warns of Israeli scheme to annex parts of West Bank

Date: 2020-04-30 12:07:42 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:8415262

CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) – Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit warned on Thursday of an Israeli scheme to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, noting that the consequences of that plot would affect regional security and ....

Arab FMs meet over Israeli plot to annex parts of occupied West Bank

Date: 2020-04-30 12:05:48 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8415273

CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - Arab foreign ministers on Thursday held an emergency video-conference meeting to discuss taking steps and measures against an Israeli plot to annex parts of the occupied West Bank and the Jordan Valley. The virtual ....

Yemen reports first two deaths from COVID-19

Date: 2020-04-30 07:30:37 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:8414885

ADEN, April 30 (MENA) - The Yemeni health ministry has reported its first two deaths from the novel coronavirus, Arabiya news reported. Yemeni authorities also reported multiple coronavirus infections, five, for the first time on Wednesday, after ....

China urges int'l community cooperation with Syria to counter coronavirus

Date: 2020-04-30 07:12:13 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8414875

BEIJING, April 30 (MENA) - China called on the international community to support Syria in the face of the coronavirus crisis. A Chinese envoy said that China is actively cooperating with Syria to combat COVID-19, calling on other countries to do ....

Trump, King Abdullah II discuss anti-coronavirus efforts

Date: 2020-04-29 21:28:54 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:8414758

WASHINGTON, April 29 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump and King Abdullah II of Jordan discussed over the phone on Wednesday efforts to confront novel coronavirus. Trump thanked the Jordanian monarch for dispatching medical supplies to the US to ....