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Syrian president slams Turkey for violating Syria's sovereignty

Date: 2020-04-20 22:54:26 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:8403409

DAMASCUS, April 20 (MENA) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday accused Turkey of violating the agreements it signed whether in Astana or Sochi by establishing military bases in Idlib. During his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister ....

Syria's air defenses intercept Israeli missiles over Homs: SANA

Date: 2020-04-20 21:51:21 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:8403398

DAMASCUS, April 20 (MENA) - Air defenses of the Syrian Arab Army confronted on Monday an Israeli aggression over Palmyra and shot down a number of the hostile missiles, Syria's national news agency (SANA) reported. The army air defenses thwarted ....

Air Arabia repatriates Emiratis from India

Date: 2020-04-20 20:11:25 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:8403338

ABU DHABI, April 20 (MENA) - The Sharjah-based airline, Air Arabia, announced on Monday it will operate new repatriation flight from four cities in India to Sharjah carrying UAE nationals back home, the UAE news agency WAM reported. In a ....

5th edition of Arab Media Day deferred over coronavirus pandemic

Date: 2020-04-20 18:56:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:8403237

CAIRO, April 20 (MENA) - The Arab Media Day event, which falls on April 21 and is usually organized by the Arab League's (AL) media and communications sector, has been postponed over the novel coronavirus pandemic. Due to the coronavirus ....

Air flight to bring home Egyptians stranded in Algeria - embassy

Date: 2020-04-20 15:19:29 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:8403051

ALGIERS, April 20 (MENA) - The Egyptian embassy here announced Monday operating an air flight on Thursday to return home stranded Egyptians in Algeria due to the coronavirus in light of Egyptian Prime Minister Dr Mostafa Madbouli's decision. The ....

Saudi Arabia reports 1,122 new coronavirus infections

Date: 2020-04-20 15:00:21 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:8402954

RIYADH, April 19 (MENA) – Saudi Arabia reported 1,122 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 10,848, the Ministry of Health announced Monday. According to the ministry, the total number of recoveries ....

UNICEF appeals for US$93 mln to help at-risk MENA children

Date: 2020-04-20 14:57:28 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8402976

NEW YORK, April 20 (MENA) - The UNICEF in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has appealed for US$93 million to help children in the region. In a statement, the UN agency said the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread throughout the Middle ....

Morocco registers 135 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-04-20 11:56:23 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:8402719

RABAT, April 20 (MENA) - A total of 135 new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed in Morocco on Monday, bringing the total number of cases to 2,990, the Moroccan Ministry of Health said, according to Maghreb Arabe Press. Thirteen new ....

Sudan extends airport closure till May 20

Date: 2020-04-20 11:55:27 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:8402718

KHARTOUM, April 20 (MENA) - The Sudan Civil Aviation Authority decided on Monday to extend the suspension of international and domestic air traffic in airports until May 20 in terms of the precautionary measures against the novel coronavirus ....

LNA kills 9 pro-Turkey Syrian mercenaries in Libya

Date: 2020-04-20 11:53:55 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:8402684

LONDON, April 19 (MENA) – The Libyan National Army (LNA) killed nine pro-Turkey Syrian mercenaries in different areas in Libya. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported Monday that the mercenaries were killed in ....