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  • Yemen urges int'l community to pressure Houthis to accept cease-fire initiative

    Date: 2020-04-12 22:22:54 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:8393006

    Aden, April 12 (MENA) – The Yemeni government on Sunday called on the international community to exert pressure on the Houthis to respond to the Saudi-led coalition's cease-fire initiative. The call came a day after the UN Security Council ....

  • Morocco reports 116 new confirmed coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-04-12 20:14:04 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:8393003

    RABAT, April 12 (MENA) – As many as 116 new cases of infection with the coronavirus (Covid-19) have been confirmed in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing to 1,661 the total number of infected cases, the health ministry announced on ....

  • Sudanese government keen on continuing peace dialogue

    Date: 2020-04-12 20:09:29 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:8392871

    KHARTOUM, April 12 (MENA) - The Sudanese government affirmed its keenness to continue its dialogue with the armed movements to achieve peace after the suspension of negotiations because of the coronavirus outbreak. This was expressed on Sunday ....

  • Houthi militias launch 40 attacks against Yemeni army positions

    Date: 2020-04-12 20:08:04 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:8392835

    ADEN, April 12 (MENA) – Houthi militants on Sunday targeted positions of Yemeni military forces with 40 attacks despite the United Nations-backed ceasefire announced by the Saudi Arabia-led Arab coalition. The attacks included the bombing of ....

  • Saudi Arabia records 429 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-04-12 17:12:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:8392772

    RIYADH, April 12 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia confirmed 429 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours bringing the total to 4,262, Al Arabiya reported. An additional seven deaths were recorded bringing the death toll to 59 as of Sunday, according to ....

  • AL chief welcomes UN call for silencing the guns in ME to fight COVID-19

    Date: 2020-04-12 15:15:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:8392582

    CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit welcomed on Sunday recent calls by the UN special envoys to Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen to end regional conflicts. In a statement carried by an official source of the ....

  • FAJ slams death sentences against four journalists in Yemen

    Date: 2020-04-12 14:42:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:8392535

    CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) - The Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ) has condemned a verdict issued by a Houthi court to execute four Yemeni journalists on espionage charges. The death sentences were based on baseless and untrue allegations, the FAJ ....

  • AL chief calls for seizing UN initiative to stem blood in Yemen

    Date: 2020-04-12 13:59:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:8392442

    CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit underlined the importance of seizing any opportunity to end the conflict in Yemen. During a phone call with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths on Sunday, Abul ....

  • UAE considers imposing restrictions on countries refusing to receive its nationals

    Date: 2020-04-12 11:28:41 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8392287

    ABU DHABI, April 12 (MENA) - The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization is considering several options to restructure its cooperation and labor relations with countries refusing to receive their nationals working in the UAE private sector, an ....

  • UAE carries out 95 cloud seeding operations in Q1 2020

    Date: 2020-04-12 10:46:38 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:8392231

    ABU DHABI, April 12 (MENA) - The National Center of Meteorology, NCM, said it has carried out 95 cloud seeding operations across the country in the first quarter of 2020, using a total of 2,171 flares produced by NCM's Emirates Weather Enhancement ....

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