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Jordan, Britain probe developments on regional, int'l arenas

Date: 2020-04-06 15:08:25 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:8385057

AMMAN, April 6 (MENA) - - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti on Monday received British Ambassador to Jordan, Edward Oakden. During the meeting, Huneiti and Oakden discussed the latest regional and international ....

WHO: Yemen free of coronavirus

Date: 2020-04-06 14:47:39 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:8384992

ADEN, April 6 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Monday that Yemen is still free of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Yemen remains the only country in the Middle East region that has not recorded any COVID-19 cases till ....

UAE sends aid plane to Italy to assist efforts to counter COVID-19

Date: 2020-04-06 11:25:04 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8384715

ABU DHABI, April 6 (MENA) - A United Arab Emirates aid plane carrying approximately 10 tonnes of medical supplies was dispatched to Italy to assist the country in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, benefitting over 10,000 healthcare professionals, WAM ....

Iraqi Military: 3 rockets target US oil company in southern Iraq

Date: 2020-04-06 11:14:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8384563

BAGHDAD, April 6 (MENA) - At least three rockets hit near the site of an American oil field service company in southern Iraq early on Monday, Iraq's military said, the first such attack in recent months to target US energy interests in Iraq. The ....

Abul Gheit sends letter to ICRC chief on coronavirus impact on Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails

Date: 2020-04-06 10:13:40 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:8384379

CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit sent a letter to Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross Robert Mardini on danger facing Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails because of the spread of ....

Saudi Arabia reports 61 new cases of Coronavirus

Date: 2020-04-06 07:50:12 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:8384294

RIYADH, April 6 (MENA) - Saudi Ministry of Health has reported 61 new cases of the novel Coronavirus COVID-19 according to the update on its official website to monitor novel Coronavirus cases, and the number of active cases reached 1,941 ....

Kuwait confirms recovery of 4 coronavirus cases, count stands at 103

Date: 2020-04-06 07:31:19 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:8384197

KUWAIT CITY, April 6 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Minister of Health Sheikh Dr. Basel Al-Sabah, on Monday, announced the recovery of four cases from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), raising the country's total recoveries to 103. Speaking to KUNA, the ....

345 British citizens in UAE are repatriated back to UK

Date: 2020-04-06 07:16:30 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:8384225

ABU DHABI, April 6 (MENA) - A chartered Emirates Airline plane flew out 345 British citizens who were unable to return home after the closure of UAE airports to international traffic on 24th March, WAM News Agency reported. Last week, the UAE’s ....

Saudi health ministry: Covid-19 cases hit 2385

Date: 2020-04-05 13:50:43 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:8383632

RIYADH, April 5 (MENA) - The confirmed cases of coronavirus in Saudi Arabia reached to 2,385 in the last 24 hours as the death toll rose to 34, Al Arabiya news channel quoted the Ministry of Health as saying on Sunday. A total of 206 had tested ....

Bahrani PM urges doubling efforts of fighting Covid-19

Date: 2020-04-05 13:47:40 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8383562

MANAMA, April 5 (MENA) - Bahraini Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa lauded the national efforts exerted to contain and prevent the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the kingdom, through a set of precautionary measures, ....