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Kuwait, US discuss enhancing ties, strategic partnership

Date: 2022-02-07 20:33:17 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:9406060

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 7 (MENA) - Kuwait's Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah met late Monday with US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Yael Lambert and his ....

Kuwait Airways launches 17 new destinations including Sharm, Sohag, Alex.

Date: 2022-02-07 16:18:48 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:9405774

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 7 (MENA) - Kuwait Airways Company announced on Monday the launch of 17 new tourist destinations as part of its preparations for the summer season, which is expected to witness a remarkable recovery in travel traffic with more ....

Arab countries report more daily Covid-19 cases

Date: 2022-02-07 15:54:56 GMT - Arab Capitals - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:9405606

ARAB CAPITALS, Feb 7 (MENA) - Arab countries reported on Monday their daily Covid-19 infections wit Bahrain recording an increase in its caseload in the past 24 hours. The Bahraini health authorities reported 7,709 fresh coronavirus cases and ....

Morocco holds funeral for Rayan who died trapped in a well

Date: 2022-02-07 15:51:37 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:9405709

RABAT, Feb 7 (MENA) - Thousands of Moroccans participated on Monday in the funeral of Rayan, the five-year-old boy who died after being trapped in a well for four days. Rayan Oram fell down the 32m well on February 1, prompting painstaking ....

GCC, US discuss political, defense cooperation

Date: 2022-02-07 15:03:33 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:9405446

RIYADH, Feb 7 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Nayef Al Hajraf met on Monday with Charge d'Affaires of the US embassy in Riyad Martina Strong. They discussed the strategic partnership between the US and the GCC in the ....

Arab coalition: Houthis launch 4 ballistic missiles on Hajjah

Date: 2022-02-07 14:57:53 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:9405450

RIYADH, Feb 7 (MENA) - The Saudi-led Arab Coalition Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen announced that Houthi militia launched four ballistic missiles toward Hajjah province. The coalition, said in a statement carried by the Saudi Al Ekhbariya channel ....

Saudi Arabia issues new health requirements for Umrah performers

Date: 2022-02-07 14:24:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:9405456

RIYADH, Feb 7 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia has updated its procedures for visitors from abroad and people wishing to visit the kingdom to perform Umrah rites. In a press release on Monday, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said that Umrah performers, ....

Morocco announces resumption of flights as of today

Date: 2022-02-07 10:59:26 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:9405059

RABAT, Feb 7 (MENA) - The government in Morocco announced it will reopen its airspace to international flights as of Monday after passenger flights were suspended due to concerns over coronavirus. The Moroccan government said the flights will ....

3 terrorists arrested in Iraq

Date: 2022-02-07 09:01:39 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:9404757

BAGHDAD, Feb 7 (MENA) – Iraq's Security Media Cell announced the arrest of three terrorists in the northern province of Nineveh on Monday. In a statement, it said that the three-member terrorist cell was arrested with explosive devices in its ....

Arab Coalition destroys missile launcher in Yemen

Date: 2022-02-07 06:42:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:9404585

RIYADH/SANAA, Feb 7 (MENA) - A Houthi launch pad for ballistic missiles has been destroyed in Yemen's Al-Jouf province, the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said on Monday. Coalition forces launched the strike in response to the continued ....