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Bahrain launches first-ever satellite today

Date: 2022-02-03 11:21:57 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:9399108

MANAMA, Feb 3 (MENA) - Bahrain's first-ever satellite will be launched into orbit from the International Space Station on Thursday after having arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) at the end of last year. Light-1 will be launched ....

Tunisia reports 6,561 new infections

Date: 2022-02-03 11:12:59 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:9399083

TUNIS, Feb 3 (MENA) - Tunisia registered 6,561 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 924,375, announced the Ministry of Public Health. In a statement released on Thursday, the ministry ....

Tunisian FM asserts Tunisia's support to Libya

Date: 2022-02-03 08:33:03 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:9398609

TUNIS, Feb 3 (MENA) - Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi asserted his country's unconditional support to Libya. He asserted the support of Tunisian President Kais Saied for the efforts aiming at overcoming the current circumstances via the ....

Bahrain condemns Houthi’s drone attacks on UAE

Date: 2022-02-03 07:58:09 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:9398571

MANAMA, Feb 3 (MENA) - Bahrain has strongly denounced the launch of three drones towards the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in recurrent flagrant violations of international humanitarian law, the Bahrain News Agency reported. In a statement, the ....

Washington threatens Houthi terror militia with new sanctions

Date: 2022-02-03 07:52:28 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:9398569

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (MENA) - The United States threatened Yemen’s Houthi militia with new sanctions after a series of drone and missile attacks on the United Arab Emirates, Al Arabiya news website reported. “We’ve taken a number of such actions, ....

Scientific committee member: Lifting curfew after 5th COVID wave's end this week

Date: 2022-02-03 07:42:47 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:9398463

TUNIS, Feb 3 (MENA) - Member of the scientific committee to combat coronavirus in Tunisia Riyadh Daghfous said Thursday some restrictions, taken by the government on January 12 will be lifted regarding the fifth wave of COVID-19, including a night ....

UAE Ministry of Defense announces interception, destruction of three hostile drones that penetrated UAE airspace

Date: 2022-02-02 20:50:55 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:9398305

ABU DHABI, Feb 2 (MENA) - The Ministry of Defense announced the interception and destruction of three hostile drones that penetrated the UAE's airspace at dawn on Wednesday, February 2nd, away from populated areas, WAM reported. The ministry ....

Israeli occupation authority defies Amnesty report with more settlements- Palestinian Foreign Ministry

Date: 2022-02-02 19:41:57 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:9398096

RAMALLAH, Feb 2 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that the Israeli occupation authority defied the Amnesty International's (AI) report with more settlement expansion decisions. In a new report, the Amnesty International ....

Kuwait sees 6,592 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths

Date: 2022-02-02 18:30:13 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:9398114

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 2 (MENA) -- Kuwait on Wednesday said 6,592 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, taking the country's caseload to 558,745, KUNA quoted the health ministry as saying. Some 4,886 more people recovered ....

AP asserts importance of empowering Arab women

Date: 2022-02-02 18:29:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:9398126

CAIRO, Feb 2 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament underscored the importance of supporting and empowering Arab women politically and economically. The AP is also underlining the necessity of protecting Arab women especially in countries beset by disputes ....