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Kuwait confirms 6,913 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

Date: 2022-01-28 16:37:42 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:9389971

CAIRO, Jan 28 (MENA) – The Kuwaiti Health Ministry said on Friday that 6,913 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, taking the country's caseload to 528,254, KUNA news agency reported. Some 5,674 more patients recovered ....

Iraqi parl't speaker: Baghdad airport's missile shelling represents direct attack on State sovereignty

Date: 2022-01-28 16:00:40 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:9389859

BAGHDAD, Jan 28 (MENA) - Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq Mohamed al Halbousi said on Friday the missile shelling of Baghdad International Airport represents a direct attack on the State sovereignty and its facilities. In a ....

UK foreign secretary condemns Houthi terrorist attack on UAE

Date: 2022-01-28 14:52:57 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:9389877

ABU DHABI, Jan 28 (MENA) - UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan and UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Liz Truss discussed strategic and long-standing ....

Kuwait, US renew commitment to regional security, joint interest

Date: 2022-01-28 14:25:45 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:9389756

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 28 (MENA) - Kuwait and the United States renewed their joint commitment to boosting stability and security within the region, as well as bolstering joint interest, KUNA news agency reported. This came in joint statement ....

UAE: 31,808 vaccine doses administered in past 24 hours

Date: 2022-01-28 12:55:15 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:9389697

ABU DHABI, Jan 28 (MENA) - The UAE has administered 31,808 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in the past 24 hours, Khaleej Times reported Friday. The country's Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) said the total doses administered now stand at ....

UNAMI expresses concern over missile attack on Baghdad airport

Date: 2022-01-28 12:25:01 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:9389638

BAGHDAD, Jan 28 (MENA) - The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) expressed its deep concern over Friday's missile attack on Baghdad International Airport, Al Sumaria news channel reported. The mission, in a statement, said that it ....

Iraq: Six missiles target Baghdad airport, drone shot down

Date: 2022-01-28 09:23:54 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:9389309

BAGHDAD, Jan 28 (MENA) - At least six rockets landed in the Baghdad International Airport compound and near an adjacent US air base, damaging one disused civilian airplane, Iraqi police sources said on Friday. The police sources did not report ....

Khaleej Times: Sisi's visit to UAE stresses necessity of firm stances against terrorism & extremism

Date: 2022-01-28 08:29:43 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:9389197

ABU DHABI, Jan 28 (MENA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's visit to the UAE stressed the necessity of adopting firm stances against terrorism and extremism, Khaleej Times said in its editorial, entitled "The World is on the Emirates' ....

AP deplores Houthi’s recent terror attacks against Saudi Arabia, UAE

Date: 2022-01-27 16:01:42 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:9388632

CAIRO, Jan 27 (MENA) – The Arab Parliament (AP) condemned on Thursday Houthi’s recent terror attacks against Saudi Arabia and UAE. During the 6th meeting of the AP bureau under Speaker Adel al Assoumi, the parliament said such attacks threaten ....

Saudi, Iraqi FMs discuss boosting bilateral ties

Date: 2022-01-27 15:59:48 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:9388692

RIYADH, Jan 27 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud discussed with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein means of boosting bilateral ties to contribute to preserving security and stability in the region. During a phone ....