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Oman, Pakistan discuss boosting military cooperation

Date: 2022-01-04 09:20:05 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:9350290

MUSCAT, Jan 4 (MENA) - Commander of the Omani Navy Seif bin Nasser al Rahbi met Tuesday with visiting Chief of Naval Staff (CNF) of Pakistan Hafeez Ahmed to discuss bilateral cooperation. The meeting also took up a number of issues of mutual ....

Iraq: 2 drones downed in failed attack on air base

Date: 2022-01-04 08:33:11 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:9350238

BAGHDAD, Jan 4 (MENA) - The security media cell in Iraq said Tuesday that two drones were downed as they attempted to attack Ain al Asad air base in Anbar province. The drones were downed in the vicinity of the base, the cell said in a ....

Yemeni army kills more than 100 Houthis in Shebwa, Baydaa

Date: 2022-01-04 08:20:05 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:9350216

SANAA, Jan 4 (MENA) - More than 100 Houthi militants have been killed in clashes with Yemeni troops in the provinces of Shebwa and al Baydaa. The two provinces also came under air strikes by Arab Coalition jets, a military source said Tuesday. ....

Kuwait's new gov't takes oath

Date: 2022-01-04 07:17:47 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:9350107

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 4 (MENA) - Kuwait's new government took the constitutional oath on Tuesday before the National Assembly in line with Article 91 of the constitution. Some MPs left the session while the government took the oath. Sheikh Sabah ....

Arab Interior Ministers Council slams Houthis' hijacking of UAE-flagged cargo ship

Date: 2022-01-03 16:25:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:9349578

CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) - The General-Secretariat of the Arab Interior Ministers Council strongly denounced on Monday the Houthi militia's hijacking of the UAE-flagged cargo ship Rawabi off the Yemeni city of Hodeidah. In a statement, the general ....

Arab countries report daily Covid-19 cases

Date: 2022-01-03 16:09:04 GMT - Arab Capitals - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:9349467

ARAB CAPITALS, Jan 3 (MENA) - Arab countries reported on Monday their daily Covid-19 infections as some countries recorded an increase in the cases. The UAE confirmed 2,515 new cases and a single death over the past 24 hours. Bahrain reported ....

Arab Parliament: Sabotage acts of Houthis threaten maritime navigation

Date: 2022-01-03 15:18:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:9349271

CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament (AP) has strongly condemned the hijack of a UAE-flagged cargo vessel off the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah by the Houthi militias. In a press release on Monday, the AP warned that the sabotage acts carried ....

Downed armed drones in Baghdad fell outside US base

Date: 2022-01-03 15:12:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:9349424

BAGHDAD, Jan 3 (MENA) - An Iraqi security source said two armed drones that were shot down before hitting an Iraqi military base hosting US forces near Baghdad's international airport had fallen outside its boundaries, AlSumaria news channel ....

OIC slams hijack of UAE-flagged cargo vessel by Houthis

Date: 2022-01-03 13:51:38 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:9349061

RIYADH, Jan 3 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the hijack of a UAE-flagged cargo vessel off the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah by the Houthi militias. In a press release, the OIC considered this attack a ....

Jordan slams Houthis hijacking of UAE ship

Date: 2022-01-03 11:14:14 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:9348903

AMMAN, Jan 3 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Monday condemned, in the strongest terms, the Houthi militia's hijacking of the UAE-flagged cargo ship off the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah on Sunday. In a statement carried ....