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Palestine records 49 new Omicron cases

Date: 2022-01-09 11:54:11 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:9357906

RAMALLAH, Jan 9 (MENA) - The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that 49 new Omicron cases were detected in the West Bank, taking the total number of infections by the new variant of coronavirus to 291. In press statements carried by WAFA news ....

Yemeni COS: Army destroyed 80% of Houthi militias capabilities

Date: 2022-01-09 11:01:37 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:9357671

SANAA, Jan 9 (MENA) - Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Army Lt General Sagheer bin Aziz said the army has destroyed 80 percent of the Houthi militias capabilities after the troops achieved progress on the southern front of Marib. In statements to Al ....

Iraq foils attacks on logistics convoys in three provinces

Date: 2022-01-09 08:47:45 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:9357451

BAGHDAD, Jan 9 (MENA) - The Iraqi Media Cell announced on Sunday that the Iraqi intelligence service has successfully foiled an attack on logistics convoys with the use of four explosive charges in three Iraqi provinces, Al Sumariya News ....

US says ready to extend all possible help to settle Sudan crisis

Date: 2022-01-09 07:21:05 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:9357408

WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (MENA) - The US has welcomed the UN-facilitated Sudanese dialogue initiative to work out a solution for the country's political crisis, asserting its readiness to offer all possible help to settle the crisis. A statement ....

Tunisia records 2,817 new coronavirus cases, 7 deaths

Date: 2022-01-08 22:43:09 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:9357271

TUNIS, Jan 8 (MENA) - Tunisia recorded 2,817 new coronavirus cases and seven deaths within 24 hours, the Tunisian Health Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The new deaths bring the total number of fatalities to 25,655, the statement ....

Lebanese min. warns of wide spread of omicron

Date: 2022-01-08 21:22:39 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:9357249

BEIRUT, Jan 8 (MENA) - Lebanese Minister of Public Health Firas Abiad said an omicron wave that started three weeks ago in Lebanon is turning into a tsunami, Lebanon's National News Agency reported on Saturday. The situation in hospitals and ICUs ....

UAE announces launch of 'Joint Emirates Shield/50' military drill

Date: 2022-01-08 21:20:48 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:9357250

ABU DHABI, Jan 8 (MENA) – The UAE Ministry of Defense announced Saturday the launch of the 'Joint Emirates Shield / 50' military drill west of the Maritime Theater of the UAE, which will continue until January 14, WAM reported. The exercise is part ....

Over 13,000 persons violating Saudi laws arrested in one week

Date: 2022-01-08 18:39:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:9356879

RIYADH, Jan 8 (MENA) - About 13,709 violators of residency, labour and border security laws were arrested across Saudi Arabia between December 30 and January 5, the Saudi Ministry of Interior said Saturday. The arrests included 7,118 violators of ....

UAE expresses hope for stability in Kazakhstan

Date: 2022-01-08 15:47:06 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:9356774

ABU DHABI, Jan 8 (MENA) - The UAE has affirmed that it is closely following recent developments in Kazakhstan, stressing the need to urgently achieve stability and security in the country, WAM reported. In a statement issued on Saturday, the ....

Jordanian parl't speaker to embark on official visit to Bahrain

Date: 2022-01-08 15:46:40 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:9356803

MANAMA, Jan 8 (MENA) - Speaker of the Jordanian House of Representatives Abdul Karim Deghmi will embark on Sunday on an official visit to Bahrain. The visit comes at an invitation of Speaker of Bahrain's Council of Representatives Fawzia ....