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  • AL welcomes UN-facilitated intra-Sudanese political process

    Date: 2022-01-08 14:58:59 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:9356751

    CAIRO, Jan 8 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) has welcomed a UN-facilitated intra-Sudanese political process aimed at supporting Sudanese stakeholders in agreeing on a way out of the current political crisis. In a statement Saturday, UN Special ....

  • 36,055 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered during past 24 hours: UAE

    Date: 2022-01-08 14:18:11 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:9356640

    ABU DHABI, Jan 8 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced that 36,055 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given in the past 24 hours, WAM reported. The total number of doses provided up to Saturday stands at 22,858,180 ....

  • Iraq receives 50 Daesh prisoners from Syria

    Date: 2022-01-08 13:47:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:9356479

    BAGHDAD, Jan 8 (MENA) – Iraq said on Saturday its security forces received 50 Iraqi prisoners of Daesh militants captured earlier in Syria. The handover of the prisoners was carried out through Rabia border crossing in Iraq's northern province of ....

  • Saudi Arabia: We work on coordinating with France on Dakar rally accident

    Date: 2022-01-08 10:36:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:9356294

    RIYADH, Jan 8 (MENA) - The Saudi foreign ministry has asserted that initial results of an investigation into an accident during the Dakar car rally, which left one French contestant injured last week, showed no criminal suspicions. The Kingdom is ....

  • Coalition says 6 Houthi hideouts destroyed in Hajjah

    Date: 2022-01-08 09:30:33 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:9356214

    RIYADH, Jan 8 (MENA) - The Coalition Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen on Saturday announced it launched air strikes and destroyed six Houthi hideouts in Hajjah province in north-western Yemen. The coalition asserted in a statement, carried by Al ....

  • Tunisia reports 2,469 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2022-01-07 22:05:48 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:9355915

    TUNIS, Jan 7 (MENA) - Tunisia reported 2,469 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health announced in a statement Friday. The ministry added that seven people died from the virus in a day, taking the overall tally ....

  • Russia supports Saudi Arabia’s efforts toward settling Yemeni crisis - lawmaker

    Date: 2022-01-07 21:49:42 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:9355861

    MOSCOW, Jan 7 (MENA) - Russia supports United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg’s and Saudi Arabia’s mediatory efforts toward finding a solution to the crisis in Yemen and is ready to help resolve this problem within the frames of the ....

  • Jordan condemns new Israeli settlements plans

    Date: 2022-01-07 21:25:11 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:9355900

    AMMAN, Jan 7 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the approval of the Israeli authorities to build 3,557 new settlement units in the occupied Palestinian territories, Petra news agency reported. The ministry’s ....

  • Former Mauritanian president Aziz released

    Date: 2022-01-07 19:47:26 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:9355770

    NOUAKCHOTT, Jan 7 (MENA) - Mauritania's former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, was provisionally released Friday for health reasons. Abdel Aziz, who was president of Mauritania between 2008 and 2019, underwent what was described as successful ....

  • Rocket attack hits Peshmerga site near Iraq's Kirkuk

    Date: 2022-01-07 19:46:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:9355708

    BAGHDAD, Jan 7 (MENA) - An Iraqi security source said Friday that rockets hit Peshmerga forces sites on the outskirts of Kirkuk province. Seven Katyusha rockets landed on Peshmerga security sites on the outskirts of Erbil, the source added. ....

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