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  • Jordan bans travel from seven African countries due to new COVID variant

    Date: 2021-11-27 08:23:56 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:9289872

    AMMAN, Nov 27 (MENA) - The Jordanian Interior Ministry decided to ban travel from seven African countries: South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique. The move comes upon a recommendation from the Health Ministry, ....

  • Voting starts in Algeria's local elections

    Date: 2021-11-27 08:18:13 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:9289896

    ALGIERS, Nov 27 (MENA) - Voting kicked off here on Saturday morning in Algerian local elections, for the renewal of People’s Municipal, Provincial Assemblies. The ballot constitutes a coronation for the building of institutions, which should mark ....

  • Coalition destroys Houthi workshops for drones, arms caches in Sanaa

    Date: 2021-11-27 08:11:07 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:9289844

    ADEN, Nov 27 (MENA) - The Arab Coalition in Yemen announced that it has launched several air strikes against legitimate Houthi military targets in Sanaa. The strikes destroyed workshops for manufacturing drones in addition to arms caches, Al ....

  • UAE suspends entry of travelers from 7 African countries effective November 29

    Date: 2021-11-26 20:21:31 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:9289655

    ABU DHABI, Nov 26 (MENA) - The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) have announced the suspension of entry for travelers and transit passengers from South ....

  • Bahrain stresses continuous cooperation between Islamic parliaments

    Date: 2021-11-26 15:42:31 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:9289362

    MADRID, Nov 26 (MENA) – Bahrain’s Speaker of the Representatives Council Fawzia bint Abdullah Zainal, the Head of the parliamentary delegation participating in the 143rd General Assembly session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), has stressed ....

  • Arab Coalition: 90 terrorists killed, 12 military vehicles destroyed in Marib

    Date: 2021-11-26 15:18:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:9289245

    RIYADH, Nov 26 (MENA) - At least 90 terrorists were killed and 12 military vehicles were destroyed during military operations in Marib, Yemen, the Arab Coalition supporting the legitimacy in Yemen said Friday. The coalition affirmed the ....

  • Bahrain bans travelers from 6 southern African states over Covid-19 concerns

    Date: 2021-11-26 14:07:20 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:9289178

    MANAMA, Nov 26 (MENA) - Bahrain banned entry to travelers from South Africa and five southern African countries due to concerns related to the spread of Covid-19, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported on Friday. The decision excluded Bahraini ....

  • Kuwait named deputy president of UNESCO's executive board

    Date: 2021-11-26 14:06:50 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:9289073

    PARIS, Nov 26 (MENA) - Kuwait has been elected uncontested for the post of deputy president of UNESCO's executive board, the State of Kuwait Permanent Delegate to the UN organization Adam al-Mula said on Friday. Mula told state news agency KUNA ....

  • UAE: 19,694 doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered in past 24 hrs

    Date: 2021-11-26 13:59:05 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:9289163

    ABU DHABI, Nov 26 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that 19,694 doses of Covid-19 vaccine were given in the past 24 hours, Emirate New Agency (WAM) reported Friday. The total number of doses provided up to today ....

  • Arab Parliament speaker heads to Madrid for 143rd assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union

    Date: 2021-11-26 13:49:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:9289070

    CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel bin Abdul Rahman al-Assoumi on Friday headed to Madrid on top of a high-level parliamentary delegation to participate in the 143rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and related ....

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