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  • UN pledges to offer support for success of Iraqi polls

    Date: 2021-10-02 09:06:55 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:9197076

    BAGHDAD, Oct 2 (MENA) - Special Representative of the United Nations for Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert on Saturday asserted the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq will provide all forms of support to render parliamentary elections a success. The ....

  • Iraqi official says all polling stations are secured

    Date: 2021-10-02 08:53:58 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:9197021

    BAGHDAD, Oct 2 (MENA) - Baghdad Operations Commander, Lieutenant General Ahmed Salim, revealed Saturday, the plan to secure the electoral process on both sides of Al-Karkh and Al-Rasafa, while confirming that all voting stations are secured. He ....

  • Saudi defense forces destroy Houthi drone aimed at Jazan

    Date: 2021-10-01 22:35:53 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:9196837

    RIYADH, Oct 1 (MENA) - The Saudi-led Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen said Friday that Saudi defense forces intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone fired by the Iran-backed Houthis, Al Arabiya news channel reported. The drone ....

  • Libya, Germany discuss boosting bilateral ties

    Date: 2021-10-01 20:20:29 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:9196712

    BERLIN/TRIPOLI, Oct 1 (MENA) – Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya Mohamed Younis al-Menfi discussed on Friday with German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Bellevue Palace means of fostering bilateral ties. Earlier, German ....

  • Morocco administers 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 22,719,086 people

    Date: 2021-10-01 18:36:32 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:9196676

    RABAT, Oct 1 (MENA) – The Moroccan Health Ministry said that the total number of people, who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Morocco, reached 22,719,086 people. Morocco has administered a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to ....

  • Yemen’s humanitarian situation 'fragile'

    Date: 2021-10-01 17:53:49 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:9196614

    NEW YORK, Oct 1 (MENA) - The United Nations' top humanitarian official in Yemen said that while widespread famine was averted in the country earlier this year with a surge in donor support, the situation is fragile and many essential programs remain ....

  • Lebanon reports 513 new Covid-19 cases

    Date: 2021-10-01 17:35:25 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:9196596

    BEIRUT, Oct 1 (MENA) – Lebanon has recorded 513 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, raising the tally of infections to 624,743, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said Friday. In addition, eight more deaths were recorded over the ....

  • Egyptian section opened in library of Sudan's Red Sea state

    Date: 2021-10-01 17:29:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:9196588

    CAIRO, Oct 1 (MENA) - Governor of Sudan's Red Sea State Abdallah Shangarai and Egypt’s General Consul in Port Sudan Sameh Farouq Shehata opened on Friday the Egyptian section in the library of the Red Sea State. In a statement, the Foreign ....

  • Morocco reports 936 new Covid-19 cases, 23 fatalities

    Date: 2021-10-01 16:27:58 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:9196524

    RABAT, Oct 1 (MENA) – As many as 936 new coronavirus cases were detected in Morocco over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the kingdom to 934,007, said the Moroccan Health Ministry. In a statement released on Friday, the ....

  • Kuwait calls for holding Israel responsible for violations in Palestinian areas

    Date: 2021-10-01 15:55:52 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:9196491

    KUWAIT CITY/GENEVA, Oct 1 (MENA) - Kuwait said the international community should always be reminded to hold Israeli occupation forces accountable for violating international law in occupied Palestinian territories so they know they "don't have ....

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