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Over 165 Houthis killed in Maarib clashes - Arab Coalition

Date: 2021-10-17 18:24:35 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:9222800

RIYADH, Oct 17 (MENA) - The Arab military coalition supporting Yemen's government said Sunday it had killed at least 165 Huthi rebels in strikes in southern Marib. The strikes also destroyed 10 military vehicles in the Abdiya district, the ....

Syria, Russia discuss cooperation in combating terrorism

Date: 2021-10-17 16:04:08 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:9222710

MOSCOW, Oct 17 (MENA) - Syrian President Bashar Assad on Sunday received in Damascus Russian presidential envoy for Syrian settlement Alexander Lavrentyev and discussed cooperation between the two countries in combating terrorism, TASS news agency ....

UAE underscores importance of peaceful coexistence, tolerance for peace

Date: 2021-10-17 15:59:54 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:9222641

ABU DHABI, NEW YORK, Oct 17 (MENA) - The UAE underscored the importance of promoting and embracing peaceful co-existence and tolerance to advance societies enriched by diversity and peace at the UN Security Council, WAM news agency reported. In a ....

Bahrain to host GCC health ministers meeting Thursday

Date: 2021-10-17 14:49:15 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:9222589

MANAMA, Oct 17 (MENA) - Bahraini Health Minister Faeqa bint Saeed Al Saleh said that Bahrain was honored to host the 7th meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries' health ministers and the 84th GCC Health Ministers General Conference on ....

Arab transport ministers council to convene in Egypt

Date: 2021-10-17 14:05:06 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:9222468

CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) - The executive bureau of the Arab transport ministers council will hold its 67th session in Cairo on Monday under chairmanship of Egypt's Minister of Transport Kamel Al Wazir, to prepare for the 34th session of the Arab ....

Four terrorists arrested in Iraq

Date: 2021-10-17 12:22:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:9222290

BAGHDAD, Oct 17 (MENA) - Iraq's security agencies arrested on Sunday four terrorists in three governorates. Iraqi military spokesman Yehya Rasoul said the terrorists were arrested in Al Tarmiya north of Baghdad, Anbar and Kirkuk. Rasoul had ....

Bahraini Commander-in-Chief receives US Marine Corps Commander

Date: 2021-10-17 12:21:41 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:9222341

MANAMA, Oct 17 (MENA) - Bahraini Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Major General Paul J. Rock, Commander of the Central Command of the US Marine Corps, BNA reported Sunday. Chief of Staff ....

Baghdad calls on Polish Red Cross to help Iraqi asylum seekers on borders with Belarus

Date: 2021-10-17 11:22:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:9222156

BAGHDAD, Oct 17 (MENA) - Iraq has called on the Polish Red Cross Organization to help Iraqi asylum seekers stuck on the Polish-Belarusian borders. This came during a meeting between the Iraqi chargé d'affaires in Warsaw Hassan Al Safi and the ....

Saudi Arabia allows fans attendance in stadiums, sports facilities at Full Capacity

Date: 2021-10-17 08:03:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:9221702

RIYADH, Oct 17 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Sports announced that sports fans will be allowed to attend in all sports stadiums and facilities at full capacity in various sports competitions from Sunday. The Ministry said the entry of fans to ....

Saudi Arabia eases Covid-19 curbs at Grand Mosque in Mecca

Date: 2021-10-16 22:54:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:9221513

RIYADH, Oct 16 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia started on Saturday removing stickers reminding people to observe social distancing inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, as part of decisions to loosen the restrictions that were in place due to the Covid-19 ....