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Arab League chief says Ethiopia’s withdrawal from Nile dam talks “unacceptable”

Date: 2020-03-03 05:57:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8336678

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit said Monday that Ethiopia’s withdrawal from the negotiations on the controversial dam it is building on the River Nile is unacceptable. This is an international issue connected with a transboundary ....

Kuwaiti minister to be isolated at home over COVID-19 fears

Date: 2020-03-02 09:24:05 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:8335216

Kuwaiti Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Mubarak al Harees will be isolated at home after his return from a vacation in Italy as a precautionary measure as part of a health plan to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) ....

Algeria confirms two more coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-03-02 07:43:40 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8335005

Algeria has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus infections, a woman and her daughter aged 53 and 24 years respectively, the Algerian Health Ministry said on Monday. The cases brought to three the number of people infected with the novel ....

KSA denies rumors about coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-03-01 00:43:51 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8333359

The committee concerned with following up the status of the Corona virus in Saudi Arabia confirmed that no cases of the novel virus have been registered in the kingdom. The committee urged everyone to communicate with the Health Center number ....

AL chief, Algerian president agree to hold Arab Summit before June 30

Date: 2020-03-01 00:42:46 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8333358

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit said Saturday the Arab Summit will be held before June 30 upon an agreement with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Following his meeting with Tebboune in Algiers, Abul Gheit said the ....

UAE Tour cancelled, dozens quarantined as two Italian participants tested positive

Date: 2020-02-28 14:23:37 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:8331826

Guests at two Abu Dhabi hotels who interacted with two Italians diagnosed with coronavirus have been placed under quarantine in the hotels, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on Friday. Other people who also interacted with the two Italians on ....

Syrian army resumes strikes against Turkish-backed terrorists in Rif Idlib

Date: 2020-02-28 12:25:13 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:8331649

The Syrian army resumed on Friday its military operations against Turkish-backed terrorists in Rif Idlib. According to the Syrian News Agency, the national army launched intensive strikes against terrorist sites at the Serqab axis inflicting ....

3 Syrian soldiers injured as Israeli helicopters strike army posts

Date: 2020-02-28 00:34:52 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8331053

Israeli helicopters fired missiles at Syrian army posts in Syria’s al-Qahtaniya, al-Hurriyeh and the liberated city of al-Quneitra, leaving three soldiers slightly injured. This was reported in breaking news in the national media. Nothing has ....

Libyan Army: Turkish drone kills 5 civilians of one family in Tripoli

Date: 2020-02-28 00:29:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8331050

Libyan Army spokesman Ahmed al-Mesmari said on Thursday that five civilians of one family were killed when a Turkish drone targeted their vehicle in Al Rawageh neighborhood of Tripoli, Sky News reported. The all-news network quoted the spokesman ....

2nd case of coronavirus detected in Bahrain

Date: 2020-02-25 06:10:51 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8326453

A second case of the deadly coronavirus has been detected in Bahrain, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Health confirmed. The second case was registered after a Bahraini woman arriving at the Bahrain International Airport from Iran via Dubai was examined ....