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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 ....

UN says it fears 'bloodbath' in northwest Syria fighting

Date: 2020-02-22 00:34:33 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8322155

The United Nations warned on Friday that fighting in northwest Syria could "end in a bloodbath, Sky news reported. OCHA spokesman Jens Laerke told a news briefing in Geneva said "We call for an immediate ceasefire to prevent further suffering ....

Saudi FM: Pressure on Iran should continue

Date: 2020-02-21 16:09:18 GMT - Germany - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8321899

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan called for continuing pressure on Iran to stop its interference in the affairs of the region's countries. In a press conference with his German counterpart Heiko Maas, the Saudi minister said that ....

Yemeni defense minister survives assassination attempt

Date: 2020-02-20 00:34:05 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:8319562

Yemeni Defense Minister Mohammed al-Maqdishi survived an assassination attempt after the explosion of a landmine in Sarwah front in Marib Governorate in eastern Yemen, Al Arabia Al Hadath channel reported. The channel added on Wednesday that four ....

Bahraini king lauds ties with Pakistan

Date: 2020-02-20 00:28:56 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8319558

Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa hailed deeply-rooted historical relations binding Bahrain and Pakistan, built on the basis of cooperation and mutual respect, state news agency BNA reported Wednesday. This came as he received at Al-Safriya ....

Bashir interrogated about Islamic movement's financial links with int'l terrorists

Date: 2020-02-16 23:18:16 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:8315002

Anti-corruption and financial investigations prosecution in Sudan has questioned on Sunday the ousted President Omar al-Bashir on links between senior finance officers at the Islamic Movement and international terrorists. The probe was launched ....