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Iraq imposes firm anti-COVID 19 measures on returnees from Iran
Date: 2020-03-01 11:17:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8333564
BAGHDAD, March 1 (MENA) - Iraq security forces have adopted strict security measures against Iraqi returnees from Iran to avert the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that emerged late last year in China, an Iraqi security source said on ....
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SOHR: Syrian army takes over Sanamin city in Rif Deraa
Date: 2020-03-01 11:17:00 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:8333537
LONDON, March 1 (MENA) - The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said Syrian army forces took over Sanamin city of Rif Deraa. The observatory said fierce clashes broke out between fighters - previously affiliated to armed ....
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AP speaker to deliver lecture on Arab solidarity challenges in Ain Shams on Tuesday
Date: 2020-03-01 11:15:39 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:8333784
CAIRO, March 1 (MENA) - Arab Parliament (AP) Speaker Mishaal bin Fahm al Salami will deliver a lecture on Tuesday on Arab solidarity to face challenges in the Arab world at Ain Shams University. Higher Education Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, ....
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Iraqi envoy to Turkey urges citizens willing to return home to contact Iraq Airways
Date: 2020-03-01 10:39:23 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:8333661
ANKARA, March 1 (MENA) - Iraqi Ambassador to Turkey Hassan Al Janabi on Sunday called on Iraqis willing to return home from Ankara to contact Iraqi Airways to organize their return flights, Al Sumariya News reported. The Iraqi ambassador said ....
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Libya: No coronavirus cases detected
Date: 2020-03-01 10:30:02 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:8333660
TRIPOLI, March 1 (MENA) - The Libyan National Center For Infectious Diseases Prevention And Control said on Sunday that no coronavirus cases have been detected in the country. In a statement, the center said a national committee was formed for ....
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Madbouli issues decision declaring governorates, areas in most need for development
Date: 2020-03-01 10:27:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:8333603
CAIRO, March 1 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Sunday issued a decision to consider a number of governorates and areas as part of "Sector A" which are in most need for development in application of Article 11 of Investment Law No. 72 for ....
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Local development minister highlights role of "Tahiya Misr" Fund in supporting citizens
Date: 2020-03-01 08:55:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:8333527
CAIRO, March 1 (MENA) - Minister of Local Development Mahmoud Shaarawy highlighted the role of "Tahiya Misr Fund" in supporting citizens in the various Egyptian governorates in cooperation with the civil society organizations. The minister's ....
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Green Zone, Senak Bridge closed in case of staging protests
Date: 2020-03-01 08:54:01 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8333497
BAGHDAD, March 1 (MENA) - The Green Zone and al Senak Bridge in central Baghdad were closed in anticipation of mass protests that might be staged calling for reforms, an Iraqi security source said. The Iraqi parliament will hold an exceptional ....
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Nearly 7,000 being monitored in N. Korea for apparent coronavirus symptoms
Date: 2020-03-01 08:38:18 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:15 - ID:8333499
PYONGYANG, March 1 (MENA) - North Korea has placed an additional 3,900 people under medical monitoring for apparently showing symptoms of the novel coronavirus, raising the number of suspected patients to nearly 7,000 in the country that has yet to ....
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Muhyiddin takes oath as 8th PM before King
Date: 2020-03-01 08:10:44 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:14 - ID:8333471
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (MEAN) - Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin took his oath of office as the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, at Istana Negara, the ....