ar
en
fr
All News
- Service : English General
-
Saudi Arabia urges citizens to postpone Lebanon travel
Date: 2020-02-29 09:30:12 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8332492
BEIRUT, Feb 29 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia urged its citizens and residents to postpone travel to Lebanon over concerns of the spread of coronavirus, the Saudi embassy in Lebanon said on Twitter on Saturday. Lebanon confirmed its fourth case of the ....
-
3 members of PMF killed in Daesh attack northern Baghdad
Date: 2020-02-29 09:24:13 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:8332489
BAGHDAD, Feb 29 (MENA) - At least three elements of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) were killed Saturday in a terrorist attack the took place in northern Baghdad, Iraq's military media cell said. Iraqi security forces have launched a manhunt ....
-
Malaysia's Mahathir to stand again for PM
Date: 2020-02-29 08:51:06 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:14 - ID:8332430
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 29 (MENA) - Mahathir Mohamad has said he will stand again for prime minister on behalf of the former ruling coalition. In a statement issued here this morning, the presidential council said it provides full support for ....
-
Kuwait takes part in Arab interior ministers meetings in Tunis
Date: 2020-02-29 08:48:04 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:8332460
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 29 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Interior Minister Anas El Saleh left here on Saturday for Tunis to attend the 37th session of the Arab Interior Ministers Council. Saleh will hold talks with his Arab counterparts on the sidelines of the ....
-
Taliban negotiators arrive in Qatar to sign deal with US
Date: 2020-02-29 08:37:56 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:8332428
KABUL, Feb 29 (MENA) - A 31-member Taliban delegation arrived in Qatar on Saturday to oversee the signing of the troop withdrawal deal, said Russia Today channel. Taliban's political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will sign the agreement on the ....
-
AL chief discusses with Algerian officials Arab summit, regional developments
Date: 2020-02-29 08:36:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:8332442
CAIRO, Feb 29 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit will have talks with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Arab regional important files along with preparations for the coming Arab summit that will be hosted by ....
-
427 new coronavirus cases reported in China
Date: 2020-02-29 08:25:02 GMT - China - World - SN:10 - ID:8332368
BEIJING, Feb 29 (MENA) - Chinese health authority said Saturday it received reports of 427 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 47 deaths on Friday on the Chinese mainland, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Among the ....
-
Iceland confirms first coronavirus case
Date: 2020-02-29 08:20:34 GMT - Iceland - World - SN:9 - ID:8332353
REYKJAVIK, Feb 29 (MENA) - Iceland affirmed on Saturday that the new coronavirus reached the subarctic island after a man in his forties, who had recently returned from a trip to northern Italy, tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The man ....
-
Egypt signs agreement on filling, operation of GERD
Date: 2020-02-29 08:17:54 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:8 - ID:8332317
CAIRO, Feb 29 (MENA) - Egypt signed an agreement on the rules of filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), after five-year negotiations, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. Egypt's participation in the GERD talks on ....
-
AL chief urges ceasefire in northwestern Syria
Date: 2020-02-29 08:09:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:8332415
CAIRO, Feb 29 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Saturday urged all parties in Syria to reach a ceasefire in northwestern Syria. He warned of any military escalation resulting from regional or international ....
