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Protestors try to enter Lebanese parliament

Date: 2021-08-04 16:44:31 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:9094836

BEIRUT, Aug 4 (MENA) - A group of protestors hurled stones toward the entrance to Lebanon's parliament building in the heart of the capital Beirut on Wednesday, state media reported. The protestors were trying to storm into the parliament's ....

12,713 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Iraq

Date: 2021-08-04 15:16:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:9094557

BAGHDAD, Aug 4 (MENA) – The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment confirmed on Wednesday 12,731 new cases of COVID-19, Iraqi News Agency reported. In a statement, the ministry said that “6,574 recovered cases were registered across all the ....

Saudi Arabia reports 1,043 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-08-04 14:08:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:9094451

RIYADH, Aug 4 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia reported 1,043 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections in the Kingdom to 529,995, the Health Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, ....

Abul Gheit calls on Lebanese politicians to support Lebanon to prevent its collapse

Date: 2021-08-04 13:27:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:9094219

CAIRO, Aug 4 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has called on Lebanese politicians to work on salvaging their country from collapse and get out of the current impasse. Addressing a conference on supporting the Lebanese ....

Saudi Arabia, US probe cooperation

Date: 2021-08-04 12:05:21 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:9094228

RIYADH, Aug 4 (MENA) - Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Relations Adel al Jubeir discussed during a meeting Wednesday with US Chargé d'Affaires Martina Strong means to strengthen relations between the two countries. According to the Saudi ....

Libya records 2,485 new coronavirus cases, 26 deaths

Date: 2021-08-04 11:37:52 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:9094164

TRIPOLI, Aug 4 (MENA) - Libya registered 2,485 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 260,951, the National Center for Disease Control announced Wednesday. In a statement carried by Libya's Africa news ....

UAE announces 1,519 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2021-08-04 11:25:03 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:9094059

ABU DHABI, Aug 4 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 191,032 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the Ministry stressed ....

Palestinian chief justice lauds Egypt’s support for Palestinian cause

Date: 2021-08-03 22:43:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:111 - ID:9093294

CAIRO, Aug 3 (MENA) – Mahmoud Habbash, the Palestinian chief justice and presidential adviser for religious affairs, praised Egypt’s great role in backing the Palestinian cause. Habbash’s remarks came on Tuesday after the General Secretariat for ....

Kuwait reports 785 new Covid-19 cases

Date: 2021-08-03 21:38:46 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:9093264

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 3 (MENA) – Kuwait's daily coronavirus cases jumped by 785 to 400,128 as deaths rose by six to 2,354, the Kuwaiti health ministry said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, 1,142 people recovered from the virus, taking total recoveries to ....

Somalia reports 97 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-08-03 19:53:25 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:9093052

MOGADISHU, Aug 3 (MENA) - The Somali Health Ministry announced that 97 new coronavirus cases were detected over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 15,594. In a statement carried by the Somali National News Agency (SONNA) ....