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Jordan records 721 new coronavirus infections, 9 deaths

Date: 2021-08-20 16:13:13 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:9121834

AMMAN, Aug 20 (MENA) - 9 new deaths and 721 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recorded in Jordan on Friday, Petra News Agency said. With today’s fatalities and infections, the caseload and death toll from the disease have increased ....

Palestine records 1,026 new COVID-19 cases, one fatality

Date: 2021-08-20 14:19:20 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:9121619

RAMALLAH, Aug 20 (MENA) - Palestine recorded 1,026 new COVID-19 cases and one fatality in the last 24 hours, Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said Friday. In her daily report, Alkaila added that 293 coronavirus patients have recovered nationwide, ....

UAE affirms commitment to advancing technologies for peace and security at UN

Date: 2021-08-20 14:07:08 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:9121542

ABU DHABI/NEW YORK, Aug 20 (MENA) - The UAE affirmed its commitment to developing new methods and tools in order to better utilize modern technologies for the maintenance of international peace and security in collaboration with the UN system and ....

Lebanese president urges UN to act quickly to end Israel's violations

Date: 2021-08-20 11:57:31 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:9121360

BEIRUT, Aug 20 (MENA) - President Michel Aoun on Friday called on the United Nations to address Israel’s violations of Lebanon’s airspace, hours after Israel carried out an airstrike on Syria from Lebanon’s skies, Naharnet reported. Aoun voiced ....

Jordan sends second medial aid plane to Lebanon

Date: 2021-08-20 11:02:32 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:9121332

AMMAN, Aug 20 (MENA) - The Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO), in coordination with the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) and the Health Ministry, on Friday dispatched a second medical aid plane to Lebanon. The JHCO, in a statement ....

Tunisian president: New gov't to be announced in few days

Date: 2021-08-20 09:01:05 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:9121115

TUNIS, Aug 20 (MENA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied said that he will announce the formation of a new government within the coming few days. This was announced at a meeting on Friday with Minister of Social Affairs Mohamed Trabelsi and Acting ....

Suffering of Lebanese to have electricity, fuel continued

Date: 2021-08-19 22:48:47 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:9120837

BEIRUT, Aug 19 (MENA) – The suffering of the Lebanese people for securing their needs from electricity and fuel continued on Thursday. Lebanon has suffered a severe economic crisis over the past 18 months, which made the government unable to ....

Arab Conference of Chiefs of Investigation recommends tightening security on human organ traffickers

Date: 2021-08-19 18:49:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:9120406

CAIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) – The participants of the 18th Arab Conference of Chiefs of Investigation and Forensic Evidence recommended to tighten security supervision on human organ traffickers and enhancing national, regional and international ....

Jordan sees 12 COVID-19 fatalities, 782 new cases on Thursday

Date: 2021-08-19 16:54:53 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:9120402

AMMAN, Aug 19 (MENA) – Jordan’s Ministry of Health announced that 12 new Covid-19 fatalities and 782 new cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 10,264 and the caseload to 787, 367, Petra reported. To date, ....

Lebanon reports 1,993 new coronavirus infections, 6 deaths

Date: 2021-08-19 16:52:28 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:9120422

BEIRUT, Aug 19 (MENA) - In its daily report on COVID-19 developments, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced on Thursday the registration of 1,993 new infections with Coronavirus, which raised the cumulative number of confirmed cases to ....