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Saudi Arabia calls on pilgrims to abide by precautionary measures

Date: 2021-07-18 16:13:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:9068415

RIYADH, July 18 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry has called on all pilgrims to abide by the precautionary measures against coronavirus during this year's Hajj season. In a press release on Sunday, the ministry urged the pilgrims to regularly ....

Saudi Arabia records 12 COVID-19 deaths, 1,055 new infections

Date: 2021-07-18 14:58:28 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:9068393

RIYADH, July 18 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia confirmed 12 new COVID-19 related deaths on Sunday, raising the total number of fatalities to 8,075, Arab News reported. The Saudi Ministry of Health confirmed 1,055 new cases in the Kingdom in the previous ....

UAE: 16,631 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in past 24 hours

Date: 2021-07-18 13:27:51 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:9068362

ABU DHABI, July 18 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced that 16,631 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered during the past 24 hours, WAM reported. The total number of doses provided up to Sunday stands at ....

Arab Lawyers Union sends message to EU parliament on holding Morocco accountable for migration

Date: 2021-07-18 11:57:59 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:9067918

CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Arab Lawyers Union Mekkaoui Benaissa sent a message to the European Parliament, expressing deep worry over the parliament decision to issue a resolution holding Morocco responsible for the migration ....

AP speaker: Formation of new Lebnases gov't urgent priority to save country

Date: 2021-07-18 11:25:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:9067857

CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament (AP) Adel bin Abdel Rahman al-Assoumi called for the formation of a Lebanese government at the nearest possible time, saying the current political deadlock would have severe impact on the ....

UAE logs 1,529 new COVID-19 infections

Date: 2021-07-18 11:05:24 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:9068015

ABU DHABI, July 18 (MENA) - The UAE recorded 1,529 new COVID-19 cases, 1,504 recoveries and two deaths over 24 hours, the country’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) reported on Sunday. Health authorities ....

UAE leaders send condolences to King of Belgium over flood victims

Date: 2021-07-18 10:38:10 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:9067920

ABU DHABI, July 18 (MENA) - UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to King Philippe of Belgium on the victims of the floods that inundated a number of Belgian cities due to heavy rains, WAM reported ....

Morocco reports 2,853 new Covid-19 cases, 7 fatalities

Date: 2021-07-17 20:24:51 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:9067260

RABAT, July 17 (MENA) - As many as 2,853 new coronavirus cases were detected in Morocco over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 555,488, said the Health Ministry. In a statement carried by MAP news agency, the ....

Lebanon registers 488 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-07-17 19:21:39 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:9067334

BEIRUT, July 17 (MENA) - Lebanon recorded 488 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 55,492. The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said on Saturday that a new death was reported, bringing the total ....

Kuwait reports 1,226 new coronavirus cases, 18 fatalities

Date: 2021-07-17 18:35:18 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:9067304

KUWAIT CITY, July 17 (MENA) - Kuwait's Health Ministry reported Saturday 1,226 coronavirus infections, 1,515 recoveries and 18 deaths over the past 24 hours. The new figures bring the tallies of infections and recoveries to 384,573 and 365,507 ....