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Saudi Arabia reports 604 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-08-16 14:07:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:9114418
RIYADH, Aug 16 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia has recorded 604 new confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the total number registered in the country since the beginning of the outbreak to 539,129. The Saudi Ministry of Health said seven new deaths have ....
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Abul Gheit probes with Japanese FM Arab-Japanese cooperation
Date: 2021-08-16 13:01:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:9114275
CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit discussed on Monday with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi means to deepen cooperation between the pan-Arab organization and Japan within the framework of the Japan-Arab ....
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Libya registers 2,688 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-08-16 11:37:20 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:9114199
TRIPOLI, Aug 16 (MENA) - Libya registered 2,688 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 284,618, the National Center for Disease Control announced on Monday. In a statement, the center added that 1,688 ....
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UAE announces 1,109 new COVID-19 cases, 1,505 recoveries, 2 deaths in last 24 hours
Date: 2021-08-16 10:56:03 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:9114085
ABU DHABI, Aug 16 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 249,792 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM News Agency reported. In a ....
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Kirkuk power transmission towers detonated
Date: 2021-08-16 08:39:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:9113651
BAGHDAD, Aug 16 (MENA) - The Iraqi Electricity Ministry said on Monday power transmission towers in Kirkuk were detonated. In a statement, the ministry said terrorist elements insist on targeting vital national facilities. The ministry is ....
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High Council of Libya urges joint military commission to stay away from politics
Date: 2021-08-16 07:35:02 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:9113491
TRIPOLI, Aug 16 (MENA) - The High Council of State in Libya has urged the joint military commission (5+5) to stick to its own duties and stay away from politics. In a statement Monday, the High Council said the commission should not engage in ....
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Kuwait urges Kuwaitis to leave Afghanistan immediately
Date: 2021-08-15 22:50:53 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:9113271
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 15 (MENA) – Kuwait's Foreign Ministry has urged all Kuwaitis to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible amid the deterioration of security situations in the country due to advances made by the Taliban in key provinces. In a ....
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Saudi Arabia evacuates all diplomats, staff from Kabul
Date: 2021-08-15 22:18:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:9113378
RIYADH, Aug 15 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia has evacuated all the members of its diplomatic mission in Afghanistan, due to the current and unstable conditions in the country, according to Saudi Press Agency SPA on Sunday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ....
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Egypt FM condoles with Algerian counterpart over wildfires
Date: 2021-08-15 22:15:06 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:9113365
CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry made a phone call with his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra to express Egypt's solidarity with Algeria over the recent wildfires that swept through several parts of the North African ....
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Lebanon's army arrests land plot owner of Akkar explosion
Date: 2021-08-15 19:30:33 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:9113225
BEIRUT, Aug 15 (MENA) – The Lebanese army announced on Sunday the arrest of an owner of land plot, where a fuel tank exploded in the town of Tleil in Akkar, NNA reported. The Army Command’s Orientation Directorate said in a statement that the ....