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  • Iraq: 51 dead, injured after fire engulfed COVID-19 isolation ward at hospital

    Date: 2021-07-12 23:00:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:121 - ID:9058692

    BAGHDAD, July 12 (MENA) - As many as 21 people have died and 30 others wounded after a fire ripped through an isolation ward at al-Imam al-Hussein Hospital in Dhi Qar province where COVID-19 patients were being treated, an Iraqi security source said ....

  • Rafah crossing remains open to send aid to Gaza, receive wounded Palestinians

    Date: 2021-07-12 21:04:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:111 - ID:9058650

    RAFAH, July 12 (MENA) – Egyptian authorities kept the Rafah border crossing open Monday to receive wounded and stranded Palestinians and allow humanitarian relief assistance into the Gaza Strip. According to official sources, Rafah, the only ....

  • Jordan reports 797 new COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths

    Date: 2021-07-12 16:21:03 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:9058350

    AMMAN, July 12 (MENA) – The Jordanian Health Ministry said 767 new coronavirus cases and seven virus-related deaths were recorded in the kingdom on Monday, raising the total number of infections to 757,690 and the fatalities to 9,843 respectively, ....

  • Awadallah, Sharif Hassan sentenced to 15 years in sedition trial in Jordan

    Date: 2021-07-12 15:20:23 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:9058125

    AMMAN, July 12 (MENA) - The Jordanian State Security Court (SSC) on Monday sentenced Bassim Awadallah and Sharif "Abdul Rahman Hassan" bin Zaid to 15 years in prison, wrapping up a 3-month trial in the high-profile "sedition case" that came to light ....

  • 1,244 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2021-07-12 15:18:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:9058187

    RIYADH, July 12 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health announced Monday that 1,244 new confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus have been reported in the Kingdom, bringing the total number to 502,439, including 10,510 active cases. Of these, there ....

  • Iraq reports 9,149 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-07-12 14:44:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:9058053

    BAGHDAD, July 12 (MENA) - The Iraqi Ministry of Health registered on Monday 9,149 new cases of COVID-19, according to AlSumaria news channel. “As many as 7,098 patients recovered in all the provinces of the country,” said a statement issued by ....

  • Oman reports 1,167 new Covid-19 cases, 12 deaths

    Date: 2021-07-12 14:35:23 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:9057882

    MUSCAT, July 12 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health in Oman reported on Monday 1,167 new cases of coronavirus and 12 deaths over the past 24 hours. The total number of cases registered in the Sultanate has now reached 286,072. Total fatalities hit ....

  • UAE reports 1,542 Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths

    Date: 2021-07-12 14:34:43 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:9057851

    ABU DHABI, July 12 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Monday reported 1,542 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, 1,519 recoveries and 4 deaths. The new cases were detected through 238,114 additional tests, according to WAM news ....

  • Libya reports 2,679 new COVID-19 infections

    Date: 2021-07-12 13:57:52 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:9057847

    TRIPOLI, July 12 (MENA) - The National Centre for Disease Control in Libya said Monday that 2,679 people have been infected with COVID-19 during the past 24 hours while 343 others recovered. Al Wasat Gate quoted a statement by the center as ....

  • Arab Parliament speaker embarks on European tour to prepare for 1st Global Parliamentary Summit

    Date: 2021-07-12 13:32:43 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:9057849

    CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel Al-Assoumi has embarked on a European tour that will include Vienna and Geneva, to prepare for the First Global Parliamentary Summit, slated for September 9 in Austria. In a statement ....

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