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Jordan reports 926 new Covid-19 cases, 13 deaths in one day

Date: 2021-08-10 17:05:24 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:9105143

AMMAN, Aug 10 (MENA) - The Jordanian Health Ministry said 926 new coronavirus cases and 13 virus-related deaths were recorded in the kingdom on Tuesday, taking the tally of infections to 779,019 and the fatalities to 10,148, Petra news agency ....

Bahrain condoles with Algeria over wildfire casualties

Date: 2021-08-10 17:05:04 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:9105141

MANAMA, Aug 10 (MENA) - Bahrain has offered condolences and sympathy to the government and people of Algeria over the victims of the wildfires which swept several regions, killing dozens of people, injuring others and resulting in massive property ....

Burhan: We insist on achieving peace in Sudan

Date: 2021-08-10 17:04:47 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:9105071

KHARTOUM, Aug 10 (MENA) - President of the Sovereignty Council Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has asserted his resolve on achieving peace in Sudan and protecting it. Addressing a celebration in Al Fashir city on the occasion of the inauguration of ....

Scores of Houthis fighters killed, wounded in Maarib shelling

Date: 2021-08-10 15:27:28 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:9104891

ADEN, Aug 10 (MENA) - Scores of Houthi militia soldiers were killed and wounded in artillery and aerial shelling on their positions on the outskirts of the Yemeni province of Maarib. A Yemeni TV station said the Yemeni army's artillery targeted ....

Saudi Arabia reports 864 new COVID-19 cases, 451 recoveries

Date: 2021-08-10 14:28:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:9104751

RIYADH, Aug 10 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia recorded 864 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 535,176. The Saudi Ministry of Health said 12 new deaths have been reported, putting the tally of fatalities at ....

Palestine mufti calls for confronting judaism schemes at Ibrahimi Mosque

Date: 2021-08-10 13:02:46 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:9104405

RAMALLAH, Aug 10 (MENA) - The Grand Mufti of Al Quds and the Palestinian Authority Sheikh Muhammad Hussein has called on Al Aqsa Mosque preacher to confront the Judaization schemes of the Israeli occupation authorities at the Ibrahimi Mosque. In ....

UAE provides urgent aid to Greece

Date: 2021-08-10 11:00:55 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:9104201

ABU DHABI, Aug 10 (MENA) - The UAE, through its humanitarian arm, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), is providing urgent aid to support civilians affected by wildfires in Greece, WAM reported. The UAE also assisted the efforts aimed at suppressing ....

Terrorist attack targets power lines in Iraq

Date: 2021-08-10 09:57:11 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:9104283

BAGHDAD, Aug 10 (MENA) - Iraqi authorities on Tuesday said that power lines between Kirkuk and Baiji came under a terrorist attack that damaged seven power towers. The Northern Electricity Company said in a statement that the terrorist operations ....

UNICEF says more children killed due to escalation of violence in Syria

Date: 2021-08-10 08:15:04 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:9104060

NEW YORK, Aug 10 (MENA) - UNICEF Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Bertrand Bainvel has warned that an escalation of violence in Syria is killing more children. “An ongoing escalation of violence in Syria, especially ....

Tunisian president receives Bahraini FM

Date: 2021-08-09 21:04:32 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:9103759

TUNIS, Aug 9 (MENA) – Tunisian President Kais Saied met on Monday in Carthage with Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani, who was carrying a verbal message from King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Saied expressed his gratitude to ....