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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 ....
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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 ....
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Saudi Arabia reports 796 new COVID-19 cases, 557 recoveries
Date: 2021-08-09 17:45:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:9103480
RIYADH, Aug 9 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia recorded 796 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 534,312. The Saudi Ministry of Health said 11 new deaths have been reported, putting the tally of fatalities at ....
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Libya reports 2,001 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-08-09 12:08:51 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:9102968
TRIPOLI, August 9 (MENA) - Libya registered 2,001 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 269,847, the National Center for Disease Control announced Monday. In a statement carried by Libya's Africa news ....
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Bomb attack targets power line in Iraq's Nineveh province
Date: 2021-08-09 07:45:55 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:9102317
BAGHDAD, Aug 9 (MENA) - A power transmission line in Iraq's Nineveh has been stopped due to a sabotage act, INA reported Monday. A statement by the General Company for Northern Electricity Transmission stated that the line east of Mosul - Mosul ....
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Bushfires under control in various parts of Lebanon - Lebanese army
Date: 2021-08-08 22:32:53 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:9102077
BEIRUT, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Lebanese Army General Command said that its units manged to put out wildfires that consumed about 810 feddans in various parts across Lebanon. Supported by helicopters and in cooperation with Civil Defense units, the ....
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Libyan embassy urges nationals in Cairo to fill out follow-up forms
Date: 2021-08-08 21:14:45 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:9102023
TRIPOLI, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Libyan embassy in Cairo has called on all Libyan expats (refugees) in Cairo to fill out follow-up forms no later than Thursday, August 19. The embassy set the deadline in an announcement published by the Libyan News ....
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Aramco posts nearly 300% leap in second-quarter profit
Date: 2021-08-08 18:57:40 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:9101862
RIYADH, Aug 8 (MENA) - Saudi state oil giant Aramco reported a stunning 288% increase in net income to $25.5 billion for the second quarter, while maintaining its dividend of $18.8 billion, as big oil benefits from higher prices and a recovery in ....
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Sudan recalls ambassador to Ethiopia for consultations
Date: 2021-08-08 18:10:02 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:9101890
KHARTOUM, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Sudanese Foreign Ministry on Sunday recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia for consultations. In a statement, the ministry said it took the decision after monitoring Ethiopian officials' refusal of the Sudanese offer to ....
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Lebanon reports 1,552 new Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths
Date: 2021-08-08 17:34:59 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:9101887
BEIRUT, Aug 8 (MENA) – Lebanon has recorded 1,552 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, raising the tally of infections to 571,650, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced Sunday. In addition, five more deaths were recorded over ....