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Morocco administers 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 18,162,608 people

Date: 2021-08-27 18:26:24 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:9134127

RABAT, Aug 27 (MENA) – The Moroccan Health Ministry said that the total number of people, who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Morocco, reached 18,162,608 people. Morocco has administered a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to ....

Abul Gheit in Baghdad on Saturday to participate in regional conf. in support of Iraq

Date: 2021-08-27 18:26:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:9134123

CAIRO, Aug 27 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit will leave for Baghdad on Saturday to participate in a regional conference in support of Iraq, at an invitation of the Iraqi side. In statements on Friday, a well-placed source ....

Jordan reports 787 new coronavirus cases, 8 new fatalities

Date: 2021-08-27 16:44:57 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:9133965

AMMAN, Aug 27 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health announced reporting 787 new coronavirus cases and eight new Covid-19-related fatalities in the past 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 793,969 and the death toll to 10,358, Petra reported ....

Berri, US ambassador discuss situation in Lebanon

Date: 2021-08-27 16:30:32 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:9133921

BEIRUT, Aug 27 (MENA) - Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri met Friday US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea, the National News Agency of Lebanon reported. The two sides discussed the general situation and the latest developments in the ....

UAE announces 994 new COVID-19 cases, 1,570 recoveries

Date: 2021-08-27 14:07:00 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:9133509

ABU DHABI, Aug 27 (MENA) - The UAE's Ministry of Health and Prevention announced 994 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the country to 714,396, state news agency WAM reported Friday. The ....

Jordan's king expresses condolences over victims of Kabul attacks

Date: 2021-08-27 12:54:54 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:9133591

AMMAN, Aug 27 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah has condemned the terrorist attacks that targeted Kabul on Thursday, taking the lives of dozens of civilians and a number of US servicemen, Petra news agency reported on Friday. Expressing ....

GCC secretary general condemns Kabul Airport blast

Date: 2021-08-27 12:46:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:9133428

RIYADH, Aug 27 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef Falah Mubarak al-Hajraf denounced Friday the terror attacks that rocked the area outside Kabul Airport resulting in a number of killings and injuries, Saudi Press ....

UAE strongly condemns attack that targeted Sahel region in Burkina Faso

Date: 2021-08-27 12:40:53 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:9133352

ABU DHABI, Aug 27 (MENA) - The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted the Sahel region in northern Burkina Faso, leaving a number of people dead and wounded, state news agency WAM reported Friday. The UAE strongly condemns ....

UAE, Spain probe boosting military cooperation

Date: 2021-08-27 11:54:42 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:9133345

ABU DHABI, Aug 27 (MENA) - Minister of Defense Mohamed bin Ahmed al-Bowardi discussed during a phone call Friday with his Spanish counterpart Margarita Robles ways of boosting bilateral cooperation in the defense and military spheres to serve ....

OIC condemns Houthis' continued attempts to target civilians in Saudi Arabia

Date: 2021-08-27 11:45:38 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:9133342

RIYADH, Aug 27 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef Al-Othaimeen condemned the Houthi militia’s continued launch of explosive drones against civilians in Saudi Arabia. In a statement on Friday, the OIC ....