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1st flight carrying Umrah pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia after COVID-19 travel ban lifted

Date: 2021-08-20 21:07:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:9122146

RIYADH, Aug 20 (MENA) – Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz International Airport received on Friday the first flight, with Umrah pilgrims on board, after COVID-19 travel ban lifted, Saudi Press Service (SPA) reported. Saudi Arabia set a plan to ....

Tunisian president sacks Ben Arous governor, anti-graft agency chief

Date: 2021-08-20 20:57:21 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:9122145

TUNIS, Aug 20 (MENA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday issued a decree dismissing Ben Arous Governor Ali Saied. The president also relieved Secretary-General of the country's National Anti-Corruption Authority Anouer Ben Hassen of ....

Morocco administers 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 17,220,526 people

Date: 2021-08-20 19:59:49 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:9122056

RABAT, Aug 20 (MENA) – The Moroccan Health Ministry said that the total number of people, who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Morocco, reached 17,220,526 people. Morocco has administered a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to ....

Kuwait registers 226 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

Date: 2021-08-20 19:45:17 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:9122107

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 20 (MENA) - Kuwait's daily coronavirus cases rose by 226 to 407,878, while deaths increased by two to 2,401, KUNA news agency quoted the Health Ministry as saying in a statement on Friday. Another 618 people were cured of the ....

Sudan welcomes deal between AU, Somalia to renew mandate of AMISOM

Date: 2021-08-20 18:39:21 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:9121925

KHARTOUM, Aug 20 (MENA) – Sudan welcomed on Friday an agreement reached between the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Somali Federal Government to renew the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). In a press release, the ....

Putin calls on world community to continue dialogue with Libyan political forces

Date: 2021-08-20 18:23:32 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:9121927

MOSCOW, Aug 20 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin urged on Friday the international community to continue working with all Libyan political forces to safeguard the reached agreements and move the settlement forward, Sputnik news agency ....

Japanese FM to visit Baghdad Saturday

Date: 2021-08-20 17:47:46 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:9121907

BAGHDAD, Aug 20 (MENA) - The Iraqi Foreign Ministry announced that Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi is due to pay an official visit to Baghdad on Saturday, Alsumaria news channel reported Friday. Motegi, accompanied by an ....

Morocco reports 8,216 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Date: 2021-08-20 17:39:47 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:9121984

RABAT, Aug 20 (MENA) - As many as 8,216 new coronavirus cases were detected in Morocco over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 799,775, said the Moroccan Health Ministry. In a statement carried by MAP news ....

Lebanon registers 1,019 new Covid-19 infections

Date: 2021-08-20 17:30:01 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:9121970

BEIRUT, Aug 20 (MENA) - Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health announced on Friday 1,019 new cases of COVID-19, raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 589,597. Five deaths have been recorded, upping the total number of fatalities to ....

Putin to meet Jordanian King in Moscow on Monday

Date: 2021-08-20 17:25:21 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:9121965

MOSCOW, Aug 20 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Jordanian King Abdullah II in Moscow on Monday, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov said. "Yes, and a working meeting (with President Putin) will be held on Monday," ....