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  • Iraqi health ministry denies halting use of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine

    Date: 2021-06-20 09:34:57 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:9019476

    BAGHDAD, June 20 (MENA) - The Health Ministry dismissed Sunday reports purporting Iraq's intention to bring use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to a halt. Alsumaria TV quoted Riad al-Halfi, Director General of the Public Health as having said Iraq ....

  • Sudanese cabinet lauds FM's efforts in GERD negotiations

    Date: 2021-06-19 22:08:51 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:9019213

    KHARTOUM, June 19 (MENA) - The Council of Ministers has praised in its meeting the distinguished diplomatic efforts made by the minister of foreign affairs and her accompanying delegation in informing friendly African countries about Sudan's stance ....

  • Tunisia reports 2,193 new coronavirus infections, 86 fatalities

    Date: 2021-06-19 20:54:13 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:9019145

    TUNIS, June 19 (MENA) - Tunisia registered 2,193 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 381,175, the Ministry of Public Health announced in a statement Saturday. As many as 86 people died from the virus, ....

  • Morocco reports 439 new Covid-19 cases, 445 recoveries

    Date: 2021-06-19 19:37:29 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:9019064

    RABAT, June 19 (MENA) - A total of 439 new cases of infection with the new coronavirus and 445 recoveries have been recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, MAP reported. The number of people who received the first dose of the vaccine reached ....

  • Arab Coalition intercepts 11 Houthi drones targeting Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2021-06-19 19:14:16 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:9019039

    RIYADH, June 19 (MENA) - The Saudi-led Arab coalition in Yemen announced that 11 booby-trapped Houthi drones were intercepted and destroyed on Saturday. All the explosives-laden drones launched by the Houthi rebels toward the kingdom’s southern ....

  • UAE suspends flights from Liberia, Sierra Leon, Namibia

    Date: 2021-06-19 18:52:41 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:9018949

    ABU DHABI, June 19 (MENA) - The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) have announced the suspension of all inbound flights for national and international ....

  • Kuwait reports 1,497 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-06-19 18:51:34 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:9019022

    KUWAIT CITY, June 19 (MENA) - Kuwait's Ministry of Health on Saturday reported 11 new COVID-19 deaths and 1,497 infections over the past 24 hours. The ministry's spokesman Abdullah Al-Sanad said that the total fatalities increased to 1,862 and ....

  • UNSMIL to hold meeting for LPDF in Switzerland on June 28

    Date: 2021-06-19 18:50:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:9019020

    TRIPOLI, June 19 (MENA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is pleased to announce that it intends to convene an in-person meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Switzerland from 28 June to 1 July, the UN mission said ....

  • Lebanon registers 104 new coronavirus cases, 4 deaths

    Date: 2021-06-19 17:53:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:9018950

    BEIRUT, June 19 (MENA) – Lebanon recorded 104 new coronavirus cases and four deaths over the last 24 hours, according to the national disaster management operations room on Saturday. A total of 543,371 cases have now been recorded, alongside ....

  • Saudi Arabia stresses rights of Rohingya Muslims

    Date: 2021-06-19 14:58:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:9018604

    NEW YORK/RIYADH, June 19 (MENA) Saudi Arabia reiterated its firm stand on supporting the Muslim Rohingya to ensure their safety and security in addition to recognizing their basic rights. Wajdi Muharram, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent ....

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