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Council of Senior Islamic Scholars welcomes Saudi decision on Hajj

Date: 2021-06-12 16:06:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:9006393

RIYADH, June 12 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Islamic Scholars supported a decision made by Saudi Arabia to limit registration for this year’s Hajj (pilgrimage) to citizens and residents of the kingdom, at a total of ....

Iraq reports 3,831 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-06-12 15:47:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:9006379

BAGHDAD, June 12 (MENA) - The Iraqi Health Ministry reported 3,831 new coronavirus cases and 22 deaths over the past 24 hours. In a statement on Saturday, the ministry said about 4,095 COVID-19 patients recovered. The total number of ....

Saudi Arabia says hajj to be limited to 60,000 in kingdom

Date: 2021-06-12 11:23:00 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:9005921

RIYADH, June 12 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia announced Saturday this year's hajj pilgrimage will be limited to no more than 60,000 people, all of them from within the kingdom, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The announcement by the kingdom ....

Algerians head to polling stations to choose their representatives at parliament

Date: 2021-06-12 09:04:33 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:9005529

ALGIERS, June 12 (MENA) - Millions of Algerians headed Saturday to polling stations throughout the country to choose their representatives at parliament. According to the Algerian news agency (APS), more than 24 million voters will choose their ....

Death toll from Houthi attack on Ma'rib rises to 10

Date: 2021-06-11 22:37:42 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:9005311

ADEN, June 11 (MENA) - The death toll from a shelling launched by the Houthi militia on Yemen's Ma'rib rose to 10 people. The Houthi attack targeted a mosque and women's prison in Ma'rib downtown on Thursday, local sources said. (MENA) M S H/A ....

Morocco: EU parl’t resolution not to change political nature of Morocco, Spain crisis

Date: 2021-06-11 22:37:19 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:9005336

RABAT, June 11 (MENA) – The resolution adopted, Thursday, by the European Parliament will not change the political nature of the crisis between Morocco and Spain, the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad ....

UAE elected to UN Security Council for 2022-23

Date: 2021-06-11 22:36:51 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:9005353

ABU DHABI/NEW YORK, June 11 (MENA) – Member States of the United Nations gathered at the General Assembly and elected the United Arab Emirates to serve on the United Nations Security Council alongside Albania, Brazil, Gabon, and Ghana for the term ....

Kuwait reports 3 COVID-19 deaths, 1,657 more infections

Date: 2021-06-11 21:56:48 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:9005333

KUWAIT CITY, June 11 (MENA) – Kuwait's Ministry of Health on Friday reported 1,657 more infections of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, pushing the caseload to 325,014, KUNA reported. People who recovered from the virus hit 1,280 in the same ....

Tunisia reports 2,161 new coronavirus infections, 60 fatalities

Date: 2021-06-11 21:22:35 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:9005303

TUNIS, June 11 (MENA) – Tunisia registered 2,161 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 364,819, the Ministry of Public Health announced in a statement Friday. As many as 60 people died from the virus, ....

Morocco reports 400 fresh Covid-19 cases, 10 deaths

Date: 2021-06-11 18:44:06 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:9005204

RABAT, June 11 (MENA) - Morocco's Covid-19 tally rose on Friday to 523,165 as 400 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the Moroccan Ministry of Health said in a statement. The statement said the death toll from the coronavirus in ....