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UAE announces 1,109 new COVID-19 cases, 1,505 recoveries, 2 deaths in last 24 hours

Date: 2021-08-16 10:56:03 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:9114085

ABU DHABI, Aug 16 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 249,792 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM News Agency reported. In a ....

Kirkuk power transmission towers detonated

Date: 2021-08-16 08:39:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:9113651

BAGHDAD, Aug 16 (MENA) - The Iraqi Electricity Ministry said on Monday power transmission towers in Kirkuk were detonated. In a statement, the ministry said terrorist elements insist on targeting vital national facilities. The ministry is ....

High Council of Libya urges joint military commission to stay away from politics

Date: 2021-08-16 07:35:02 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:9113491

TRIPOLI, Aug 16 (MENA) - The High Council of State in Libya has urged the joint military commission (5+5) to stick to its own duties and stay away from politics. In a statement Monday, the High Council said the commission should not engage in ....

Kuwait urges Kuwaitis to leave Afghanistan immediately

Date: 2021-08-15 22:50:53 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:9113271

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 15 (MENA) – Kuwait's Foreign Ministry has urged all Kuwaitis to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible amid the deterioration of security situations in the country due to advances made by the Taliban in key provinces. In a ....

Saudi Arabia evacuates all diplomats, staff from Kabul

Date: 2021-08-15 22:18:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:9113378

RIYADH, Aug 15 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia has evacuated all the members of its diplomatic mission in Afghanistan, due to the current and unstable conditions in the country, according to Saudi Press Agency SPA on Sunday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ....

Egypt FM condoles with Algerian counterpart over wildfires

Date: 2021-08-15 22:15:06 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:9113365

CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry made a phone call with his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra to express Egypt's solidarity with Algeria over the recent wildfires that swept through several parts of the North African ....

Lebanon's army arrests land plot owner of Akkar explosion

Date: 2021-08-15 19:30:33 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:9113225

BEIRUT, Aug 15 (MENA) – The Lebanese army announced on Sunday the arrest of an owner of land plot, where a fuel tank exploded in the town of Tleil in Akkar, NNA reported. The Army Command’s Orientation Directorate said in a statement that the ....

Lebanon's army: 24 soldiers killed, missing in Akkar explosion

Date: 2021-08-15 17:51:32 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:9113055

BEIRUT, Aug 15 (MENA) – The Lebanese army said on Sunday that 24 soldiers were killed and went missing in the explosion of a fuel tank in the town of Al-Tleil in Akkar, NNA reported. "As a follow-up to the previous statement related to the ....

Kuwait records 306 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths

Date: 2021-08-15 17:49:41 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:9113086

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 15 (MENA) - Kuwait's daily coronavirus cases rose by 306 to 406,540 as deaths increased by three to 2,389, according to the health ministry on Sunday. Also, 606 people were cured of the virus, raising the total number of those to ....

Lebanon declares Monday national day of mourning

Date: 2021-08-15 17:41:51 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:9113061

BEIRUT, Aug 15 (MENA) - The Lebanese cabinet declared Monday a day of national mourning for the victims of the massive explosion of fuel tank in Akkar. The Lebanese flags are ordered to be lowered to half-staff. The number of victims of the ....