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Jordan reports 396 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths
Date: 2021-08-07 15:10:15 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:9099856
AMMAN, Aug 7 (MENA) – The Jordanian Health Ministry said 396 new coronavirus cases and 11 virus-related deaths were recorded in the kingdom on Saturday, raising the total number of infections to 776,178 and the fatalities to 10,116, Petra news ....
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97 illegal immigrants seized near Tripoli coasts
Date: 2021-08-07 15:06:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:9099785
TRIPOLI, Aug 7 (MENA) - The Libyan coastal guards seized on Saturday a boat west off Tripoli coast over carrying 97 illegal immigrants of various nationalities. The illegal immigrants were handed over the administration of combating illegal ....
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Kuwait renews commitment to support Yemen's stability
Date: 2021-08-07 15:03:54 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:9099733
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah on Saturday congratulated Hans Grundberg on his appointment as the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy to Yemen. During a phone call, the Kuwaiti top ....
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Saudi Arabia reports 850 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-08-07 14:11:32 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:9099567
RIYADH, Aug 7 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia reported 850 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 532,785, the Health Ministry said in a statement Saturday. According to the statement, nine new virus-related fatalities ....
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Blinken & Lamamra discuss developments in Tunisia & Libya
Date: 2021-08-07 07:33:41 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:9098769
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (MENA) - Secretary of State Antony John Blinken and Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra held talks on Saturday on the recent developments in Tunisia and Libya. State Department Spokesman Ned Price said in a statement that ....
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Yemen welcomes appointment of new UN envoy
Date: 2021-08-06 21:04:17 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:9098531
ADEN, Aug 5 (MENA) - The Yemeni Government on Friday welcomed the appointment of Hans Grundberg of Sweden as Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General António Guterres for Yemen. Grundberg succeeds Martin Griffiths. In a statement, the Yemeni ....
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GCC welcomes appointing Hans Grundberg as new UN envoy for Yemen
Date: 2021-08-06 20:43:43 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:9098508
RIYADH, Aug 6 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef al-Hajraf welcomed on Friday UN's decision appointing Swedish diplomat Hans Grundberg as new UN envoy for Yemen. In a statement on Friday, Hajraf stressed the ....
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Kuwait reports 596 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths
Date: 2021-08-06 20:40:19 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:9098539
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 6 (MENA) – Kuwait's Health Ministry reported on Friday 596 new COVID-19 cases, in addition to five deaths caused by the deadly virus in the past 24 hours. The ministry’s official spokesperson Dr. Abdullah al-Sanad said in ....
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Algeria reports 1,203 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-08-06 19:24:07 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:9098474
ALGIERS, Aug 6 (MENA) – As many as 1,203 new coronavirus cases and 46 deaths were recorded in Algeria over the past 24 hours, the Algerian health ministry said Friday. This takes the total number of infections in the country to 179,216, and the ....
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Lebanon registers 1,461 new Covid-19 infections
Date: 2021-08-06 19:17:36 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:9098476
BEIRUT, Aug 6 (MENA) - Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health announced on Friday 1,461 new cases of Covid-19, raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 568,505. Six deaths have been recorded, upping the total number of fatalities to ....