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Hezbollah claims responsibility for rocket attack on Israeli positions near Lebanese border, Israel retaliates
Date: 2021-08-06 12:43:20 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:9097751
Beirut, Aug 6 (MENA) - Lebanese group Hezbollah on Friday said it had fired a barrage of rockets at Israeli positions in a disputed area close to the Lebanese border, calling it retaliation for Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon a day earlier, ....
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Israel artillery shells parts of southern Lebanon
Date: 2021-08-06 12:41:08 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:9097756
BEIRUT, Aug 6 (MENA) - The Israeli artillery shelled several parts in southern Lebanon in retaliation to the rockets fired by the Lebanese group of Hezbollah. Israel shelled Lebanon’s Kfarshouba and Al-Habarieh hills in Al-Arqoub, according the ....
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UNIFIL urges Lebanese, Israeli parties to cease fire
Date: 2021-08-06 11:42:07 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:9097754
BEIRUT, Aug 6 (MENA) - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) urged all Lebanese and Israeli parties to cease fire. Earlier Friday, UNIFIL detected rockets launched from outside UNIFIL’s area of operations in south Lebanon towards ....
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Bahrain’s civil aviation authorities issue travel advisory update
Date: 2021-08-05 22:51:26 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:9097203
MANAMA, Aug 5 (MENA) - Bahrain’s Civil Aviation Affairs has updated the Kingdom's Red List countries, in line with directives issued by the Government Executive Committee in response to recommendations made by the National Medical Taskforce for ....
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Tunisian president says rights, freedoms guaranteed
Date: 2021-08-05 22:51:05 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:9097178
TUNIS, Aug 5 (MENA) - Tunisia's President Kais Saied said that rights and freedoms are guaranteed, stressing that no one was detained because of their views. "There is no room to go back," Saied said at a meeting with general director of the ....
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Iraq registers 11,871 new coronavirus cases, 62 deaths
Date: 2021-08-05 14:39:38 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:9096508
BAGHDAD, Aug 5 (MENA) - The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment announced registering 11,871 new infections with the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, taking the total in the country to 1,684,955, the National Iraqi News Agency reported on ....
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Tunisia reports 3,163 new coronavirus infections, 140 fatalities
Date: 2021-08-05 14:23:02 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:9096483
TUNIS, Aug 5 (MENA) - Tunisia registered 3,163 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health announced in a statement Thursday. As many as 140 people died from the virus, taking the overall tally of fatalities in the ....
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UAE reports 1,508 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths in past 24 hours
Date: 2021-08-05 14:10:29 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:9096480
ABU DHABI, Aug 5 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced recording 1,508 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of those recorded in the UAE to 688,489, WAM news agency reported. In a statement on Thursday, ....
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AL warns of consequences of escalation on Lebanese-Israeli border
Date: 2021-08-05 13:44:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:9096288
CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) – The Arab League (AL) general secretariat has voiced concern about news of escalation on the Lebanese-Israeli border, warning it is not in the best interest of both sides. Lebanon is witnessing a critical phase and cannot ....
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Saudi Arabia reports 986 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-08-05 13:29:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:9096345
RIYADH, Aug 5 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia reported 986 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections in the Kingdom to 530,981, the Health Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. According to the statement, 13 ....