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Palestine registers 233 new COVID-19 cases, seven deaths

Date: 2021-05-22 12:17:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:8969082

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said that 233 new COVID-19 infections and seven deaths were registered in Palestine during the past 24 hours, WAFA news agency reported Saturday. In her daily report on the ....

Sudanese Foreign Ministry hails Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire

Date: 2021-05-22 10:25:32 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:8969010

KHARTOUM, May 22 (MENA) - The Sudanese Foreign Ministry hailed putting into effect the Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire. In a statement on Saturday, the ministry commended the efforts exerted by Egypt, Qatar and Jordan as well as the US ....

Iraq hails Egypt's role in reaching ceasefire in Palestine

Date: 2021-05-22 08:34:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:8968744

BAGHDAD, May 22 (MENA) - Iraq on Saturday hailed the Egyptian role in reaching a ceasefire in the Palestinian lands. Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein contacted his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry and praised efforts exerted by Egypt to ....

AL hails role of Egypt, Arab countries in supporting Palestinians

Date: 2021-05-22 07:50:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:8968625

CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) assistant Secretary General Hossam Zaki hailed the role played by several Arab countries, topped by Egypt, to support the Palestinians amid the brutal Israeli aggression mainly against the Gaza Strip over the ....

Kuwait records 1,345 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2021-05-21 20:33:49 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:8968399

KUWAIT CITY, May 21 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Health Ministry said Friday that 1,345 new coronavirus cases were confirmed over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total number of infections to 297,206. Also, eight additional deaths were ....

Saudi Arabia welcomes Gaza Strip ceasefire

Date: 2021-05-21 20:12:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:8968365

RIYADH, May 21 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia has welcomed a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that came into effect early on Friday. The Egypt-brokered ceasefire in the coastal enclave ended 11 days of fighting between Israel and the Palestinians that left ....

Algeria registers 278 new coronavirus cases, 4 deaths

Date: 2021-05-21 18:48:17 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:8968289

ALGIERS, May 21 (MENA) - Algeria has confirmed 278 new coronavirus cases and four related deaths in the last 24 hours. The country's Health Ministry said in a statement that 164 recoveries have been recorded over the same period. The new ....

Morocco reports 358 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours

Date: 2021-05-21 18:08:28 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:8968270

RABAT, May 21 (MENA) - Morocco recorded 358 new cases of COVID-19, in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 516,449. In a statement issued on Friday, the Moroccan Ministry of Health said that it registered six new ....

Jordan hails Egypt's efforts to reach ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2021-05-21 17:43:07 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:8968166

AMMAN, May 21 (MENA) - The Jordanian Foreign Ministry highly praised Egypt's efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement between the Palestinians and Israelis and end the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. In statements carried by Petra news ....

Jordan reports 636 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-05-21 17:20:19 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:8968222

AMMAN, May 21 (MENA) - The Jordanian Health Ministry announced on Friday that around 636 new coronavirus cases were detected in Jordan over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to729,185. Meanwhile, the kingdom's total ....