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Morocco reports 493 new Covid-19 cases

Date: 2021-06-26 18:07:17 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:9030746

RABAT, June 26 (MENA) - A total of 493 new cases of infection with the new coronavirus and 406 recoveries have been recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, MAP reported. The new infections bring to 529,224 the total number of cases since the ....

Saudi Arabia seizes 14.4 mln Captagon pills

Date: 2021-06-26 17:55:41 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:9030752

RIYADH, June 26 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate for Narcotics Control has thwarted an attempt to smuggle 14 million Captagon amphetamine tablets hidden inside a shipment of iron plates coming from Lebanon, the Saudi Press Agency ....

Arab Parliament denounces EU decision on Morocco's immigration policies

Date: 2021-06-26 16:45:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:9030652

CAIRO, June 26 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament denounced Saturday a decision taken by the European Parliament on June 10, which criticized Morocco's policy regarding illegal immigration. In its emergency session under Speaker Adel Abdulrahman ....

Drugs represent one of most complex problems worldwide - AIMC chief

Date: 2021-06-26 15:34:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:9030528

CAIRO, June 26 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Arab Interior Ministers Council (AIMC) Mohammad Bin Ali Kouman on Saturday described drugs as "one of the most dangerous and complex problems facing the contemporary world". In a statement marking ....

4 drones fall on houses, mountain in Iraq's Erbil

Date: 2021-06-26 15:12:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:9030416

BAGHDAD, June 26 (MENA) - Four drones fell on hourses and a mountain in Iraq's Erbil on Saturday, the Counter-Terrorism Service in the Kurdistan Region said. Three drones fell on houses, while the fourth drone fell on Mount Tarin, it added. ....

Arab Parliament rejects EU decision on Morocco

Date: 2021-06-26 14:10:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:9030313

CAIRO, June 26 (MENA) - Arab Parliament Speaker Adel Abdulrahman Al-Asoomi rejected Saturday a decision taken by the European Parliament on Morocco's policy regarding illegal immigration. In a statement, the pan-Arab body condemned such a ....

Moscow: Sanctions against Syria aim at overthrowing legitimate authorities

Date: 2021-06-25 23:03:07 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:9029537

NEW YORK, June 25 (MENA) - Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said that imposing sanctions on Syria aims at overthrowing the legitimate authorities in the country. Russia Today quoted Nebenzia as saying that the social, economic and ....

Tunisia reports 3,467 new coronavirus infections in past 24 hours

Date: 2021-06-25 21:10:40 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:9029472

TUNIS, June 25 (MENA) – Tunisia registered 3,467 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 398,829, the Ministry of Public Health announced in a statement Friday. As many as 83 people died from the virus, ....

Kuwait reports 1,702 new COVID-19 infections

Date: 2021-06-25 19:48:45 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:9029394

KUWAIT CITY, June 25 (MENA) - Kuwait's daily coronavirus cases jumped by 1,702 to 348,262 as deaths rose by 10 to 1,913, KUNA news agency quoted the health ministry as saying on Friday. Another 1,632 people were cured of the virus, raising the ....

ALU calls for Syria's return to Arab League

Date: 2021-06-25 19:04:16 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:9029363

CAIRO, June 25 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Arab Lawyers Union (ALU) Mekawi Ben Issa called for Syria's return to the Arab League (AL). Mekawi's call came during his speech on Friday at the ALU permanent office's meeting, which was held in ....