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Lebanon reports 307 new Covid-19 cases, 18 fatalities in 24 hours
Date: 2021-05-16 21:10:40 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:8959879
BEIRUT, May 16 (MENA) - Lebanon recorded 307 new cases of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 535,753. In a statement on Sunday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health added that it recorded 18 new deaths over the same period, ....
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Saudi, US FMs discuss developments in Palestine
Date: 2021-05-16 20:39:58 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:8959860
RIYADH, May 16 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has spoken with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss the regional issues, including the latest developments in Palestine. “The Minister of Foreign ....
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Egyptian aid convoy heading for Gaza under Sisi's directives
Date: 2021-05-16 20:38:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:8959789
CAIRO, May 16 (MENA) - A number of trucks laden with Egyptian aid for Palestinians affected by Israel's aggression on Gaza and the West Bank left here on Sunday evening heading for Rafah border crossing. The aid convoy was sent under President ....
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OIC meeting condemns Israeli attacks on Palestinians, calls for end to military operations
Date: 2021-05-16 19:33:56 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:8959788
JEDDAH, May 16 (MENA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which held a virtual emergency meeting of its foreign ministers, on Sunday condemned the Israeli attacks on Palestinians and urged the international community to end the Israeli ....
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Abbas calls for EU urgent action to stop Israeli aggression: WAFA
Date: 2021-05-16 19:22:13 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:8959752
RAMALLAH, May 16 (MENA) - President of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas received a phone call from the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, during which they discussed the dangerous escalations across the West Bank, Jerusalem, and the Gaza ....
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Ambulance authority to hospitalize wounded Palestinians under Sisi’s directives
Date: 2021-05-16 19:20:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:8959750
CAIRO, May 16 (MENA) – The Egyptian Ambulance Authority said it will be on high alert to transfer wounded Palestinians from Rafah border crossing to Egyptian hospitals. Earlier on Sunday, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed to open Egyptian ....
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Libya reports 231 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths in 24 hours
Date: 2021-05-16 18:22:24 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:8959643
TRIPOLI, May 16 (MENA) - Libya's National Center for Disease Control announced that 231 new coronavirus cases were detected over the past 24 hours, upping the total number of infections in Libya to 181,410. In a statement released Sunday, the ....
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Oman denounces Israel's aggression against Palestinians
Date: 2021-05-16 17:45:06 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:8959646
MUSCAT, May 16 (MENA) - The Omani Foreign Ministry’s Under-Secretary for Diplomatic Affairs Khalifa Ali al-Harthy on Sunday voiced his country's condemnation of Israeli forces' overtaking of Al Aqsa Mosque yards and reaffirmed the Sultanate’s ....
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Sudan's Burhan for Paris to attend conference on Sudan, summit on African economies
Date: 2021-05-16 17:43:36 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:8959635
KHARTOUM, May 16 (MENA) - Chairman of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan headed Sunday for Paris to participate in a conference on Sudan and a Summit on Financing African Economies, slated for May 17, 18 respectively. ....
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Kuwait condemns Israel's violation of int'l laws, covenants
Date: 2021-05-16 17:41:56 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:8959572
KUWAIT CITY, May 16 (MENA) - The State of Kuwait, while it greets with awe steadfast brothers in Palestine in the face of Israel's brutal crimes, renews its strong condemnation of the systematic crimes against them in Jerusalem and all occupied ....