Arab world
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Tunisian health minister sacked
Date: 2021-07-20 18:30:43 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:9071439
TUNIS, July 20 (MENA) - Tunisia’s Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi on Tuesday sacked Health Minister Faouzi Mehdi, Mechichi’s office said, amid spiralling coronavirus cases in the North African country. The Health Ministry said earlier this month ....
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Morocco reports 3,631 new confirmed coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-07-20 18:25:13 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:9071436
RABAT, July 20 (MENA) - Morocco's COVID-19 infections rose to 562,416 on Tuesday as 3,631 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours. The kingdom’s death count rose by 20 to reach a total of 9,486, according to a statement by the Moroccan ....
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Sudan's PM says GERD file still prioritized by transitional gov’t
Date: 2021-07-20 18:00:53 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:9071377
KHARTOUM, July 20 (MENA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdouk said on Tuesday the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) file is still at the top of the transitional government’s priorities. Speaking to the nation on the first day of Eidul ....
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Jordan's amb.:King Abdullah keen to address Arab issues during US visit
Date: 2021-07-20 17:55:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:9071375
CAIRO, July 20 (MENA) - Jordanian Ambassador in Cairo Amjad Al Adayla said King Abdullah II has been keen to address issues of the Arab nation during his current visit to the US. In statements to MENA, Adayla said the summit meeting that was held ....
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Jordan reports 392 new coronavirus cases, 6 deaths
Date: 2021-07-20 17:40:46 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:9071395
AMMAN, July 20 (MENA) - The Jordanian Health Ministry announced that 392 new coronavirus cases and six deaths were recorded in the kingdom over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 762,420 and fatalities to 9,916, Petra news ....
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Jordan, US discuss means of enhancing regional, int'l security
Date: 2021-07-20 16:59:18 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:9071280
AMMAN/WASHINGTON, July 20 (MENA) - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Tuesday discussed at a meeting with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan means of strengthening partnership between the two countries to enhance regional and international ....
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UN chief on Iraq bomb attack: 'Terrorism knows no bounds'
Date: 2021-07-20 16:50:22 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:9071356
NEW YORK, July 20 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the “horrific bomb attack targeting civilians” at a busy market north-east the Iraqi capital, just before the Eid al-Adha holiday. In a statement, Deputy ....
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Saudi Arabia reports 1,273 new COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths
Date: 2021-07-20 14:57:53 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:9071213
RIYADH, July 20 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reported 1,273 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 512,142, according to the Ministry of Health. The death toll rose by 14 to 8,103, the ministry ....
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UAE slams terrorist attack in Iraq
Date: 2021-07-20 14:32:16 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:9071019
ABU DHABI, July 20 (MENA) - The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist bombing that targeted a market in Sadr City in Iraq, leaving several people dead and wounded. In a press release on Tuesday, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ....
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UAE reports 1,541 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2021-07-20 14:04:09 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:9071069
ABU DHABI, July 20 (MENA) - The UAE's Ministry of Health and Prevention announced that 1,541 new coronavirus cases were reported, bringing the country's total to 664,027. It added that four deaths due to COVID-19 complications have been ....