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UAE leaders send condolences to King of Belgium over flood victims

Date: 2021-07-18 10:38:10 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:9067920

ABU DHABI, July 18 (MENA) - UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to King Philippe of Belgium on the victims of the floods that inundated a number of Belgian cities due to heavy rains, WAM reported ....

Morocco reports 2,853 new Covid-19 cases, 7 fatalities

Date: 2021-07-17 20:24:51 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:9067260

RABAT, July 17 (MENA) - As many as 2,853 new coronavirus cases were detected in Morocco over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 555,488, said the Health Ministry. In a statement carried by MAP news agency, the ....

Lebanon registers 488 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-07-17 19:21:39 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:9067334

BEIRUT, July 17 (MENA) - Lebanon recorded 488 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 55,492. The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said on Saturday that a new death was reported, bringing the total ....

Kuwait reports 1,226 new coronavirus cases, 18 fatalities

Date: 2021-07-17 18:35:18 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:9067304

KUWAIT CITY, July 17 (MENA) - Kuwait's Health Ministry reported Saturday 1,226 coronavirus infections, 1,515 recoveries and 18 deaths over the past 24 hours. The new figures bring the tallies of infections and recoveries to 384,573 and 365,507 ....

Somalia's gov't troops recapture strategic town from Al-Shabaab militants

Date: 2021-07-17 18:32:04 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:9067276

MOGADISHU, July 17 (MENA) - The Somali National Army has retaken Ba'adweyn town in Mudug, central Somalia, top military officials said, hours after deadly clashes with the Al-Shabaab militants, who had dislodged them from the strategic ....

Yemeni army restores new strategic posts west of Maareb

Date: 2021-07-17 16:23:00 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:9067148

ADEN, July 17 (MENA) - Yemeni army forces, backed by the popular resistance and warplanes of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, regained a number of strategic positions west of Maareb province. A military source said in a statement ....

Libyan PM says all mercenaries, foreign troops to leave Libya

Date: 2021-07-17 15:25:34 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:9066934

TRIPOLI, July 17 (MENA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh said Saturday no foreign troops or mercenaries will remain on the Libyan territory. The government will make the elections a reality and will not stand against the desire of the ....

Moscow concerned over deteriorated economic, social conditions in Lebanon

Date: 2021-07-17 14:45:49 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:9066904

MOSCOW, July 17 (MENA) - Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stressed her country's concern over the deteriorated economic and social conditions in Lebanon after Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri resigned on Thursday. Since ....

AP speaker urges creating Arab network for science, technology

Date: 2021-07-17 12:13:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:9066484

CAIRO, July 17 (MENA) - Arab Parliament (AP) Speaker Adel Al Assoumi has called for establishing an Arab parliamentary network for science, technology and innovation. During a visit to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) on ....

Assad takes constitutional oath

Date: 2021-07-17 10:55:56 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:9066492

DAMASCUS, July 17 (MENA) - Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Saturday took the constitutional oath before Speaker and members of the People's Assembly in the presence of political, partisan, media and religious figures and families of the martyrs ....