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  • Jordan reports 310 new coronavirus cases, 5 fatalities

    Date: 2021-06-12 18:20:46 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:9006717

    AMMAN, June 12 (MENA) - The Jordanian Health Ministry announced Saturday that 310 new coronavirus cases were detected in the kingdom over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 742,831. Meanwhile, the kingdom's total ....

  • Egypt praises Iraq's adherence to int'l labor standards

    Date: 2021-06-12 18:16:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:9006411

    CAIRO, June 12 (MENA) - Egypt hailed Iraq's efforts to adhere to international labor standards by achieving harmony between its national legislation and Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (Convention C111). ....

  • Sudan calls for binding agreement on Ethiopia's dam

    Date: 2021-06-12 17:00:37 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:9006575

    KHARTOUM, June 12 (MENA) - Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mariam Al-Saddiq Al-Mahdi on Saturday renewed the call for reaching a legal and binding agreement on the rules of filling and operation of Ethiopia's Renaissance dam. Meeting ....

  • 1,077 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2021-06-12 16:10:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:9006282

    RIYADH, June 12 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health said Saturday that 1,077 new COVID-19 confirmed cases were reported over the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total number to 464,780. Also, the authorities recorded 16 new deaths; ....

  • Council of Senior Islamic Scholars welcomes Saudi decision on Hajj

    Date: 2021-06-12 16:06:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:9006393

    RIYADH, June 12 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Islamic Scholars supported a decision made by Saudi Arabia to limit registration for this year’s Hajj (pilgrimage) to citizens and residents of the kingdom, at a total of ....

  • Iraq reports 3,831 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-06-12 15:47:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:9006379

    BAGHDAD, June 12 (MENA) - The Iraqi Health Ministry reported 3,831 new coronavirus cases and 22 deaths over the past 24 hours. In a statement on Saturday, the ministry said about 4,095 COVID-19 patients recovered. The total number of ....

  • Saudi Arabia says hajj to be limited to 60,000 in kingdom

    Date: 2021-06-12 11:23:00 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:9005921

    RIYADH, June 12 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia announced Saturday this year's hajj pilgrimage will be limited to no more than 60,000 people, all of them from within the kingdom, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The announcement by the kingdom ....

  • Algerians head to polling stations to choose their representatives at parliament

    Date: 2021-06-12 09:04:33 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:9005529

    ALGIERS, June 12 (MENA) - Millions of Algerians headed Saturday to polling stations throughout the country to choose their representatives at parliament. According to the Algerian news agency (APS), more than 24 million voters will choose their ....

  • Death toll from Houthi attack on Ma'rib rises to 10

    Date: 2021-06-11 22:37:42 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:9005311

    ADEN, June 11 (MENA) - The death toll from a shelling launched by the Houthi militia on Yemen's Ma'rib rose to 10 people. The Houthi attack targeted a mosque and women's prison in Ma'rib downtown on Thursday, local sources said. (MENA) M S H/A ....

  • Morocco: EU parl’t resolution not to change political nature of Morocco, Spain crisis

    Date: 2021-06-11 22:37:19 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:9005336

    RABAT, June 11 (MENA) – The resolution adopted, Thursday, by the European Parliament will not change the political nature of the crisis between Morocco and Spain, the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad ....

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