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Morocco reports 455 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths

Date: 2021-06-12 20:17:12 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:9006833

RABAT, June 12 (MENA) - Morocco's Covid-19 tally rose on Saturday to 523,620 as 455 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the Moroccan Ministry of Health said in a statement. The statement added that the death toll from the ....

Algeria reports 343 new coronavirus cases, 5 deaths

Date: 2021-06-12 19:53:36 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:9006883

ALGIERS, June 12 (MENA) - As many as 343 new coronavirus cases and five deaths were recorded in Algeria over the past 24 hours, an Algerian health ministry official said Saturday. This takes the total number of infections in the country to ....

Lebanon reports 148 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths

Date: 2021-06-12 19:43:56 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:9006830

BEIRUT, June 12 (MENA) – Lebanon recorded 148 new cases of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total tally since the outbreak to 542,523. In a statement on Saturday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said that it recorded ....

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 ....