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  • Kuwait registers one Covid-19 death, 1,297 more cases

    Date: 2021-06-06 19:23:49 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:8996357

    KUWAIT CITY, June 6 (MENA) - At least 1,297 people have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kuwait over the past 24 hours, raising the caseload to 317,197, Spokesman for the Health Ministry of Health Abdullah Al-Sanad said Sunday. ....

  • Lebanon reports 134 new Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths

    Date: 2021-06-06 19:23:27 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:8996280

    BEIRUT, June 6 (MENA) – Lebanon recorded 134 new cases of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 541,557. In a statement on Sunday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health added that it recorded five new deaths over the same ....

  • Morocco reports 231 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths

    Date: 2021-06-06 18:34:14 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:8996281

    RABAT, June 4 (MENA) - Morocco's Covid-19 tally rose on Saturday to 521,426 as 231 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the Moroccan Ministry of Health said in a statement. The statement said the death toll from the coronavirus in ....

  • Blast in Libya's Sabha leaves casualties

    Date: 2021-06-06 18:33:18 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:8996278

    TRIPOLI, June 6 (MENA) - A blast targeted a security checkpoint in Libya's southwestern city of Sabha on Saturday, leaving an unspecified number of casualties, a security source said. It is not clear if the cause of the blast was a shelling or a ....

  • Jordan's lower house rejects allegations targeting King's prestige

    Date: 2021-06-06 16:52:41 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:8996106

    AMMAN, June 6 (MENA) - Jordan's Lower House Speaker Abdel Moneim Awdat, has condemned the "deviated and slanderous" allegations targeting King Abdullah II's prestige and status. Speaking at the emergency House session on Sunday, Awdat said "the ....

  • ACHR hails Sisi initiative to enhance women's role in judicial authorities

    Date: 2021-06-06 15:42:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:8996019

    CAIRO, June 6 (MENA) - President of the Arab Council for Human Rights (ACHR) Abdel Gawad Ahmed on Sunday hailed an initiative by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to enhance the role, participation and presence of women in judicial authorities. Such ....

  • Yemen's rights group urges int'l community to probe Houthi terror crimes

    Date: 2021-06-06 15:18:54 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:8995741

    ADEN, June 6 (MENA) - The Yemeni Human Rights and Freedoms Network on Sunday called on the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the UN Security Council to probe into the sustained terrorist crimes committed by ....

  • Symposium on Arab military medicine kicks off in Cairo

    Date: 2021-06-06 13:28:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:8995672

    CAIRO, June 6 (MENA) – The preparatory meeting of the 25th symposium of the heads of training bodies at Arab armed forces kicked off on Sunday at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo with the participation of 14 Arab countries. The five-day ....

  • Arab Parliament denounces Houthis massacre in Maarib

    Date: 2021-06-06 13:03:02 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8995591

    CAIRO, June 6 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament on Sunday condemned the brutal massacre perpetrated by the terrorist Houthi militias in the Yemeni province of Maarib, where 17 people were killed and scores of civilians were wounded. The Arab ....

  • Tunisian min.: Arab women key partner in development march

    Date: 2021-06-06 09:58:10 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:8995278

    TUNIS, June 6 (MENA) - Tunisian Minister of Women and Family Affairs Imen Houimel said the Arab women play a pivotal role in establishing a balanced community and are a key partner in the march of development. In statements to MENA, Zahwani said ....

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