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Tunisia reports 640 new coronavirus cases, 16 deaths

Date: 2021-03-12 21:25:45 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:8846950

TUNIS, March 12 (MENA) - The Tunisian Health Ministry reported 640 new Covid-19 cases and 16 new fatalities within the past 24 hours. The new cases bring the total number of infections in the country to 240,617, according to a statement issued by ....

Kuwait reports 1,356 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths

Date: 2021-03-12 17:24:06 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:8846638

KUWAIT CITY, March 12 (MENA) - Kuwait recorded 1,356 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 207,249, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Health on ....

Libya's next parl't session to be held Monday in Tobruk

Date: 2021-03-12 17:05:11 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:8846469

TRIPOLI, March 12 (MENA) - The coming session of the Libyan House of Representatives will be held in Tobruk on Monday, said the parliament's spokesman, Abdullah Belhaq. The session will be held in Tobruk instead of Benghazi for logistical ....

UK envoy says Houthis' treatment of migrants inhumane

Date: 2021-03-12 12:06:40 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8846072

SANAA, March 12 (MENA) - UK Ambassador to Yemen Michael Aron condemned on Friday the Houthi militias' treatment of migrants, saying it is inhumane, Al Arabiya news channel reported. Aron was commenting on the fire which broke out at a ....

Palestine reports 2,309 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2021-03-12 12:01:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:8846110

RAMALLAH, March 12 (MENA) - Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila on Friday confirmed 2,309 new COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths in the past 24 hours, the Palestinian news agency (WAFA) reported. A total of 1,593 patients have recovered from the ....

UAE reports 2,250 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2021-03-12 11:40:12 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:8846004

ABU DHABI, March 12 (MENA) - ‏UAE recorded 2,250 new cases of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 422,246, Al Arabiya news channel reported. Nine people died due to ....

Libya reports 972 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Date: 2021-03-12 11:14:00 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8846037

TRIPOLI, March 12 (MENA) - The National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in Libya reported 972 new COVID-19 cases and eight virus-related fatalities in the past 24 hours. Afrigate news quoted a statement by the center as saying on Friday that ....

EU welcomes Libya unity gov't

Date: 2021-03-12 10:54:37 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8845994

BRUSSELS, March 12 (MENA) - The European Union welcomed a vote by Libya's parliament to approve a unity government. "This is a historic opportunity for the Libyans to come together in a joint effort to rebuild their country as peaceful, stable ....

Iraqi soldier shot dead by Daesh sniper in Diyala province

Date: 2021-03-12 09:12:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:8845700

BAGHDAD, March 12 (MENA) - An Iraqi soldier has been shot dead by a Daesh sniper in the eastern province of Diyala, a security source told the National Iraqi News Agency on Friday. The slain soldier had been stationed at a military checkpoint ....

UK, France, Germany, Italy, US welcome ratification of Libya’s interim gov't

Date: 2021-03-12 09:11:35 GMT - Belgium - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:8845715

BRUSSELS, March 12 (MENA) - The governments of France, Germany, Italy, UK and the United States welcomed the vote by the Libyan House of Representatives to endorse the interim Government of National Unity, the UN ReliefWeb reported Friday In a ....