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UN special envoy to Libya reiterates support to give confidence to government

Date: 2021-02-18 21:39:04 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:107 - ID:8806769

Benghazi, Feb 18 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Ján Kubiš reiterated Thursday his full support to eastern-based parliament speaker Aguila Saleh for working on ....

Tunisia reports 33 new deaths from coronavirus

Date: 2021-02-18 21:17:46 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:106 - ID:8806770

TUNIS, Feb 18 (MENA) - Tunisia's Health Ministry on Thursday reported 33 deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total fatalities in the country to 7,684. In a statement, the ministry added that 899 new cases were detected, raising the total number of ....

Yemeni army artillery shells Houthi reinforcements coming from Sana’a

Date: 2021-02-18 20:32:23 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:8806727

ADEN, Feb 18 (MENA) – The Yemeni army artillery shelled Thursday reinforcements, coming to the Houthi militia from Sana’a, a Yemeni military source said. The artillery targeted the reinforcements while on the road between Marib and Sana’a, ....

Morocco reports 477 new coronavirus cases, 7 deaths over past 24 hours

Date: 2021-02-18 20:30:33 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:101 - ID:8806758

RABAT, Feb 18 (MENA) - Morocco registered 477 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the total tally in the North African country to 480,056, the health ministry said in a statement. The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Morocco ....

Algerian president dissolves parliament, to reshuffle cabinet amid protests

Date: 2021-02-18 20:20:32 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:8806721

ALGIERS, Feb 18 (MENA) - Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced Thursday the dissolution of parliament and holding early legislative elections amid anti-governmental protests. In a televised speech, Tabboune also announced that a ....

Lebanon reports 2,730 new coronavirus infections, 54 deaths

Date: 2021-02-18 19:52:34 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:8806658

BEIRUT, Feb 18 (MENA) - Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health announced 2,730 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 348,793. The ministry added in a statement on Thursday that 54 deaths have been registered ....

LNA unearths mass grave; discovers Daesh den in southern Libya

Date: 2021-02-18 17:09:36 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:8806409

BENGHAZI, Feb 18 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Libyan National Army Ahmed el Mesmary said on Thursday that a mass grave was unearthed in southern Libya. Posting on his official Facebook page, el Mesmary said a terrorist Deash group den was also ....

Saudi Arabia reports 327 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-02-18 16:08:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:8806077

RIYADH, Feb 18 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health on Thursday announced that 327 new coronavirus cases were detected over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the Kingdom to 374,029, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) ....

Arab Parliament to hold general session Monday in Cairo

Date: 2021-02-18 14:50:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:8805959

CAIRO, Feb 18 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament on Monday will hold its third general session of the first legislative term at the headquarters of the Arab League (AL) General Secretariat in Cairo. In a statement released on Thursday, the pan-Arab ....

AIMC secretary general: Promoting tourism security vital for attracting tourists

Date: 2021-02-18 13:46:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:8805896

CAIRO, Feb 18 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers (AIMC) Dr. Mohammed bin Ali Koman said that promoting tourism security has become increasingly vital for attracting tourists given the current situation the Arab and ....