Arab world
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Sudan central bank unifies exchange rate
Date: 2021-02-21 08:01:26 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:8809699
KHARTOUM, Feb 21 (MENA) - Sudan’s central bank instructed banks to unify the country’s official and black-market exchange rates on Sunday. In a statement, the bank said the move aims at destabilizing economy, encouraging Sudanese abroad to send ....
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Kuwait extends ban on non-national arrivals
Date: 2021-02-21 07:22:26 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:8809643
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 21 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Directorate General of Civil Aviation extended a ban on entry of non-Kuwaiti travelers to the country until further notice. Based on the state health authorities' instructions and after evaluating the ....
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Arab League worried over escalation of violence in Somalia's Mogadishu
Date: 2021-02-21 07:20:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:8809621
CAIRO, Feb 21 (MENA) - The Arab League has expressed deep worry over escalation of violence in the Somali capital Mogadishu amid continued disagreements on a set of issues pertaining to holding the national elections in the country. In statements ....
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Tunisia registers 903 new coronavirus cases, 36 deaths
Date: 2021-02-20 21:02:20 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:8809424
TUNIS, Feb 20 (MENA) - Tunisia's Health Ministry on Saturday reported 903 more Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 227,643. The ministry said in a statement that 36 new deaths were registered, raising the ....
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4 Katyusha rockets fall inside Iraq's Balad Airbase
Date: 2021-02-20 20:43:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:8809413
BAGHDAD, Feb 20 (MENA) - Four rockets have fallen in Balad Airbase, located in Iraq's Saladin province, a security media cell said. In a statement, the cell said four Katyusha rockets landed inside the the airbase, according to Alsumaria TV. ....
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Morocco: About 2.5 mln citizens received 1st dose of Covid-19 vaccine
Date: 2021-02-20 20:30:18 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:8809398
RABAT, Feb 19 (MENA) - The Moroccan Health Ministry announced on Saturday the total number of people who received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine reached 2,447,716. In a statement, the ministry said about 90,433 doses of the Covid-19 ....
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UN envoy holds talks with Libyan officials
Date: 2021-02-20 20:24:41 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:8809386
TRIPOLI, Feb 20 (MENA) - UN Special Envoy for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Jan Kubis continued his meetings with Libyan officials and stakeholders in Tripoli, the mission said in a statement Saturday. The ....
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Saudi Arabia sends humanitarian aid to Yemen
Date: 2021-02-20 19:01:53 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:8809225
JEDDAH, Feb 20 (MENA) - King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) provided on Friday Al-Hayat General Hospital, in Hadramout Governorate, Yemen, with medical appliances for a Covid-19 isolation treatment center. The appliances ....
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Man infected with new local coronavirus variant dies in Tunisia
Date: 2021-02-20 18:57:00 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:8809216
TUNIS, Feb 20 (MENA) - A man infected with a new local variant of the coronavirus in Tunisia has died, a health official said on Saturday. The 70-year-old man had been tested negative for coronavirus before it turned out that he had contracted a ....
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Humanitarian needs are deepening in Syria: UN
Date: 2021-02-20 16:45:19 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:8809153
NEW YORK, Feb 20 (MENA) - A convergence of factors, including armed conflict, a sinking economy and COVID-19, are contributing to growing needs across Syria, Xinhua quoted the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) as saying ....