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US signals it is open to sending more troops to support NATO's mission in Iraq
Date: 2021-02-19 13:56:19 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8807353
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (MENA) - The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) has opened the door to the possibility of sending more American troops to the Middle East as part of a newly expanded NATO training mission to support Iraqi forces and ensure that ....
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Red Cross concerned over rebel offensive in Yemeni Marib
Date: 2021-02-19 10:27:23 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:8807105
ADEN, Feb 19 (MENA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross in Yemen said Friday it was “extremely concerned” by the recent escalation of violence between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and government forces in the oil-rich Marib province, The ....
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Sudan's Transitional Partners Council reiterates support to government
Date: 2021-02-18 22:13:25 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:112 - ID:8806785
KHARTOUM, Feb 18 (MENA) - Sudan's Transitional Partners Council reiterated Thursday its full support to the transitional government in achieving goals of the constitutional document. This came during the seventh meeting for the Transitional ....
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Algeria sentences terrorist to death for French hiker’s murder
Date: 2021-02-18 21:46:13 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:8806797
ALGIERS, Feb 18 (MENA) - An Algerian court on Thursday sentenced to death a terrorist for the kidnapping and beheading of French mountaineer Herve Gourdel six years ago after a high profile one-day trial, France 24 reported. The 2014 killing in ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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, ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
