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UN chief calls on foreign troops to withdraw from Libya

Date: 2021-01-29 09:47:27 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:8774329

NEW YORK, Jan 29 (MENA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged all foreign troops and mercenaries to withdraw from Libya. The UN chief made the remarks on press conference held on Thursday to discuss his priorities for 2021. “It is ....

Egypt sends medical aid to Lebanon amid coronavirus outbreak

Date: 2021-01-28 19:15:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:8773927

CAIRO, Jan 28 (MENA) – Egypt has sent three military planes carrying medical aid to Lebanon to help the country face a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak. The move comes under directives from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to support the ....

Sudan's sovereign council head: We are keen to boost coop. with Britain

Date: 2021-01-28 15:46:54 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8773813

KHARTOUM, Jan 28 (MENA) - Head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), Lt-General, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan asserted that his country is keen on boosting joint cooperation with Britain in different fields, Sudan News Agency (SUNA) reported. ....

Lavrov to meet deputy head of Libya's GNA Friday

Date: 2021-01-28 15:40:33 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:8773723

MOSCOW, Jan 28 (MENA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet with deputy chair of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Ahmed Maiteeq on Friday in Moscow, Sputnik quoted the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria ....

UAE reports 3,966 new coronavirus cases, 8 deaths

Date: 2021-01-28 12:58:31 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8773447

ABU DHABI, Jan 28 (MENA) - The UAE recorded 3,966 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 293,52, the country's Ministry of Health and Prevention announced on Thursday. In a statement carried by WAM ....

154 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths reported in Oman

Date: 2021-01-28 11:19:08 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:8773327

MUSCAT, Jan 28 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health has registered 154 new coronavirus cases and 2 deaths in Oman. The total cases in the country have now touched 133,728 including 126,572 recoveries including 1,527 deaths, according to the Omani news ....

AP lauds Saudi initiative to provide coronavirus vaccine for low-income countries

Date: 2021-01-28 09:23:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:8773142

CAIRO, Jan 28 (MENA) - Arab Parliament (AP) Speaker Adel al Assoumi lauded the initiative of Saudi Arabia to hold negotiations with the companies producing COVID 19 vaccine to provide them for the low-income countries including Yemen and some ....

Tunisia reports 1,661 new coronavirus infections

Date: 2021-01-27 20:43:58 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:8772822

TUNIS, Jan 27 (MENA) - Tunisia has reported 1,661 new infections and 76 deaths from COVID-19 for January 26, the health ministry announced on Wednesday. Subsequently, the infection tally has hit 202,323 so far, against 6,446 deaths. Meanwhile, ....

Lebanon reports 3,906 new coronavirus cases, 76 deaths

Date: 2021-01-27 19:25:27 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:8772679

BEIRUT, Jan 27 (MENA) – The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 3,906 new coronavirus infection cases were recorded in the country during the past 24 hours, raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 289,660. The ....

Tunisian president's office gets package with suspicious substance

Date: 2021-01-27 19:10:28 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:8772666

TUNIS, Jan 27 (MENA) - A package containing only a suspicious substance has reached the Presidential Palace in Carthage, a source from the Tunisian Presidency said Wednesday. Tunisian President Kais Saied did not receive the package that was ....