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Sudan Civil Aviation Authority bans flying over Al-Fashaga on borders with Ethiopia

Date: 2021-01-14 19:51:53 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:8752789

KHARTOUM, Jan 14 (MENA) - The Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority, on Thursday, banned flying over Al-Fashaga border area, east of the city of Gadarif, on the borders with Ethiopia. The Authority pointed out in an international aviation release ....

UAE records 3,382 new coronavirus infections

Date: 2021-01-14 12:18:59 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:8752126

ABU DHABI, Jan 14 (MENA) - UAE reported 3 deaths and 3,382 new coronavirus cases on Thursday. The Ministry of Health and Prevention also announced the recovery of 2,671 patients, taking the number of total recovered to 215,820, according to WAM ....

Egypt consul in Port Sudan, officials of Sudan's Red Sea state confer on cooperation in media field

Date: 2021-01-14 11:12:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8751858

CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) - Egypt General Consul in Port Sudan Sameh Farouk Shehata conferred with officials of Sudan's Red Sea state on means to activate joint cooperation in the field of media. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday the ....

Libya records 764 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-01-14 10:18:34 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:8751810

TRIPOLI, Jan 14 (MENA) - The Libyan National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 764 new coronavirus cases and 16 deaths on Thursday. The total number of cases in Libya reaches 107,434 in addition to 1,645 deaths, the center said. The ....

Arab Parliament condemns Israeli decision not to vaccinate Palestinian prisoners against Covid-19

Date: 2021-01-14 09:43:34 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:8751650

CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament (AP) Adel el Assoumi has condemned a decision by Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana not to provide Palestinian prisoners and detainees with coronavirus vaccine. The decision comes in ....

Lebanese health minister hospitalized with COVID-19

Date: 2021-01-13 21:03:08 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:8751314

BEIRUT, Jan 13 (MENA) - Lebanon's caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hasan was hospitalized Wednesday after testing positive for COVID-19, the St. George Hospital said. The hospital said in a statement the minister was in "a good condition." It gave ....

Sudanese Sovereign council chairman asserts army's ability to defend homeland

Date: 2021-01-13 20:18:26 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:8751275

KHARTOUM, Jan 13 (MENA) - Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan reiterated the armed forces' ability to defend the homeland. Addressing a number of armed forces officials during a visit to al-Qadarif ....

Lebanese president undergoes routine medical checkup

Date: 2021-01-13 20:16:25 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:8751287

BEIRUT, Jan 13 (MENA) – Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun went through routine medical tests this afternoon at Hotel Dieu hospital, the National News Agency reported. Aoun returned in the evening to the presidential palace, the Lebanese Presidency ....

Sudan's borders commission presents satellite images of Ethiopia's border violations

Date: 2021-01-13 18:52:01 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:8751157

KHARTOUM, Jan 13 (MENA) - The Sudanese Sovereign Council's National Borders Commission has shown foreign diplomats the maps, documents and satellite images that confirm Ethiopia's border violation of the historical agreements between both ....

Morocco reports 1,266 new coronavirus cases, 26 deaths in 24 hours

Date: 2021-01-13 18:50:21 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:8751200

Rabat (MENA) - Morocco on Wednesday reported 1,266 new novel coronavirus infections and a total of 26 related deaths over the past 24 hours. The Health Ministry said in a statement that 1,927 patients have been discharged from hospitals in the ....