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Bahrain, Pakistan discuss boosting military coordination

Date: 2021-01-07 15:39:57 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8742813

MANAMA, Jan 7 (MENA) - Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa on Thursday received Pakistani Army Chief of Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, and his accompanying delegation, Bahrain ....

Kuwait reports 540 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths

Date: 2021-01-07 14:57:47 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8742848

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 7 (MENA) – Kuwait on Thursday said daily coronavirus infections had risen by 540 over the past 24 hours to a cumulative total of 152,978, while its death toll from the outbreak remained unchanged at 938, KUNA reported. Some 3,801 ....

Sudan, US sign MoU worth dlrs 1 billion

Date: 2021-01-07 14:02:40 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:8742759

KHARTOUM, Jan 7 (MENA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth one billion dollars with the US Export-Import Bank (EXIM), Sudan News Agency (SUNA) reported. It was ....

Palestine registers 21 new coronavirus deaths, 1,251 new infections

Date: 2021-01-07 13:13:29 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8742632

RAMALLAH, Jan 7 (MENA) - Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said Thursday that 21 deaths from Covid-19, 1,251 new infections and 1,592 recoveries were registered in Palestine during the last 24 hours, Wafa News Agency reported. In the daily report on ....

Moscow: 517 Syrian refugees back home over past 24 hours

Date: 2021-01-07 08:35:30 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:8742264

MOSCOW, Jan 7 (MENA) - A total of 517 Syrian refugees returned home from Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring in Syria said in a statement Thursday. The center ....

Tunisia reports 2,820 new infections, 70 deaths

Date: 2021-01-06 22:11:27 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:8742032

TUNIS, Jan 6 (MENA) - Tunisia registered 2,820 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 149,881, the Ministry of Public Health announced in a statement Wednesday. As many as 70 people died from the virus, taking the overall tally of ....

Iraqi security forces defuse explosive device in Nasiriyah

Date: 2021-01-06 22:06:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:8741694

BAGHDAD, Jan 6 (MENA) – Iraqi security forces have defused an explosive device near a house of a retired citizen in Nasiriyah, southeast of Baghdad. A security source detailed that a team of bomb disposal experts was rushed to the scene and ....

Lebanon to shut down mosques over Covid 19 pandemic outbreak

Date: 2021-01-06 21:48:24 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:8742016

BEIRUT, Jan 6 (MENA) - The Lebanese authorities decided on Wednesday to close all mosques across the country in light of growing number of coronavirus infections. In a statement, the Islamic Directorate of Awqaf said the decision was taken after ....

Lebanon reports record coronavirus cases for second straight day

Date: 2021-01-06 20:25:26 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:8741944

BEIRUT, Jan 6 (MENA) - Lebanon registered Wednesday 4,166 new coronavirus cases, a new record of infections for the second day in a row, as well as 21 more deaths on the eve of a 25-day lockdown, The Daily Star Lebanon reported. Among the newly ....

Morocco registers 1,642 new Covid-19 cases, 37 deaths within past 24 hours

Date: 2021-01-06 18:39:10 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:8741835

RABAT, Jan 6 (MENA) - The Health Ministry announced registering 1,642 new coronavirus cases and 37 deaths within the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 447,081. A statement issued by the ministry ....