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10 killed in Aden airport attack after new Yemeni government lands

Date: 2020-12-30 12:58:39 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:8732578

ADEN, Dec 30 (MENA) – A large blast and gunfire was heard at Aden airport shortly after a plane carrying Yemen’s newly-formed government landed on Wednesday, Al Arabiya news channel reported. At least ten people were killed and dozens more were ....

Libyan official: Nobody benefits from absence of agreed-upon authority in Libya

Date: 2020-12-30 12:05:41 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8732510

MOSCOW, Dec 30 (MENA) - Deputy Prime Minister of Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Ahmed Maiteeq has stressed the importance of holding dialogues and meetings with all Libyan parties to solve the country's crisis. In an ....

Algerian, Tunisian FMs confer on latest developments in Libya

Date: 2020-12-30 11:09:51 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8732492

ALGIERS, Dec 30 (MENA) - Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum conferred with his Tunisian counterpart Othman Jerandi over the phone on means to boost bilateral ties in addition to the latest developments in Libya. They also tackled regional ....

Lavrov: Moscow keen on extending full support to Libya

Date: 2020-12-30 09:44:04 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:8732299

MOSCOW, Dec 30 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia is keen on offering full support to Libya, Sputnik reported. During a meeting Wednesday with Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord Mohamed Taha Sial, ....

Tunisia reports 1,598 COVID-19 infections, 52 fatalities

Date: 2020-12-29 20:44:49 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:8731946

TUNIS, Dec 29 (MENA) – Tunisian Health Ministry said that 1,598 COVID-19 cases were reported over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the country to 134,802. Meanwhile, the number of deaths due to the virus rose to 4,570, ....

AGFUND approves projects on women empowerment at 22nd meeting

Date: 2020-12-29 20:10:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:8731928

CAIRO, Dec 29 (MENA) - The Board of Directors of the Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND) held its 22nd meeting on Tuesday, chaired by the President of AGFUND, Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal bin Abdulaziz. The meeting discussed AGFUND's vision ....

Morocco reports 2,160 new Covid-19 cases

Date: 2020-12-29 18:46:56 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8731893

RABAT, Dec 29 (MENA) - Morocco registered 2,160 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the total tally in the North African country to 435,189, the health ministry said in a statement. The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Morocco hit ....

Jordan records 23 deaths, 1,645 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-12-29 18:38:04 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:8731884

AMMAN, Dec 29 (MENA) - Jordan has recorded 23 deaths and 1,645 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases since the beginning of the crisis to 291,393, Petra news agency reported. A total of 91 cases have been admitted to the ....

Kuwait reports 248 COVID-19 recoveries

Date: 2020-12-29 18:03:44 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:8731849

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 29 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Health Ministry reported 248 new COVID-19 recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 146,056 over the past 24 hours, KUNA news agency reported. This comes after the necessary health checks and ....

13 migrants go missing at Mediterranean after fleeing Libya

Date: 2020-12-29 16:44:14 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:8731733

ROMA, Dec 29 (MENA) - Thirteen migrants went missing at the Mediterranean Sea after fleeing Libya, according to a German humanitarian organization. "A boat with 13 people has been missing for 5 days. Until today there is no sign of them," ....