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Jordan records 30 deaths and 1,616 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-12-25 16:26:00 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:8726647
AMMAN, Dec 25 (MENA) - Jordan has recorded 30 deaths and 1,616 new COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the total number of cases since the beginning of the crisis to 285,306, Petra news agency reported. With today’s fatalities and infections, the ....
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Saudi Arabia reports 178 new coronavirus cases, 9 deaths
Date: 2020-12-25 16:19:12 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:8726595
RIYADH, Dec 25 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia has detected 178 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 361,903, the Ministry of Health announced on Friday. The total recoveries increased to 352,815 after 207 ....
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Tunisia extends state of emergency for 6 months
Date: 2020-12-25 12:38:06 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:8726298
TUNIS, Dec 25 (MENA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed decided on Friday to extend the state of emergency by six months, from Saturday, December 26 to June 23, 2021, according to Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP). The state of emergency has been in force ....
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UAE reports 1,230 new coronavirus cases, 6 deaths
Date: 2020-12-25 10:53:57 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:8726157
ABU DHABI, Dec 25 (MENA) - The UAE has confirmed 1,230 new cases of COVID-19, taking the overall tally in the country to 199,665, WAM news agency reported. The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) said that six more deaths were also reported ....
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AL chief: World may engage in new cold war
Date: 2020-12-24 15:56:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:8725299
CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit said on Thursday the world is about to see a new form of relations between superpowers, noting that the rapid increase in the power of China may force the world into a cold war ....
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Arab Tourism Ministers support Bahraini Mai Bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa as new UNWTO chief
Date: 2020-12-24 15:04:12 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8725384
CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) – The Council of Arab Ministers for Tourism approved on Thursday a request raised by Bahrain to support President of the Bahraini Authority for Culture and Antiquities Mai Bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa to be appointed as ....
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Tunisia: 29 deaths, 4,661 Covid-19 cases in schools since 15 Sept.
Date: 2020-12-24 08:21:10 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:8724519
TUNIS, Dec 23 (MENA) - The education ministry in Tunisia said 4,661 COVID-19 infections were reported in schools and 29 fatalities since the start of school year on September 15. The ministry added in a statement about the pandemic situation in ....
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Sudanese finance min., UN official discuss achieving economic development
Date: 2020-12-24 07:34:20 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:8724507
KHARTOUM, Dec 24 (MENA) - Sudanese Acting Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Heba Mohamed Ali conferred with UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Babacar Cissé on the program of stability and economic development in Sudan and the ....
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Moroccan king asserts support to Palestinian cause
Date: 2020-12-24 07:07:43 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8724456
RABAT, Dec 24 (MENA) - Moroccan King Mohamed VI renewed his country unwavering support to the Palestinian cause on the basis of two-state solution. This came in the king's message to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. In his message, the ....
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AL urges providing practical solutions to boost intra-Arab tourist flow
Date: 2020-12-23 16:46:02 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:8723804
CAIRO, Dec 23 (MENA) - Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Affairs at the Arab League (AL) Kamal Hassan Ali called for laying out a practical plan for the advancement of the tourism sector in the Arab world to boost intra-Arab and global ....