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Death toll of Yemen's Aden airport blast rises to 26

Date: 2020-12-30 20:03:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:8733334

ADEN, Dec 30 (MENA) – At least 26 people were killed and dozens wounded Wednesday in blasts that struck Yemen's Aden airport after a plane carrying a new unity government landed, Al Arabiya reported. There were "at least 26 dead" in the ....

Algeria reports 323 new cases, six deaths

Date: 2020-12-30 17:37:15 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:8733213

ALGIERS, Dec 30 (MENA) - A total of 323 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Algeria, bringing the country's total to 99,311 cases. Six people have died from the virus, raising the overall death toll in the North African country ....

OIC condemns Aden airport blasts

Date: 2020-12-30 16:21:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:8733039

JEDDAH, Dec 30 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen condemned the large blasts that rocked Aden airport on Wednesday. The explosions, which took place shortly after a plane ....

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 ....