Arab world
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Tunisian military units deployed to four states to protect sovereign headquarters
Date: 2021-01-18 09:59:34 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:8757145
TUNIS, Jan 17 (MENA) – Spokesman for Tunisia’s National Defense Ministry Mohamed Zekry announced on Monday the military units were deployed and their presence was boosted in the cities of Sousse, Bizert, Kasserine and Seliana to protect sovereign ....
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Report: Turkish troops deprive nearly 1 mln Syrians from drinking water
Date: 2021-01-17 18:38:29 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:8756421
DAMASCUS, Jan 17 (MENA) - Turkish troops and allied militants once again cut drinking water off the Syrian city of Hasaka and its western countryside, halting operation of Allouk water station in the countryside of the occupied city of Ras al-Ayn, ....
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Algerians committed to foiling hostile schemes – Chief-of-Staff
Date: 2021-01-17 16:01:43 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:8756192
ALGIERS, Jan 17 (MENA) – Algerian Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Said Chanegriha affirmed Sunday the Algerians’ commitment to foiling “all hostile schemes which, in a recent past, failed by attempting to employ terrorism and making from it ....
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AL chief welcomes decree on holding general elections in Palestine
Date: 2021-01-17 16:00:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:8756165
CAIRO, Jan 17 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit welcomed the decree issued by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on holding legislative, presidential and National Council elections on three phases later this year. This ....
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Yemen's FM: UN humanitarian efforts essential to mitigate Yemenis' suffering
Date: 2021-01-17 15:24:37 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:8756079
ADEN, Jan 17 (MENA) - Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad has said that humanitarian efforts exerted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen are essential to mitigate the suffering of Yemeni citizens, especially in light of the ....
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Lebanon finalizes deal for 2.1 mln doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Date: 2021-01-17 14:16:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:8755967
BEIRUT, Jan 17 (MENA) – Lebanon’s caretaker health minister signed a final deal on Sunday to secure 2.1 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine as the country battles a steep rise in infections, Al Arabiya reported. The vaccines are ....
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Daesh operative nabbed in Kirkuk
Date: 2021-01-17 11:26:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8755685
BAGHDAD, Jan 17 (MENA) - Iraqi police has arrested a Daesh leader after erecting an ambush west of Kirkuk in northern Iraq. The police said in a statement that a police force managed to arrest the operative of the terrorist group after receiving ....
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Tunisia announces cabinet reshuffle
Date: 2021-01-16 18:52:55 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:8755046
TUNIS, Jan 16 (MENA) - Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi announced at a press briefing Saturday in Kasbah a Cabinet reshuffle that involved eleven ministerial portfolios and suppressed a ministry and a secretariat of state, the Tunisian news agency TAP ....
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Palestine reports 427 new COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths in 24 hours
Date: 2021-01-16 16:07:41 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:8754625
RAMALLAH, Jan 16 (MENA) - Thirteen people have died of coronavirus in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and 427 new cases were recorded over the past 24 hours, Palestinian Health Minister Mai Alkaila said Saturday. As many as 847 COVID-19 patients have ....
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Trump gives top award to Morocco’s king
Date: 2021-01-16 08:49:57 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:8754256
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has awarded a top US honor to King Mohammed VI of Morocco, the White House announced. The Legion of Merit, degree of Chief Commander, is a rarely awarded decoration that can only be bestowed ....