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Bahrain rejects Qatari claim of airspace violation

Date: 2020-12-26 16:07:02 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:8727606

NEW YORK, Dec 26 (MENA) - The Kingdom of Bahrain has officially rejected a memorandum sent by Qatar to the UN Security Council on an alleged violation of its airspace by four Bahraini fighter jets. Addressing the South African chairmanship of the ....

Iraqi intelligence foils rocket attack on housing areas in Saladin

Date: 2020-12-26 07:58:57 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:8726905

BAGHDAD, Dec 26 (MENA) - The Iraqi intelligence service on Saturday managed to foil a rocket attack targeting housing areas in Saladin governorate, Alsumaria news channel said. Acting on a tip-off, the military intelligence in Iraq succeeded in ....

Tunisia reports 1,826 COVID-19 infections, 61 fatalities

Date: 2020-12-26 07:10:21 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:8726869

TUNIS, Dec 26 (MENA) - Tunisian Health Ministry said that 1,826 COVID-19 cases were reported over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the country to 128,578. Meanwhile, the number of deaths due to the virus rose to 4,385, ....

US Embassy in Baghdad denies rumors of evacuation

Date: 2020-12-25 21:17:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:8726740

BAGHDAD, Dec 25 (MENA) - The US Embassy in Baghdad on Friday denied rumors of an evacuation at the building after the embassy was attacked earlier this week. A tweet from a reporter saying the US Embassy in Baghdad was evacuated is not true, ....

Saudi CP receives 1st dose of coronavirus vaccine

Date: 2020-12-25 21:16:31 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:8726739

RIYADH, Dec 25 (MENA) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz received Friday the first dose of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, the country's official news agency reported. "I extend thanks and gratitude to the crown prince for ....

Moroccan king, Israeli PM hold phone talks

Date: 2020-12-25 19:45:44 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:8726780

RABAT, Dec 25 (MENA) - Moroccan King Mohammed VI, held a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Royal Office announced in a statement Friday. During the talks, the king recalled the strong and special ties ....

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 ....

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 ....

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 ....

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 ....