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Yemeni president condoles with Algerian counterpart over plane crash victims

Date: 2020-12-18 16:16:54 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:8717363

SANAA, Dec 18 (MENA) - Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi on Friday sent a cable of condolences to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune over the victims of a military helicopter crash that caused the death of three Algerian military ....

Algeria's former interior minister Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni passes away

Date: 2020-12-18 15:56:58 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:8717399

ALGIERS, Dec 18 (MENA) - Former Algerian minister of the interior Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni passed away on Friday at the age of 83. He breathed his last in the military hospital of Ain Naâdja (Algiers), after a long battle with illness, his ....

AL official: We hope Lebanon to overcome current crises, restore confidence in economy

Date: 2020-12-18 15:07:47 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:8717272

BERUIT, Dec 18 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Assistant Secretary General Hossam Zaki has expressed hope that Lebanon could quickly overcome the current crises and move ahead with restoring confidence in the country's economy, as well as the banking ....

Kuwait reports 339 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths

Date: 2020-12-18 14:27:34 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:8717273

KUWAIT, Dec 18 (MENA) - Kuwait confirmed 339 new coronavirus infections on Friday to raise the total 147,531, while three new deaths were recorded to reach 916, KUNA news agency reported. The number of people hospitalized with the virus ....

242 recoveries from COVID-19 in Kuwait

Date: 2020-12-18 14:23:05 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8717221

KUWAIT, Dec 18 (MENA) - The number of coronavirus recoveries in Kuwait rose by 242 to 143,355 over the past 24 hours, KUNA news agency reported. This comes after the necessary health checks and safety procedures were carried out proving the ....

Saudi Arabia reports 174 new COVID-19 cases, 208 recoveries

Date: 2020-12-18 14:17:52 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:8717289

RIYADH, Dec 18 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health recorded on Friday 174 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the Kingdom to 360,690, the Saudi gazette reported. According to the Ministry of Health, ....

New Lebanese govt has to be formed as soon as possible: AL official

Date: 2020-12-18 12:33:35 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8716982

CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) – Arab League Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki said the alarming economic conditions in Lebanon require an exceptional and unconventional action for addressing them. This has to begin with the formation of the new ....

UAE registers 1,284 new coronavirus cases, one death

Date: 2020-12-18 12:22:47 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:8717069

ABU DHABI, Dec 18 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced on Friday that 1,284 new coronavirus cases were detected, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the country to 191,150. It added that one death related to ....

UAE, US discuss defense, military cooperation

Date: 2020-12-18 09:22:57 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:8716875

ABU DHABI, Dec 18 (MENA) - Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley, at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi, ....

Iraqi police dismantle explosives in Baghdad

Date: 2020-12-18 08:38:57 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:8716808

BAGHDAD, Dec 18 (MENA) - An explosive device and four hand grenades found in two residential areas in Baghdad were dismantled, an Iraqi security source said on Friday. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, added that explosive experts ....