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Tunisia reports 2,820 new infections, 70 deaths

Date: 2021-01-06 22:11:27 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:8742032

TUNIS, Jan 6 (MENA) - Tunisia registered 2,820 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 149,881, the Ministry of Public Health announced in a statement Wednesday. As many as 70 people died from the virus, taking the overall tally of ....

Iraqi security forces defuse explosive device in Nasiriyah

Date: 2021-01-06 22:06:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:8741694

BAGHDAD, Jan 6 (MENA) – Iraqi security forces have defused an explosive device near a house of a retired citizen in Nasiriyah, southeast of Baghdad. A security source detailed that a team of bomb disposal experts was rushed to the scene and ....

Lebanon to shut down mosques over Covid 19 pandemic outbreak

Date: 2021-01-06 21:48:24 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:8742016

BEIRUT, Jan 6 (MENA) - The Lebanese authorities decided on Wednesday to close all mosques across the country in light of growing number of coronavirus infections. In a statement, the Islamic Directorate of Awqaf said the decision was taken after ....

Lebanon reports record coronavirus cases for second straight day

Date: 2021-01-06 20:25:26 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:8741944

BEIRUT, Jan 6 (MENA) - Lebanon registered Wednesday 4,166 new coronavirus cases, a new record of infections for the second day in a row, as well as 21 more deaths on the eve of a 25-day lockdown, The Daily Star Lebanon reported. Among the newly ....

Morocco registers 1,642 new Covid-19 cases, 37 deaths within past 24 hours

Date: 2021-01-06 18:39:10 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:8741835

RABAT, Jan 6 (MENA) - The Health Ministry announced registering 1,642 new coronavirus cases and 37 deaths within the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 447,081. A statement issued by the ministry ....

Algeria reports 247 new cases, 4 deaths

Date: 2021-01-06 18:12:50 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:8741804

ALGIERS, Jan 6 (MENA) - A total of 247 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Algeria, bringing the country's total to 101,120 cases. Four people have died from the virus, raising the overall death toll in the North African country ....

Iraq: Two people arrested in Baghdad on terrorism charges

Date: 2021-01-06 17:18:57 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:8741750

BAGHDAD, Jan 6 (MENA) - Iraqi security bodies arrested on Wednesday two people in southwest Baghdad on charges of terrorism. The Anti-crime Directorate of Baghdad said in a statement that the two were held in al Jihad neighborhood in Baghdad, ....

Jordan records 15 deaths, 1,553 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-01-06 17:17:38 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:8741733

AMMAN, Jan 6 (MENA) - Jordan recorded 1,553 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases since the beginning of the crisis to 302,856, Petra news agency reported. Meanwhile, the kingdom's total coronavirus-related deaths stood ....

Bahrain, US sign 3 deals on security cooperation

Date: 2021-01-06 16:44:59 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:8741698

MANAMA, Jan 6 (MENA) - Bahraini Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa held a meeting Wednesday with Acting US Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf and his accompanying delegation. The two sides signed three cooperation agreements ....

UAE announces 2,067 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths in 24 hours

Date: 2021-01-06 16:28:03 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:8741668

ABU DHABI, Jan 6 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced 2,067 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the country to 218,766, WAM news agency reported ....