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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 ....

Arab Ministers for Social Affairs Council provides financial aid to Palestine to face COVID-19 consequences

Date: 2020-12-17 17:31:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:8716418

CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) – The Council of Arab Ministers for Social Affairs approved on Thursday providing the Palestinian Ministry of Social Development USD 50,000 to face the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the concluding session of ....

Kuwait reports 221 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-12-17 15:58:59 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:8716330

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 17 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Health Ministry on Thursday announced that 221 new coronavirus cases were detected over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 147,292, with no fatalities reported. In a press ....

Yemeni Mehdi Abdul Salam selected as head of Arab Parliament's 2030 Sustainable Development committee

Date: 2020-12-17 14:21:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8716087

CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) – The Arab Parliament’s (AP) Social Affairs, Education, Culture, Woman and Youth Committee selected Mehdi Abdul Salam to head the committee assigned to set the Parliament's plan titled 2030 Sustainable Development: Towards an ....

AL official: We 're looking forward to forming Lebanese new gov't

Date: 2020-12-17 14:12:46 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:8715986

BERUIT, Dec 17 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Assistant Secretary General Hossam Zaki said the pan-Arab body is looking forward to forming the new Lebanese government, at the nearest possible time, to enable country address all economic and social ....