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  • Casualties reported in Sudan’s Kassala State clashes

    Date: 2020-10-15 18:50:14 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:8629732

    KHARTOUM, Oct 15 (MENA) – Several casualties have been registered during the clashes that took place in Sudan’s Kassala State between security forces and protesters, who demonstrated against the dismissal of Kassala governor Saleh Ammar. A ....

  • French foreign minister arrives in Algiers on two-day working visit

    Date: 2020-10-15 18:48:07 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:8629811

    ALGIERS, Oct 15 (MENA) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived here on Thursday on a two-day working visit that comes an invitation from his Algerian counterpart Sabri Boukadoum. During the visit, the French top diplomat will ....

  • Bahraini, UAE FMs discuss boosting mutual ties

    Date: 2020-10-15 18:33:12 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:8629774

    MANAMA, Oct 15 (MENA) – Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani on Thursday held a phone call with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Anwar Mohammed Gargash, BNA reported. They ....

  • UAE announces 1,398 new COVID-19 cases, 1,666 recoveries, 2 deaths in last 24 hours

    Date: 2020-10-15 18:09:20 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:8629776

    ABU DHABI, Oct 15 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced that it conducted 114,147 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the Ministry ....

  • Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council head meets UN Special Envoy for Horn of Africa

    Date: 2020-10-15 17:30:39 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:8629695

    KHARTOUM, Oct 15 (MENA) – Head of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan met on Thursday with the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa Barfi Onanga. The UN official confirmed ....

  • Lebanon confirms 1550 new Coronavirus cases, 2 more deaths

    Date: 2020-10-15 17:27:07 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:8629729

    BEIRUT, Oct 15 (MENA) - The Lebanese Ministry of Health said on Thursday that 1,550 new Coronavirus cases were registered in the country during the past 24 hours. The tally of coronavirus infections reached 58,645. The ministry added that two ....

  • Algeria reports 193 new coronavirus cases, nine deaths

    Date: 2020-10-15 17:15:39 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:8629692

    ALGIERS, Oct 15 (MENA) - Algeria has recorded 193 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus and nine deaths over the last 24 hours, the spokesman of the scientific committee for monitoring the progress of the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Djamel Fourar, said ....

  • Kuwait pledges USD 1.5 mln to UNRWA

    Date: 2020-10-15 16:44:59 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:8629649

    KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15 (MENA) - Kuwait on Thursday said it would provide a sum of USD 1.5 million in immediate aid to the United Nations agency helping Palestinian refugees, in a bid to ensure the cash-strapped body's services remain uninterrupted, ....

  • Russia: 25 ceasefire violations detected in Syria over past 24 hours

    Date: 2020-10-15 15:55:36 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:8629580

    MOSCOW, Oct 15 (MENA) - The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 25 ceasefire breaches in Syria over the past 24 hours. The Russian side added that 18 violations were ....

  • AL chief condemns Israel's resumption of settlements activity

    Date: 2020-10-15 13:15:51 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:8629273

    CAIRO, Oct 15 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit denounced the Israeli government's approval of building 2,000 new settlement homes in the West Bank. In a press statement on Thursday, the AL chief rejected and condemned ....

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