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  • AL accentuates importance of paying special care to elders amid Covid-19

    Date: 2020-10-01 13:50:39 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:8610783

    CAIRO, Oct 1 (MENA) - Ambassador Haifaa Abu Ghazaleh Assistant Secretary General and Head of the Social Affairs Sector at the Arab League (AL) said great attention should be paid to elderly people, especially in light of the current coronavirus ....

  • Lebanon records 1,257 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-09-30 19:24:51 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:8609923

    BEIRUT, Sept 30 (MENA) - The Lebanese Public Health Ministry issued on Wednesday its daily report in which it announced 1,257 new coronavirus cases, raising the total number of infections to 39,620. The report added that 12,797 PCR tests were ....

  • Abbas briefs EU foreign policy chief on the latest political developments

    Date: 2020-09-30 19:02:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:8609899

    RAMALLAH, Sept 30 (MENA) - President Mahmoud Abbas received on Wednesday a telephone call from High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union Josep Borrell during which President Abbas briefed Borrell on the latest ....

  • Prayers in Absentia for Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Performed at Two Holy Mosques

    Date: 2020-09-30 18:37:28 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:8609883

    MECCA, Sept 30 (MENA) - Following regular evening prayers, worshipers at the two holy mosques; Makkah-based Grand Mosque and Madinah-based Prophet's Mosque performed on Wednesday prayers in absentia (Salat al-Gha'ib ) for the late Sheikh Sabah ....

  • UAE announces 1,100 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths in last 24 hours

    Date: 2020-09-30 18:08:54 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:8609827

    ABU DHABI, Sept 30 (MENA) – UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced Wednesday that it conducted 105,615 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM reported. In a statement, the ....

  • Algeria reports 162 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths

    Date: 2020-09-30 16:53:53 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:8609779

    ALGIERS, Sept 30 (MENA) - Algeria has recorded 162 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus and ten deaths over the last 24 hours, the spokesman of the scientific committee for monitoring the progress of the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Djamel Fourar, said ....

  • Saudi Arabia reports significant drop with 418 COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2020-09-30 16:32:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:8609720

    RIYADH, Sept 30 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia reported a significant drop in coronavirus cases than the previous day, with 418 new cases detected on Wednesday, Al Arabiya reported. The country also recorded 612 recoveries and 27 deaths, according to the ....

  • Iraq says 'not happy' with 'dangerous' US pullout threat

    Date: 2020-09-30 15:47:40 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:8609268

    BAGHDAD, Sept 30 (MENA) - Baghdad is "not happy" with a "dangerous" threat by Washington to pull its troops and diplomats out of Iraq, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said Wednesday. Several political and diplomatic sources have said that US ....

  • Libyan parties reach key recommendations as part of security, military direct talks in Hurghada

    Date: 2020-09-30 13:48:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8609307

    HURGHADA, Egypt, Sept 30 (MENA) - Participants in the face-to-face security and military talks among delegations representing the Government of National Accord and the Libyan Arab Armed Forces recommended speeding up the holding of the direct 5+5 ....

  • Funeral prayers performed for late Kuwaiti emir Sheikh Sabah

    Date: 2020-09-30 13:44:21 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:8609301

    KUWAIT CITY, Sept 30 (MENA) - The funeral prayers of Kuwait’s late emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah were performed Wednesday at Bilal bin Rabah Mosque in Kuwait City, Gulf Today reported. New Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf was present ....

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