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Lebanese army disposes 1.3 tons of fireworks found at Beirut Port
Date: 2020-09-18 20:15:14 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:8593750
BEIRUT, Sept 18 (MENA) – The Lebanese army on Friday announced that it has seized 1,320 kilograms of fireworks found at a Beirut port hangar during an ongoing inspection process, local media reported Friday. “Troops from the Engineering Regiment ....
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LNA spox: Technical committee to supervise oil revenues, prevent Turkey from benefiting from Libyan funds
Date: 2020-09-18 19:54:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:8593731
BENGHAZI, Sept 18 (MENA) – Spokesman for the Libyan National Army (LNA) Ahmed al Mismari said a joint technical committee will be formed to supervise the revenues of oil after Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar agreed on reopening oilfields ....
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UAE reports 865 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-09-18 17:28:45 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:8593552
ABU DHABI, Sept 17 (MENA) – The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Friday reported 865 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 83,433, WAM news agency reported quoting a statement by the ....
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COVID-19: Libya records 616 new cases
Date: 2020-09-18 16:13:34 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:8593553
TRIPOLI, Sept 18 (MENA) – Libya's National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday recorded 616 new coronavirus cases in the country, bringing the total number of infections to 26,438. The center added that 13 new virus-linked fatalities have ....
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UAE sends 5th COVID-19 medical aid plane to Colombia
Date: 2020-09-18 16:00:05 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:8593536
ABU DHABI, Sept 18 (MENA) - The UAE on Friday sent the fifth aid plane carrying 13 metric tons of critical medical supplies to Colombia to support the country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, according to Emirates News Agency (WAM). This ....
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Kuwait reports 704 new coronavirus cases, 5 deaths
Date: 2020-09-18 14:20:16 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:8593305
KUWAIT CITY, Sept 18 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Health Ministry on Friday announced that 704 new coronavirus cases were detected over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 98,528. The ministry said that five persons have died from ....
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UN: Over 730,000 people critically affected by Sudan's floods
Date: 2020-09-18 14:18:26 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8593246
KHARTOUM, Sept 18 (MENA) - The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has asserted that Sudan continues to face its worst flooding in decades, noting that the number of people critically affected has exceeded 730,000 as of 16 ....
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Haftar: Crude oil exports to resume on condition not used in funding terror
Date: 2020-09-18 13:04:53 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:8593216
BENGHAZI, Sept 18 (MENA) - Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Marshal Khalifa Haftar on Friday said his forces had decided to resume the crude oil production on condition that it is not used in funding terrorism. Hafter added, in ....
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Italian PM, German chancellor discuss Libyan crisis
Date: 2020-09-18 12:06:17 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8593035
ROME, Sept 18 (MENA) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte held phone talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the latest developments of the Libyan crisis and in the Eastern Mediterranean region. The phone call was made amid reports about ....
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Lavrov: Russia hopes its embassy will return to Tripoli soon
Date: 2020-09-18 09:10:51 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:8592911
MOSCOW, Sept 18 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he hopes that his country's embassy would return to Tripoli as soon as some basic security is ensured there. "The Russian embassy is still operating from Tunisia. I hope it will ....