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Floods affect more than 50,000 in Sudan: UN

Date: 2020-08-05 21:56:50 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:8535086

NEW YORK, Aug 5 (MENA) - More than 50,000 people have been affected by flooding across Sudan over the past week, the United Nations said Wednesday. "Torrential rains continued in several parts of Sudan... leading to flooding, landslides, damages ....

Algeria sends 4 planes, vessel with aid to Lebanon

Date: 2020-08-05 21:03:23 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:8535057

ALGIERS, Aug 5 (MENA) – Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune decided Wednesday to send four aid planes to Lebanon in an urgent response to the massive blast that rocked Beirut on Tuesday. The move comes after a phone call held by Tebboune to ....

Lebanon army's medical team on high alert over Beirut blast

Date: 2020-08-05 20:12:26 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:8535056

BEIRUT, Aug 5 (MENA) - Lebanese army's medical teams were put on high alert following the massive blast that hit Beirut on Tuesday leaving 100 dead and thousands wounded, said Lebanon army commander Joseph Aoun. The army command urged all ....

Jordan reports 7 new Covid-19 cases

Date: 2020-08-05 19:57:03 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:8535018

AMMAN, Aug 5 (MENA) – Jordan’s Minister of Health Sa'ad Jaber said Wednesday that seven new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the Kingdom, bringing the total caseload since the start of the pandemic to 1231, Petra reported. Speaking during the ....

4 terrorists killed in air strike in Kirkuk

Date: 2020-08-05 19:48:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:8535035

BAGHDAD, Aug 5 (MENA) - Four terrorists were killed in air strike launched by the international alliance in Kirkuk on Wednesday. A hideout containing 20 explosive devices was seized by Iraqi police following the air attack. (MENA) S R E ....

UAE dispatches emergency medical aid

Date: 2020-08-05 19:31:09 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:8535017

ABU DHABI, Aug 5 (MENA) - The UAE on Wednesday dispatched medical aid to Lebanon following the deadly twin blasts that claimed at least 113 lives. The assistance, under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice ....

551 more confirmed cases reported in Algeria over past 24hrs

Date: 2020-08-05 19:25:47 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:8535009

ALGIERS, Aug 5 (MENA) - Algeria on Wednesday registered 551 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 33,055. Djamel Foutar, head of the COVID-19 Detection and Follow-up Commission, told a press conference ....

Oman reports 585 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-08-05 19:20:34 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:8535004

MUSCAT, Aug 5 (MENA) - Oman recorded 585 new coronavirus cases, raising the total number of infections to 80,286, Oman News Agency quoted the Omani Health Ministry as saying. The Sultanate's death toll has reached 488 after six new fatalities ....

Xi sends condolences to Lebanon over explosions

Date: 2020-08-05 19:17:39 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:8535000

BEIJING, Aug 5 (MENA) - President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sent a message of condolences to Lebanon's President Michel Aoun over explosions in the country's capital Beirut that have killed at least 100 people. In his message, Xi said he was ....

Yemeni president condoles with Aoun over Beirut massive blast

Date: 2020-08-05 19:14:37 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8534999

ADEN, Aug 5 (MENA) - President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi sent on Wednesday a cable of condolences to Lebanese President Michel Aoun over the victims of the massive blast that hit Beirut on Tuesday, leaving a least 100 dead and thousands wounded. He ....