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  • Iraq registers 2,836 new coroavirus infections

    Date: 2020-08-04 13:00:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8532858

    BAGHDAD, Aug 4 (MENA) - Iraqi Health Ministry announced some 2,836 new coronavirus infections, reported Al-Sumaria News Channel Tuesday quoting a statement by the ministry. The statement said 1,992 cases recovered from the virus and 83 new deaths ....

  • Kuwait COVID-19 cases rise by 475 to 68,774, deaths by four

    Date: 2020-08-04 12:16:18 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:8532840

    KUWAIT CITY, Aug 4 (MENA) - Kuwait said 475 new cases of coronavirus have emerged in the past 24 hours, raising the tally to 68,774, with four people succumbing to the pandemic as the death toll reached 465, according to a health ministry official ....

  • 9 Daesh elements arrested in Kirkuk, Baghdad

    Date: 2020-08-04 11:04:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8532681

    BAGHDAD, Aug 4 (MENA) - Nine elements of the Daesh terrorist group were arrested in Kirkuk and Baghdad, the Iraqi intelligence agency said Tuesday. All nine admitted to conducting terrorist operations against security troops and civilians, the ....

  • Kuwait emir's health noticeably improving: Kuwait's PM

    Date: 2020-08-03 20:11:59 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:8532183

    KUWAIT CITY, Aug 3 (MENA) - Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said that the health condition of Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is "noticeably improving," KUNA reported. The premier made his ....

  • OIC slams terrorist attack on prison in Afghanistan

    Date: 2020-08-03 18:18:06 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:8532116

    RIYADH, Aug 3 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned on Monday a terrorist attack on a prison in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, which left several people dead and wounded. OIC Secretary General Yousef bin Ahmed al ....

  • Hezbollah, local allies behind rapidly deteriorating economy in Lebanon: Statement

    Date: 2020-08-03 18:13:11 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:8532060

    BEIRUT, Aug 3 (MENA) - The resignation statement of Lebanese Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti reveals that the political forces holding the reigns of power in Lebanon will turn the country into a failed state, the leader of the Lebanese Forces Party ....

  • Lebanon may impose total lockdown to curb COVID-19 spread: Lebanese Health minister

    Date: 2020-08-03 16:55:30 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:8531979

    BEIRUT, Aug 3 (MENA) - Lebanese Minister of Public Health Dr. Hamad Hassan criticized Monday non-compliance with COVID-19-related partial lockdown measures in Lebanon over the past five days. The ministry may file a recommendation requiring the ....

  • 3 Yemenis killed in Houthi-planted mine blast in Al Hudaydah

    Date: 2020-08-03 16:08:19 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8532002

    ADEN, Aug 3 (MENA) – A Yemeni national and his two sons were killed on Monday after a mine planted by Houthi militias exploded in the Yemeni western province of Al Hudaydah. Yemeni sources told Al Arabiya TV channel that the two sons were 10 and ....

  • Illegal migration attempt from Tarfaya Coastal Strip foiled

    Date: 2020-08-03 13:27:54 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8531733

    RABAT, Aug 3 (MENA) – An illegal migration attempt from the coastal strip under the territorial jurisdiction of Tarfaya province was foiled on Monday morning, MAP reported. Local authorities in the province said that 40 illegal migrants, ....

  • AP denounces "antagonistic" Turkish statements against UAE

    Date: 2020-08-03 11:33:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8531697

    CAIRO, Aug 3 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament has denounced recent "antagonistic" statements by the Turkish defense minister against the UAE. Hulusi Akar's statements do not heed diplomatic norms and principles, said AP deputy speaker Adel al ....

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