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Iraq reports 3,346 coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-07-31 15:36:33 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:8529242

BAGHDAD, July 31 (MENA) - The Iraqi Ministry of Health said that 3,346 new coronavirus cases have been registered in the country, bringing the total tally of infections to 124,609. In a statement on Friday, the ministry added that 1,888 people ....

UAE sends medical aid to Turkmenistan in fight against COVID-19

Date: 2020-07-31 14:35:43 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8529164

ABU DHABI, July 31 (MENA) - The UAE sent on Friday an aid plane containing 60 tons of medical supplies to Turkmenistan, part of 90 tons allocated to assist approximately 90,000 medical professionals there, as they work to contain the ....

UAE reports 283 new COVID-19 cases on first day of Eidul Adha

Date: 2020-07-31 13:42:17 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:8529163

ABU DHABI, July 31 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates detected 283 new cases of the deadly coronavirus, which brings the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 60,506, the Ministry of Health announced on Friday. Two people who had ....

Morocco reports 1,046 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2020-07-30 22:40:41 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:8528609

RABAT, July 30 (MENA) - Morocco on Thursday reported 1,046 new COVID-19 cases, the biggest single-day increase so far, taking the total number of infections in the country to 23,259. The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Morocco ....

GCC chief commends Saudi Arabia's efforts in serving Hajj pilgrims

Date: 2020-07-30 22:15:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:8528599

RIYADH, July 30 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak al-Hajraf appreciated the great efforts made by the government of Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in serving holy sites and ....

King Mohammed VI grants royal pardon to 752 convicts on Eidul Adha

Date: 2020-07-30 21:40:55 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:8528597

RABAT, July 30 (MENA) - On the eve of Eid Al Adha, King Mohammed VI granted a royal pardon to 752 people, including inmates and convicts on provisional release. A press release from the Ministry of Justice announced on July 30 that the royal ....

Saudi Royal Court: King Salman leaves hospital after recovery

Date: 2020-07-30 20:17:50 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:8528590

RIYADH, July 30 (MENA) - Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Thursday left King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh after recovery, the Saudi Press Agency reported quoting the Royal Court as saying in a ....

Two rockets hit perimeter of Baghdad international airport

Date: 2020-07-30 19:53:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:8528562

BAGHDAD, July 30 (MENA) - Two rockets landed in the perimeter of Baghdad International Airport on Thursday, the Iraqi military said in a statement. The military said the Katyusha rockets were launched from two different places near the Baghdad ....

Health conditions of pilgrims reassuring, no diseases reported, Saudi Health Ministry says

Date: 2020-07-30 17:18:21 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:8528451

RIYADH, July 30 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health said Thursday that the health condition of pilgrims, while on Arafat mount valley to perform the peak of Hajj this year, is reassuring, with no diseases, even coronavirus COVID-19, Saudi Press ....

Abul Gheit renews call to preserve ceasefire in Libya

Date: 2020-07-30 15:06:21 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:8528242

CAIRO, July 30 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit renewed calls for maintaining commitment to a ceasefire in Libya to help hammer-out a comprehensive agreement bringing all combat and military operations in the war-torn ....