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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 ....

UAE, Jordan FMs discuss regional developments, bilateral relations

Date: 2020-07-29 22:54:39 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:8527526

ABU DHABI, July 29 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan reviewed the prospects of further enhancing the brotherly relations with Jordan in a phone call with Ayman Al Safadi, the Kingdom's Minister of Foreign Affairs and ....

Lebanon confirms record 182 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-07-29 21:56:36 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:8527512

BEIRUT, July 29 (MENA) - Lebanon recorded the highest daily increase of coronavirus cases Wednesday, registering 182 new cases and one new death a day before the country goes into its second lockdown. The latest tally brings that total number of ....

Morocco: COVID-19 cases surpass 22,000

Date: 2020-07-29 21:28:08 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:8527496

RABAT, July 29 (MENA) - The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Morocco rose to 22,213 on Wednesday after 826 new infections were reported over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said. The death toll from the virus increased to 334 after seven new ....