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Saudi Health Ministry urges pilgrims to adhere to precautionary measures
Date: 2020-07-29 20:18:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:8527449
MAKKAH, July 29 (MENA) - Saudi Ministry of Health pleaded with pilgrims to abide by the anti-coronavirus precautionary measures of maintaining social distancing, wearing face masks and keeping personal hygiene. In a statement issued on Wednesday, ....
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Syria registers 23 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-07-29 18:39:28 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:8527375
DAMASCUS, July 29 (MENA) - The Syrian Health Ministry registered 23 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infected cases in the country to 717, the Syria Arab News Agency reported Wednesday quoting a Health Ministry statement. Nine ....
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Kaaba gets new Kiswah
Date: 2020-07-29 18:15:40 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:8527370
MECCA, July 29 (MENA) - The holy Kaaba got a new gold-laced Kiswah (cover) on Wednesday, a tradition that takes place every year before the Muslim feast of Eidul Adha. Officials from the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs took down the ....
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Saudi Health Ministry: Pilgrims' health status reassuring, no coronavirus cases among pilgrims
Date: 2020-07-29 18:00:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:8527281
RIYADH, Jul 29 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health said in a statement Wednesday that the pilgrims' health status is reassuring, and there are no Coronavirus cases among pilgrims so far, Saudi Press Agency reported. The pilgrims arrived to ....
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Jordan confirms 5 new COVID-19 cases, all from abroad
Date: 2020-07-29 17:44:35 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8527342
AMMAN, July 29 (MENA) - Five new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Jordan on Wednesday, all from abroad, bringing the total number to 1,187 since the start of the crisis. Four cases involve people currently staying in hotel quarantine; all of ....
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AL chief welcomes reactivating Riyadh Agreement to solve Yemeni crisis
Date: 2020-07-29 17:38:54 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:8527236
CAIRO, July 29 (MENA) – Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit welcomed on Wednesday efforts exerted by Saudi Arabia to reactivate Riyadh Agreement that was signed in 2019 between the Yemeni parties. In a press release, he hailed ....
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Algeria registers 614 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-07-29 16:54:51 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:8527243
ALGIERS, July 29 (MENA) - Algeria on Wednesday registered 614 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 29,229. Djamel Foutar, head of the COVID-19 Detection and Follow-up Commission, told a press ....
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Jordan urges intensifying efforts to reach political solution to Libyan crisis
Date: 2020-07-29 15:37:14 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:8526998
AMMAN, July 29 (MENA) - Jordan has called for stepping up efforts to reach a political solution to the Libyan crisis via Libyan-Libyan dialogue to protect the Libyan people and the integrity of the Libyan territories. This came during a meeting ....
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Five people injured in a bomb blast in Baghdad
Date: 2020-07-29 09:02:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:8526338
BAGHDAD, July 29 (MENA) - An Iraqi security source said that five people were injured in a bomb blast in the capital Baghdad on Wednesday. The source told Al Summaria channel that the blast took place inside a bus in central Baghdad. (MENA) A S ....
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Government seriously acting to save Lebanon, says defense minister
Date: 2020-07-29 08:55:27 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:8526259
BEIRUT, July 29 (MENA) - Lebanese Defense Minister Zeina Akar has said that the government is exerting utmost efforts to save the country from collapsing. Government resignation is not possible at the time, Akar said in an interview with MENA ....
