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Iraq registers 2,361 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-07-23 15:10:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:8519706

BAGHDAD, July 23 (MENA) - Iraq registered 2,361 new coronavirus infections and 80 deaths, reported Sumaria News Thursday quoting a Health Ministry statement. A total of 16, 947 cases underwent medical swab tests in the various laboratories across ....

Bahraini King congratulates Saudi monarch on successful surgery

Date: 2020-07-23 14:50:43 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:8519734

MANAMA, July 23 (MENA) - King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa sent on Thursday a cable to King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to congratulate him on the successful surgery he had undergone. He prayed to Allah the Almighty to bless him ....

Sudan reports 110 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-07-23 14:43:17 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:8519704

KHARTOUM, July 23 (MENA) - The Sudanese Health Ministry announced that 110 new coronavirus cases were detected over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total infections to 11,237, the official news agency (SUNA) reported. In a statement ....

LNA launches defensive missile system around Sirte

Date: 2020-07-23 14:12:13 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8519587

SIRTE, July 23 (MENA) - The Libyan National Army (LNA) announced Thursday the deployment of a defensive missile system around Sirte, some 450 km east of Tripoli. Al-Arabyia Al-Hadath said the air defense system is meant to deter any aerial ....

UAE sends medical aid to Caribbean Islands in fight against Covid-19

Date: 2020-07-23 13:42:25 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8519486

ABU DHABI, July 23 (MENA) - The UAE sent an aid plane carrying 12.5 metric tons of medical supplies and 500,000 rapid testing kits for 14 Caribbean island states, WAM News Agency reported Thursday. The states include: Antigua and Barbuda, the ....

S. Korea sends two military planes to bring home nearly 300 citizens

Date: 2020-07-23 07:02:00 GMT - south korea - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:8518961

SEOUL, July 23 (MENA) - South Korea on Thursday sent two military planes to bring home nearly 300 citizens from coronavirus-hit Iraq, officials said, with their return set for the following day, according to the Korean news agency Yonhap. The ....

Kuwait's Amir leaves for US to complete treatment

Date: 2020-07-23 05:45:48 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8518872

KUWAIT CITY, July 23 (MENA) - Kuwiati Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah left for the US early Thursday for completing medical treatment following his recent successful surgery, the Kuwaiti news agency KUNA reported. The Amir was seen ....

Libyan army downs Turkish reconnaissance plane

Date: 2020-07-23 05:24:45 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8518860

BENGHAZI, July 23 (MENA) - The Libyan national army downed a Turkish plane that was conducting reconnaissance missions west of the Libyan city of Sirte, the military information division of the Libyan army said on Thursday. This came as the ....

Libya registers 88 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-07-22 22:12:19 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:8518833

TRIPOLI, July 22 (MENA) - Libya's National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) announced on Wednesday that 88 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the North African country. The center added in a statement that three new coronavirus-linked ....

Algeria reports 594 new cases, 337 recoveries, 11 fatalities in last 24 hours

Date: 2020-07-22 21:57:08 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:8518834

ALGIERS, July 22 (MENA) - A total of 594 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and eleven deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours in Algeria, spokesman of the scientific committee for monitoring the progress of coronavirus pandemic Djamel Fourar ....