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  • Bahrain reports 656 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths

    Date: 2020-07-02 17:14:15 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:8493162

    MANAMA, July 2 (MENA) - The health ministry in Bahrain on Thursday reported 656 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 617 recoveries, Bahrain News Agency reported. Of the new cases, 435 were expatriate workers, 218 were contacts of ....

  • 9th China-Arab ministerial meeting to kick off Monday

    Date: 2020-07-02 15:41:32 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8492948

    BEIJING, July 2 (MENA) - The 9th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum will be held on July 6 via video-conference, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced Thursday. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao ....

  • Saudi official : Kingdom seeks to spare region any unilateral action on Renaissance Dam

    Date: 2020-07-02 10:49:27 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:8492290

    RIYADH/NEW YORK, July 2 (MENA) - Deputy of Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Khalid bin Muhammad Manzalawi participated on Thursday in a virtual meeting of the Arab Mini-Committee with UN's Secretary-General Antonio ....

  • 930 stranded Egyptians leave Kuwait for home on 6 flights

    Date: 2020-07-02 07:13:14 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:8492144

    اKUWAIT CITY, July 2 (MENA) – The Kuwait Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said Thursday that 930 stranded Egyptians left Kuwait for Cairo and Sohag on board six flights. In a statement, a copy of which MENA received, the CAA said three flights ....

  • Gunman killed after six-hour fire exchange with Kuwaiti police

    Date: 2020-07-02 06:45:40 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:8492087

    KUWAIT CITY, July 2 (MENA) - An official source in the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry said that the gunman - who fired at the car of the head of Kuwaiti special forces - killed himself after six-hour fire exchange with the police. The Kuwaiti Interior ....

  • Kuwait security forces surround wanted armed man in residential

    Date: 2020-07-02 06:42:37 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8492112

    KUWAIT CITY, July 2 (MENA) - Security forces in Kuwait are surrounding a house in Ali Sabah AlSalem Area where an armed wanted person is located, the Ministry of Interior said Wednesday. The person, whose identity was unknown, fired gun shots at ....

  • Kurdistan reports 259 new coronavirus infections, 6 deaths

    Date: 2020-07-01 23:06:24 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:8492052

    BAGHDAD, July 1 (MENA) - The Health Ministry in Iraq's Kurdistan region reported 259 new coronavirus infections and six deaths on Wednesday. The latest figures bring to 6,403 the total caseload in the country and 213 total deaths. (MENA) S R E ....

  • UNDP, Italy sign 1.5m-euro agreement on refugee, host-community livelihoods

    Date: 2020-07-01 22:53:55 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:8492057

    AMMAN, July 1 (MENA) - The Italian Government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday signed a project agreement aimed at supporting the economic sector and boosting livelihood opportunities for vulnerable communities in ....

  • Algeria's coronavirus infections rise to 14,272

    Date: 2020-07-01 22:49:39 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:8492055

    ALGIERS, July 1 (MENA) - A total of 365 confirmed coronavirus cases and eight new deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours in Algeria, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 14,272 and deaths to 920, spokesman for the country's ....

  • Protests grip Lebanon as power outage, rising dollar continue

    Date: 2020-07-01 21:47:17 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:8492048

    BEIRUT,July 1 (MENA) - Anti-government demonstrators stepped up their protests nationwide on Wednesday, setting up burning barricades and forcing road closures as the country's currency fell rapidly against dollar and power outage continues all over ....

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