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Libya records 14 new coronavirus infections

Date: 2020-06-28 07:26:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:8486552

TRIPOLI, June 28 (MENA) - Libya reported 14 new Covid 19 infections over the past 24 hours, according to the National Center for Disease Control. Some 29 recoveries were reported. The center said it received a total of 1,062 suspected samples, ....

Kuwait sports authority: 31 athletes infected with coronavirus

Date: 2020-06-28 07:22:06 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:8486512

KUWAIT CITY, June 28 (MENA) - The Public Authority for Youth and Sports announced the infection of some 31 athletes with coronavirus. In a statement issued Sunday, the sports authority said some 714 PCR tests have been conducted so far to detect ....

UAE registers 387 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-06-27 20:42:39 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:8486387

ABU DHABI, June 27 (MENA) - The UAE government announced Saturday that 387 new coronavirus cases had been detected, taking the total number of infections recorded in the country to 47,360. In a statement carried by WAM, Spokesperson for the UAE ....

Lebanon court issues media ban against US ambassador

Date: 2020-06-27 18:55:50 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:8486237

BEIRUT, June 27 (MENA) - A Lebanese court has issued a decree to "prohibit any Lebanese or foreign media outlet operating on Lebanese soil, whether audiovisual, written or electronic, from conducting interviews with US Ambassador in Beirut Dorothy ....

Arab parl't praises Sudan Partners Conf. outcomes

Date: 2020-06-27 11:11:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:8485637

CAIRO, June 27 (MENA) – Speaker of the Arab Parliament Mishaal bin Fahm Al Salami has lauded the outcomes of the recent Sudan Partners Conference. He praised on Saturday the wide international participation in the conference which aimed to create ....

Libyan parliament speaker would visit Moscow in days

Date: 2020-06-27 08:37:54 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:8485489

MOSCOW, June 27 (MENA) - Speaker of the Libyan parliament Aguila Saleh would visit Moscow in the coming few days, said deputy speaker Ahmid Houma on Saturday. He added that the visit is aimed at discussing many issues such as Cairo Declaration, ....

Iraq: 2 terrorists arrested, hideout discovered in Mosul

Date: 2020-06-27 07:51:04 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:8485412

BAGHDAD, June 27 (MENA) - Iraqi security forces on Saturday arrested two terrorists and discovered a cache of explosive belts in Mosul, National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) reported. According to a statement issued by the military intelligence, ....

Sudanese armed movements eye reaching peace deal

Date: 2020-06-26 21:43:04 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:8485118

KHARTOUM, June 26 (MENA) - Representatives of Sudanese armed movements and a South Sudanese mediation delegation arrived here to resolve sticking points in negotiations with the Sudanese government, as a prelude to signing a peace deal. Deputy ....

OIC chief: Western countries delayed to criminalize MB group

Date: 2020-06-26 20:23:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:8485213

RIYADH, June 26 (MENA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General Yousef Al-Othaimeen said on Friday that he is amazed of the delay of western countries to ban the Muslim Brotherhood group despite its crimes. In an ....

12,685 confirmed coronavirus cases, 885 deaths in Algeria

Date: 2020-06-26 17:19:00 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:8485027

ALGIERS, June (MENA) - A total of 240 confirmed coronavirus cases and seven new deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours in Algeria, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 12,685 and deaths to 885, spokesman for the country's ....