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  • 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 ....

  • Iraqi airways resume flights for first time since March

    Date: 2020-07-01 20:19:32 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:8491997

    BAGHDAD, July 1 (MENA) - The Iraqi Ministry of Transport announced Wednesday the resumption of flights through Iraqi Airways for the first time since March, Shafaq News agency reported. In his statement, Iraqi Minister of Transport Nasser ....

  • Syria reports 14 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 293

    Date: 2020-07-01 18:43:16 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:8491859

    DAMASCUS, July 1 (MENA) - The Syrian Health Ministry announced Thursday that 14 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been registered in Syria. In a statement carried by SANA news agency, the new cases take the total number of infections in ....

  • Morocco reports 103 new Covid-19 cases, 106 recoveries

    Date: 2020-07-01 18:29:36 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:8491865

    RABAT, July 1 (MENA) – A total of 103 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) infection and 106 recoveries have been recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, MAP reported on Wednesday. This new figure brings to 12,636 the number of infections in the ....

  • Egypt’s ambassador discusses with former Lebanese president latest developments

    Date: 2020-07-01 18:26:40 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:8491857

    BEIRUT, July 1 (MENA) – Egypt’s ambassador in Beirut Yasser Olwi met Wednesday with former Lebanese president Michel Suleiman, where they probed the latest political, economic, and strategic developments in Lebanon and the region. During the ....

  • Jordan reports one local COVID-19 case, 4 recoveries

    Date: 2020-07-01 17:45:25 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:8491853

    AMMAN, July 1 (MENA) - One new infection with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) reported in the Kingdom on Wednesday, bringing the total caseload since the start of the pandemic to 1,133, the Health Ministry said. The reported case was in contact ....

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