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Arab Parliament slams Diyala terror attack in Iraq

Date: 2020-06-15 16:51:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:8470514

CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament Mishaal bin Fahm al Salmi condemned on Monday a terror attack that targeted Mikhas village in Iraq's Diyala province that left casualties. In a statement, Salmi stressed the Arab ....

Arab League slams Turkish military operation in northern Iraq

Date: 2020-06-15 15:26:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:8470215

CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit condemned on Monday the Turkish military attacks on members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. The Turkish interference represents a violation ....

Abul Gheit urges garnering up int'l efforts to save Yemen from horrific fate

Date: 2020-06-15 09:43:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:8469705

CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit asserted that the humanitarian situation in Yemen will turn catastrophic if world countries do not bear their financial responsibilities as the UN funding programs and ....

Morocco King undergoes successful heart surgery

Date: 2020-06-15 06:17:35 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8469490

RABAT, June 15 (MENA) - King Mohammmed VI of Morocco underwent a successful heart surgery on Sunday in Rabat, Morocco World News reported on Monday. The King was treated for a heart rhythm disorder known as “atrial flutter”, according to a ....

Lebanese supreme defense council to convene over security developments

Date: 2020-06-14 21:38:30 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:8469414

BEIRUT, June 14 (MENA) - The Lebanese Supreme Defense Council is set to convene Monday upon request from President Michel Aoun to discuss the latest security developments in the country. Anti-government protesters took to the streets in multiple ....

LNA sends new military reinforcements to Sirte

Date: 2020-06-14 17:26:10 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:8469084

TRIPOLI, June 14 (MENA) - The Libyan National Army (LNA) deployed new military reinforcements to the strategic town of Sirte in preparation for a potential attack from the forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA). LNA special forces ....

UAE reports 304 new COVID-19 cases, one death

Date: 2020-06-14 16:38:54 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:8469082

ABU DHABI, June 14 (MENA) - The UAE government announced Sunday that 304 new coronavirus cases had been detected, taking the total number of infections recorded in the country to 42,294. In a statement carried by WAM news agency, Spokesperson for ....

Iraq registers 1,259 new coronavirus cases, 58 deaths

Date: 2020-06-14 16:35:49 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8469086

BAGHDAD, June 14 (MENA) - The Iraqi Health Ministry said Sunday that 1,259 new coronavirus cases have been reported over the past 24 hours, taking the caseload to 20,209 since the beginning of the outbreak. In a statement broadcast by Alsumaria ....

Arab Medical Union launches campaign to encourage people to donate blood

Date: 2020-06-14 15:20:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:8468752

CAIRO, June 14 (MENA) – The Arab Center for Health Awareness‎ of the Arab Medical Union launched on Sunday an online campaign to encourage people to donate blood and appeal for plasma donations from people who recovered from coronavirus. This ....

454 coronavirus cases, 7 deaths reported in Kuwait

Date: 2020-06-14 12:31:11 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8468741

KUWAIT CITY, June 14 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health announced Sunday 454 new infections and 7 new deaths from the coronvirus, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 35,920 and 296 fatalities reported Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). In ....