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Germany welcomes establishment of UNITAMS in Sudan

Date: 2020-06-05 17:14:30 GMT - Germany - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:8457998

BERLIN, June 5 (MENA) - Germany welcomed on Friday the UN Security Council decision on the establishment of the new political mission of the United Nations in Sudan (UNITAMS). In a statement, the German Federal Foreign Office expressed its ....

Lebanon slams Israel over airspace violation

Date: 2020-06-05 17:12:15 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:8457996

BEIRUT, June 5 (MENA) - Lebanese Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti condemned on Friday Israel's violation of the Lebanese airspace to carry out military attacks in Syria. In a statement, Hitti said the repeated Israeli breaches over Lebanon's ....

Coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia top 95,000 as death toll rises to 642

Date: 2020-06-05 17:08:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:8458000

RIYADH, June 5 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia reported 2,591 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 31 virus-related deaths, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Kingdom to 95,748 and the COVID-19 death toll to 642, Al Arabiya reported. The ....

AL denounces Israeli plans to annex WB parts as violation to UN charter

Date: 2020-06-05 17:01:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:8457974

CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) on Friday denounced Israeli plans to annex some parts of the occupied West Bank and the Jordan Valley, as a war crime and violation of the UN charter. "Annexing more Palestinian lands to be included in ....

Bahrain registers 437 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-06-05 14:58:25 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:8457920

MANAMA, June 5 (MENA) - Bahrain confirmed on Friday 437 new coronavirus cases, the Bahraini Health Ministry said, according to state news agency BNA. About 182 out of the new cases were detected among expatriate workers, 247 were found to have ....

Saudi Arabia reimposes restrictions, curfew in Jeddah

Date: 2020-06-05 13:59:40 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:8457848

RIYADH, June 5 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia will temporarily reimpose some restrictions in the city of Jeddah starting from Saturday until June 20 as part of efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the Interior Ministry said. This comes after the ....

Kuwait reports 723 new coronavirus infections, 8 deaths

Date: 2020-06-05 13:10:25 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8457751

KUWAIT CITY, June 5 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Health Ministry on Friday reported 723 new coronavirus infections, bringing the tally to 30,644, while deaths reached 244 after recording eight new cases, state news agency KUNA reported. The ministry's ....

Kuwait: 1,054 new recoveries from coronavirus

Date: 2020-06-05 12:03:19 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8457584

KUWAIT CITY, June 5 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced on Friday the recovery of 1,054 coronavirus patients, bringing the total number of recuperated people to 18,277, state news agency KUNA reported. The ministry said in a ....

Oman records five new coronavirus deaths, as confirmed cases surpass 15,000

Date: 2020-06-05 10:43:41 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:8457595

MUSCAT, June 5 (MENA) - Oman recorded five new coronavirus deaths and 770 new infections, bringing the virus-related death toll in the country to 71 and the total number of confirmed cases to 15,086, the Ministry of Health announced on ....

Morocco registers 27 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 8,030

Date: 2020-06-05 09:59:41 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8457508

RABAT, June 5 (MENA) - The Moroccan Ministry of Health announced on Friday that 27 new coronavirus cases have been reported, bringing the country's total to 8,030. The number of coronavirus cases who have been retested and received negative ....