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Algeria records 127 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-05-31 18:42:05 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:8451598

ALGIERS, May 31 (MENA) - Algeria on Sunday said that 127 new coronavirus cases were recorded over the past 24 hours, bringing the total in the country to 9,394. During a daily press briefing, spokesman for the scientific committee in charge of ....

Iraq registers 260 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-05-31 18:39:55 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:8451599

BAGHDAD, May 31 (MENA) - Iraq's Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that 260 new coronavirus cases were reported in the country over the past 24 hours. The ministry added that more 5,381 cases were tested in all specialized labs, the Iraqi ....

Yemen High-Level Pledging Event hosted by Saudi Arabia

Date: 2020-05-31 16:38:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:8451228

RIYADH, May 31 (MENA) – The High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen will be hosted by Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, SPA reported. The event will be in partnership with the United Nations. The Kingdom will announce its funding ....

Saudi Arabia reports 1,877 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-05-31 16:03:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:8451386

RIYADH, May 31 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia detected 1,877 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Kingdom to 85,261, the Saudi Health Ministry was quoted by Al Arabiya network as saying Sunday. The highest ....

UAE registers 661 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-05-31 12:18:42 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:8451026

ABU DHABI, May 31 (MENA) – The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention said that 661 new cases of coronavirus have been detected among various nationalities, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 34,557, WAM news agency reported on ....

Kuwait: 851 new coronavirus infections, 7 deaths

Date: 2020-05-31 11:17:28 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8450981

KUWAIT CITY, May 31 (MENA) - Kuwait Ministry of Health announced Sunday new 851 infections of the coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total number to 27,043. The deaths form the virus have reached 212 with more seven new fatalities, according to ....

Oman reports 2 ndew coronavirus fatalities

Date: 2020-05-31 10:04:16 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:8450908

MUSCAT, May 31 (MENA) - The Omani Health Ministry confirmed two new coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the death toll from the viral virus to 44. The two deaths are for a 72-year-old and 44-year-old men, the ministry said in a statement. ....

Smokers most vulnerable to COVID-19 complications: AL

Date: 2020-05-31 10:00:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:8450799

CAIRO, MAY 31 (MENA) - Smokers are the most vulnerable to suffering complications of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) compared to the non-smokers, according to the Arab League (AL) Assistant Secretary-General and Head of Social Affairs sector. In ....

Exceptional flight to New Delhi to repatriate stranded Iraqis

Date: 2020-05-31 09:40:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:8450817

BAGHDAD, May 31 (MENA) - Iraqi Transport Ministry announced Sunday operating an exceptional flight to New Delhi to bring stranded Iraqis due to the Coronavirus plight. A statement issued by the Iraqi National News Agency said the move came in ....

Coronavirus fatality recorded in Anbar

Date: 2020-05-31 09:20:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:8450806

BAGHDAD, May 31 (MENA) - A death case due to Covid-19 pandemic was registered in the western province of Anbar, Sumaria News Channel reported Sunday quoting a Health Ministry source. An elderly man, suffering heart complications, succumbed to ....