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  • Iraqi security foils Daesh infiltration attempt into Ana town in Anbar

    Date: 2020-05-31 08:09:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:8450709

    BAGHDAD, May 31 (MENA) - Iraqi security forces thwarted an infiltration attempt by Daesh militant group into Ana town, in western Anbar, Sumaria News channel said Sunday quoting an Iraqi security source. The source, who spoke on condition of ....

  • Kuwait reports 1,230 new coronavirus recoveries

    Date: 2020-05-31 08:04:11 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8450739

    KUWAIT CITY, May 31 (MENA) - Health Minister Dr. Basel Al Sabah announced on Sunday the recovery of 1,230 people from the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the tally to 11,386. In remarks to KUNA, the minister said analyses and medical ....

  • Iraqi security foils terror plots by Deash in several governorates

    Date: 2020-05-31 07:39:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:8450682

    BAGHDAD, May 31 (MENA) - The Iraqi Interior Ministry on Sunday said a terror plot by Daesh extremist group targeting Basra and other governorates has been thwarted. According to head of Intelligence and Anti-terror Department at the ministry Abu ....

  • LNA: Turkey sent over 10,000 mercenaries to fight in Libya

    Date: 2020-05-30 21:20:41 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:8450357

    TRIPOLI, May 30 (MENA) - Turkey has sent more than 10,000 mercenaries to fight in Libya, Director of Moral Guidance Department of the Libyan National Army Brigadier Khaled al-Mahjoub said on Saturday. In an interview with Sky News channel, ....

  • Jordan registers 4 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-05-30 18:11:00 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8450393

    AMMAN, May 30 (MENA) - Jordan reported four new coronavirus cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Saturday, raising the Kingdom's caseload since the start of the outbreak to 734, Petra news agency reported. According to the daily brief by the ....

  • Saudi Arabia records 1,618 new coronavirus cases, 1,870 recoveries

    Date: 2020-05-30 14:38:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8450122

    RIYADH, May 30 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia has recorded 1,618 new coronavirus cases, raising the total to 83,384, Al Arabiya reported. Despite an increase in numbers, an additional 1,870 recovered, leaving the country with more recoveries than ....

  • Curfew imposed on Iraq's Dhi Qar for fighting coronavirus

    Date: 2020-05-30 08:54:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8449705

    BAGHDAD, May 30 (MENA) - Dhi Qar police announced on Saturday a comprehensive curfew in the Iraqi governorate for fighting coronavirus, said the Iraqi national news agency. The police directorate said in a statement that the measure comes in ....

  • Iraq: 11 coronavirus cases reported in Babil

    Date: 2020-05-30 08:35:36 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:8449675

    BAGHDAD, May 30 (MENA) - Babil Crisis Management Cell in Iraq on Saturday said that 11 students returning from Russia were tested positive for the novel coronavirus. After being diagnosed at the airport, the students were rushed to hospital, the ....

  • Deash leader arrested in Baghdad: Iraqi Interior Ministry

    Date: 2020-05-30 08:02:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:8449650

    BAGHDAD, May 30 (MENA) - The forces of Baghdad's Intelligence and Anti-terror Directorate on Saturday arrested a Daesh leader before detonating two bombs in southern Baghdad, according to the Iraqi Interior Ministry. The forces managed to find ....

  • Yemen urges int'l community to press Houthis to coordinate anti-coronavirus efforts

    Date: 2020-05-29 21:59:07 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:8449493

    ADEN, May 29 (MENA) - The Yemeni government announced its support for the statement issued Thursday on Yemen by principals of the UN Inter-Agency Standing Committee. The spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Yemen poses a major challenge that ....

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