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Kuwait reports 204 more coronavirus recoveries, total at 4,885

Date: 2020-05-20 10:30:34 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:8439647

KUWAIT CITY, May 20 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Health Ministry Wednesday confirmed the recovery of 204 additional novel coronavirus patients, bringing the total number of recoveries to 4,885 so far, KUNA reported. Lab analyses and medical tests showed ....

UAE sends medical aid to Gambia in fight against COVID-19

Date: 2020-05-20 08:36:56 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:8439488

ABU DHABI, May 20 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday sent an aid plane carrying four metric tons of medical supplies to Gambia, WAM News Agency reported. The aid will assist approximately 4,000 medical professionals as they work to ....

Sudan registers six deaths, 137 new infections of coronavirus

Date: 2020-05-20 05:10:59 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8439320

KHARTOUM, May 20 (MENA) - Sudan said 137 people tested positive for the coronavirus and six persons died of the pandemic. The Sudanese Ministry of Health said in a statement late Tuesday total cases reached 2,728 and deaths were 111. The ....

Palestinian amb. to EU urges Belgium to recognize Palestine

Date: 2020-05-19 20:59:29 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:8439130

BRUSSELS/RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - Palestinian Ambassador to the EU Abdel Rahim al-Farra has called on the Belgian parliament's foreign affairs committee to press the country's government to recognize the state of Palestine as the best response to ....

Jordan, UAE explore facilitation of air freight

Date: 2020-05-19 19:30:04 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:8439135

AMMAN, May 19 (MENA) - Jordanian and UAE air transport officials have been exploring ways to facilitate air freight between the two countries and find practical solutions to improve the operational environment in the wake of the novel coronavirus ....

UN facilitates 14 tonnes of urgent medical supplies from UAE to Palestine

Date: 2020-05-19 19:29:26 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:8439162

ABU DHABI, May 19 (MENA) - The Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) expresses its gratitude to the Government of the United Arab Emirates for the delivery of 14 tonnes of urgent medical supplies ....

Jordan's FM: Two-state solution only way to lasting Mideast peace

Date: 2020-05-19 18:46:57 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:8439067

AMMAN, May 19 (MENA) - The two-state solution is the only way to bring about a comprehensive and permanent peace in the Middle East, Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi said on Tuesday while discussing peace prospects ....

Kuwait reports 1,073 new COVID-19 cases, 6 fatalities in 24 hours

Date: 2020-05-19 17:31:00 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8438787

KUWAIT CITY, May 19 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced Tuesday that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has claimed the lives of three people in the past 24 hours, KUNA reported. This brings the death toll in the country up to ....

Mosques reopened in Lebanon to perform Friday prayer only

Date: 2020-05-19 12:50:36 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:8438397

BEIRUT, May 19 (MENA) - The Lebanese authorities decided to reopen mosques only for performing Friday prayers as of May 22 while taking all the preventive measures against coronavirus. The five daily prayers and Tarawih prayer will be performed ....

Sudan's Revolutionary Front appreciates Egypt's peace efforts

Date: 2020-05-18 20:57:04 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:8437905

KHARTOUM, May 18 (MENA) - The Revolutionary Front (RF) in Sudan on Monday expressed optimism over resuming discussions of national issues with the government as a significant step towards a final peace agreement. Earlier today, the RF resumed ....