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Kuwait reports 942 new coronavirus infections, 11 deaths

Date: 2020-05-16 14:24:09 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:8434983

KUWAIT CITY, May 16 (MENA) -- The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health declared on Saturday recording 942 new coronavirus infection cases in past 24 hours, raising the toll of contamination cases to 13,802 since the outbreak of the contagion in the Gulf ....

UAE provides 43 tonnes of food aid to residents of Daw'an in Yemen

Date: 2020-05-16 13:47:41 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:8434927

ABU DHABI, May 16 (MENA) - The UAE, through its humanitarian arm, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), has provided 1,000 food parcels weighing 43 tonnes to the residents of Daw'an district in the Yemeni Governorate of Hadramaut, WAM reported. The ....

4 PMF elements killed, wounded while foiling Daesh attack north of Iraq's Diyala

Date: 2020-05-15 20:42:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:8434257

BAGHDAD, May 15 (MENA) - Four elements of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) were killed and injured as an attack by Daesh terrorist group that has been thwarted north of Diyala province. Alsumaria news channel on Friday quoted a local ....

Syria reports 2 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 50

Date: 2020-05-15 20:08:28 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:8434236

DAMASCUS, May 15 (MENA) - The Syrian Health Ministry on Friday announced that two new coronavirus cases were detected, bringing the total number of infections in Syria to 50, SANA news agency reported. The ministry said that 7 patients have ....

600 Pakistani health professionals to assist Kuwait in fight against COVID-19

Date: 2020-05-15 19:01:08 GMT - Pakistan - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:8434215

ISLAMABAD, May 15 (MENA) - Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP&HRD) Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari said that Pakistan would assist Kuwait in its fight against the coronavirus ....

Morocco reports 45 new COVID-19 cases, 6,652 in total

Date: 2020-05-15 17:52:35 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:8434164

REBAT, May 15 (MENA) - A total of 45 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on Friday in Morocco, bringing the total number in the country to 6,652, Morocco World News reporoted. In the last 24 hours, 90 people have recovered from the disease, ....

Remembering 72 years of Nakba: OIC reiterates firm support to state of Palestine

Date: 2020-05-15 16:16:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:8434052

RAMALLAH, May 15 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reiterated Friday its staunch support to the Palestinian cause and the absolute right of the Palestinians to establish their independent state. Marking the 72nd anniversary ....

Israel's annexation of WB areas could lead to massive conflict with Jordan - King Abdullah

Date: 2020-05-15 14:39:22 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8433869

AMMAN, May 15 (MENA) - King Abdullah II of Jordan warned Friday that Israel's annexation of parts of the West Bank could lead to a massive conflict with Jordan. In an interview with Der Spiegel magazine, the king reaffirmed Jordan’s position that ....

Chief Palestinian negotiator, UN envoy reiterate rejection to annexing, settlement

Date: 2020-05-15 14:33:57 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:8433773

RAMALLAH, May 15 (MENA) – Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat on Friday held a phone call with UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nikolay Mladenov, WAFA reported. During the talks, Erakat reiterated the principles of ....

UNHCR provides aid to 3,500 refugees, internally displaced Libyans

Date: 2020-05-15 14:33:28 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8433949

GENEVA, May 15 (MENA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has provided emergency assistance to some 3,500 refugees and internally displaced Libyans during the last two weeks, amidst deteriorating security conditions, as well as restrictions on movement ....