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  • Kuwait registers 415 new coronavirus cases, 2 fatalities

    Date: 2020-05-09 18:21:40 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8426436

    KUWAIT CITY, May 9 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health confirmed Saturday 641 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the tally to 7,623. Deaths reached 49 with two new cases, KUNA reported. The ministry’s official spokesperson, ....

  • Saudi Arabia confirms 1,704 new coronavirus cases, 10 more deaths

    Date: 2020-05-09 18:11:21 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:8426433

    RIYADH, May 9 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia reported 1,704 new coronavirus cases and 10 new deaths, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 37,136, the Saudi Ministry of Health announced on Saturday. The virus-related death toll ....

  • Oman: 112 new COVID-19 cases detected

    Date: 2020-05-09 10:35:05 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:8425826

    MUSCAT, May 9 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health announced Saturday the registration of (112) new positive cases with Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Sultanate, including 52 Omanis and 60 non-Omanis, said Oman News Agency. This brings the total ....

  • US commitment to Gulf allies’ security ‘not at all changed': Iran envoy

    Date: 2020-05-09 07:14:19 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8425648

    WASHINGTON, May 9 (MENA) - Washington’s commitment to the security of its Gulf allies is unchanged despite what appears to be a shift in force posture in the region, U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook was quoted by CNBC as saying on ....

  • King Salman, Trump reaffirm strategic Saudi-US ties : SPA

    Date: 2020-05-08 21:59:56 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:8425592

    RIYADH, May 8 (MENA) - Saudi King Salman bin Abdualziz and US President Donald Trump reaffirmed in a phone call the historical and strategic relations between the two countries at all levels, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. During the phone ....

  • Libyan National Army denies targeting diplomatic missions in Tripoli

    Date: 2020-05-08 21:37:35 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:8425581

    TRIPOLI, May 8 (MENA) - The Libyan National Army (LNA) has categorically denied media reports that its forces target the headquarters of diplomatic missions and foreign companies in Tripoli, saying such acts contradict all international charters and ....

  • Sudan registers 181 new coronavirus cases, 7 deaths

    Date: 2020-05-08 21:15:57 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:8425575

    KHARTOUM, May 8 (MENA) - The Sudanese Health Ministry announced on Friday 181 new coronavirus cases were detected in the country, bringing the total number of infections to 1111, Sudan News Agency (SUNA) reported. In a statement, the ministry ....

  • Kuwait's official says Egyptian-Kuwaiti ties at highest level

    Date: 2020-05-08 21:06:29 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:8425573

    KUWAIT CITY, May 8 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Kuwaiti government Tareq al Mezerm said that the Egyptian-Kuwaiti relations at the highest level, describing them as a typical example of the Arab-Arab ties. In a video press conference held on ....

  • UNRWA launches emergency appeal to combat COVID-19

    Date: 2020-05-08 20:19:29 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:8425545

    RAMALLAH, May 8 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said Friday it was urgently seeking $93.4 million for its response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the areas of health care, ....

  • Morocco reports 3 more deaths from COVID-19, 186 in total

    Date: 2020-05-08 18:45:05 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:8425488

    REBAT, May 8 (MENA) - Three more people died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours in Morocco, raising the death toll to 186 since the start of the outbreak on March 2, Xinhua quoted a senior official of the health ministry as saying Friday. Mohamed ....

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