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Covid-19 recoveries in Kuwait surge by 73 to 1,776
Date: 2020-05-03 08:46:13 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:8418460
KUWAIT CITY, May 3 (MENA) - Kuwait's Health Minister Basel AlSabah announced that 73 coronavirus (Covid-19) patients have recovered, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 1,776, Kuwait news agency KUNA reported on Sunday. "Fresh lab ....
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Iraq: No new COVID-19 cases reported in Najaf
Date: 2020-05-03 08:27:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8418431
BAGHDAD, April 26 (MENA) - No new COVID-19 cases were registered Sunday in the central-southern Iraqi governorate of Najaf, according to the health directorate. Up to 172 suspected coronavirus cases have underwent the tests, Alsumaria channel ....
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Iraq security intercept infiltration attempt by Daesh militants in Karbala
Date: 2020-05-03 07:21:54 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:8418367
BAGHDAD, May 3 (MENA) - Iraqi security men foiled on Sunday an infiltration attempt by Daesh militants in Karbala governorate, a security source said. The infiltration attempt took place at dawn of Sunday, the source said. An exchange of fire ....
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Iraqi servicemen killed, injured in Diyala separate attacks
Date: 2020-05-02 21:42:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:8418259
BAGHDAD, May 2 (MENA) - An Iraqi policeman and another soldier were killed, while three others wounded in separate attacks in Diyala Saturday, a security source said. An explosive device had exploded in northern Diyala, killing a soldier and ....
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Painful steps ahead to fight economic downturn - Saudi minister
Date: 2020-05-02 21:35:34 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:8418260
RIYADH, May 2 (MENA) - Riyadh is committed to protecting itself from the economic fallout of the coronavirus through any necessary financial measures despite plunging oil revenues, Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan said Saturday. In an ....
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Yemen's Hadi affirms necessity of tightening control in Socotra island
Date: 2020-05-02 21:25:21 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:8418237
ADEN, May 2 (MENA) - Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi stressed Saturday the importance of tightening security in Socotra island and maintaining the Yemeni public and private properties, the Yemeni news agency reported. During a phone call ....
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UAE confirms 561 new coronavirus cases; total rises to 13,599
Date: 2020-05-02 20:25:56 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:8418242
ABU DHABI, May 2 (MENA) - As many as 561 new coronavirus cases of various nationalities were detected in the UAE over the past 24 hours, taking the total to 13,599, WAM quoted Cabinet spokesman Amna Al Dahak Al Shamsi as saying Saturday. All new ....
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Yemen confirms 3 new coronavirus cases, total rises to 10
Date: 2020-05-02 20:11:56 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:8418212
ADEN, May 2 (MENA) - Yemen's national emergency coronavirus committee announced Saturday three new Covid-19 cases, two in Aden city and one in Taiz, Sky News reported without giving any further details. This raises the number of registered ....
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Iraqi serviceman killed, 3 injured in Baqubah blast
Date: 2020-05-02 20:10:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:8418219
BAGHDAD, May 2 (MENA) - An Iraqi army serviceman was killed and three others were injured when an explosive device went off north of Baquba, Diyala Governorate, Saturday. The bomb was planted on the roadside, the country's official news agency ....
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Iraq confirms 66 new coronavirus cases, one more death
Date: 2020-05-02 18:41:47 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:8418141
BAGHDAD, May 2 (MENA) - Iraq’s Ministry of Health announced Saturday registering 66 new coronavirus infections and one more death due to the deadly virus in the country, within the past 24 hours. In a statement carried by Alsumaria News channel, ....