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Iraq reports 68 new coronavirus infections

Date: 2020-05-01 19:46:49 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:8417254

BAGHDAD, May 1 (MENA) - The Iraqi Health Ministry Friday announced 68 new coronavirus infections and one death across the nation, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 2,153 and 94 deaths. A total of 1,414 recoveries have been reported so ....

Morocco reports 146 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2020-05-01 18:48:28 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:8417202

REBAT, May 1 (MENA) - Morocco reported 146 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 4,569, said Director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Health Mohamed al Youbi in his daily briefing. El ....

Saudi Arabia's total coronavirus cases surpass 24,000

Date: 2020-05-01 18:39:28 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:8417188

RIYADH, May 1 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia’s total number of cases have reached 24,097 after the health ministry recorded 1,344 new cases, Al Arabiya quoted a health ministry spokesman as saying on Friday. He also said the death toll reached 168 with ....

Kuwaiti FM, ICRC chairman discusses coronavirus repercussions

Date: 2020-05-01 18:35:30 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:8417047

KUWAIT CITY, May 1 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah received on Friday a telephone-visual call from President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer, discussing spread of the ....

UAE develops potential breakthrough Covid-19 treatment

Date: 2020-05-01 15:32:44 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:8416950

ABU DHABI, May 1 (MENA) - A patent has been granted by the UAE Ministry of Economy for the development of an innovative and promising treatment for COVID-19 infections using stem cells, WAM reported. The treatment was developed by a team of ....

UNICEF welcomes Sudan's criminaliztion of female genital mutilation

Date: 2020-05-01 15:31:33 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:8416978

KHARTOUM, May 1 (MENA) - The UNICEF welcomed on Friday Sudan's criminalization of female genital mutilation, Al Arabiya news channel reported. In a statement, UNICEF Representative in Sudan Abdullah Fadil said: "This practice is not only a ....

Iraqi Kurdistan extends curfew till May 10 over coronavirus

Date: 2020-05-01 15:24:17 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:8416987

BAGHDAD, May 1 (MENA) - The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)'s Ministry of Interior decided on Friday to extend the curfew imposed in the semi-autonomous region till May 10. The ministry said in a statement broadcast by Alsumaria news channel ....

Iraq begins cutting oil production

Date: 2020-05-01 14:55:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:8416738

BAGHDAD, May 1 (MENA) - Iraq has begun implementing measures to reduce national oil output in keeping with an OPEC+ agreement, a well-placed official at Basra Oil Company said Friday. Production at Basra oilfields was cut by 23 percent, the ....

OPEC head urges full compliance with OPEC+ deal

Date: 2020-05-01 14:29:35 GMT - Austria - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8416801

VIENNA, May 1 (MENA) - Algeria; OPEC rotating president, on Friday urged all partners to fully abide by OPEC+ agreement to cut around 10 million barrels per day as of Friday. Countries that signed the OPEC+ agreement should comply with the ....

Sudan reports 67 new coronavirus cases, 3 fatalities

Date: 2020-04-30 20:01:08 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:8415943

KHARTOUM, April 30 (MENA) – Sudan's Minister of Health Akram Ali Al-Tom described the health situation in the country as worrying, warning that the country is experiencing dangerous stage. He pointed out that during the past 24 hours 67 new ....