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Arab Parliament welcomes LNA ceasefire in Libya

Date: 2020-04-30 19:12:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:8415863

CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - President of the Arab Parliament Meshaal bin Fahm Al-Sulami welcomed on Thursday a ceasefire declared by the Libyan National Army (LNA). LNA spokesman Ahmed Mismari declared on Wednesday a ceasefire for Ramadan, adding ....

Iraq reports 82 new coronavirus infections

Date: 2020-04-30 18:52:46 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:8415900

BAGHDAD, April 30 (MENA) - The Iraqi Health Ministry announced 82 new coronavirus infections and one death across the nation, bringing total confirmed cases to 2,085 and 93 deaths. A total of 1,375 recoveries are reported so far, it said. It ....

Sudanese Army denies transportation of troops to Libya, takes action against Al-Jazeera TV

Date: 2020-04-30 18:24:17 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:8415846

KHARTOUM, April 30 (MENA) - The Armed Forces denied the news report aired by Al-Jazeera news channel on the arrival of a UAE plane to Sudan to transport troops to support one of the conflicting parties in Libya. In a statement issued on Thursday, ....

Iraq confirms 22 new coronavirus cases in Erbil, Karkh, Kirkuk

Date: 2020-04-30 18:09:33 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:8415784

BAGHDAD, April 30 (MENA) – The Ministry of Health of the Kurdish government said Thursday that eight new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Erbil. In the meantime, the health directory in Baghdad said that seven new cases were confirmed in Karkh. ....

Lebanon to seek IMF help - PM

Date: 2020-04-30 17:50:18 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:8415799

BEIRUT, April 30 (MENA) - Lebanon will seek financial support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a bid to save the country from the current economic crisis that forced citizens to go to streets in protests that lately turned into violent, ....

Bahrain welcomes Germany’s designation of Hezbollah as terrorist organization

Date: 2020-04-30 17:42:48 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:8415769

MANAMA, April 30 (MENA) - The Kingdom of Bahrain hailed the announced designation by the Federal Republic of Germany of the so-called Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, in a move that reflects its keenness to fight terrorist organizations, ....

1,242 confirmed coronavirus cases among Palestinians abroad

Date: 2020-04-30 16:31:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:8415752

RAMALLAH, April 30 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among Palestinians abroad has risen to 1,242, with 61 deaths so far. The ministry said in a statement that there were 1,242 ....

AL launches initiative to document Arab women's stories amid coronavirus outbreak

Date: 2020-04-30 16:28:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:8415680

CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) launched Thursday an initiative called "My story in the time of coronavirus" to document women's stories in the Arab world during the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. In cooperation with the UN ....

Jordan, Spain discuss anti-coronavirus efforts

Date: 2020-04-30 16:21:04 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:8415737

AMMAN, April 30 (MENA) - King Abdullah II and Spanish King Felipe VI discussed over the phone on Thursday efforts to face novel coronavirus. The two sides underlined the importance of maintaining efforts to ease the economic and humanitarian ....

Palestine records no new coronavirus infections

Date: 2020-04-30 16:12:55 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:8415729

RAMALLAH, April 30 (MENA) - Health Minister Mai al-Kaileh stressed on Thursday that no new coronavirus infections were recorded and that the coronavirus pandemic in Palestine has been brought under control. She said infection toll stands at 507, ....