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Clashes renew in Lebanon between protesters, army

Date: 2020-04-29 21:09:37 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:8414746

BEIRUT, April 29 (MENA) - Clashes between protesters and army forces renewed on Wednesday in a number of areas in Lebanon as nationwide protests have resumed again after pausing in the past two months due to COVID-19 outbreak in the ....

Kuwait to start fourth stage of repatriation Friday

Date: 2020-04-29 20:50:37 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:8414739

KUWAIT CITY, April 29 (MENA) - Kuwait's Civil Aviation Authority said on Wednesday the fourth stage of bringing back nationals who were stranded in many countries by coronavirus outbreak will start on Friday. Spokesman for the authority Saad ....

Yemen reports 5 new coronavirus infections in Aden

Date: 2020-04-29 20:18:18 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:8414730

ADEN, April 29 (MENA) - Health Minister Nasser Baoum confirmed on Wednesday five new coronavirus cases in Aden, the interim capital of the internationally-recognized government. Yemen announced its first case of coronavirus on April 10 in the ....

UAE reports new 549 COVID-19 cases, 2,329 recoveries

Date: 2020-04-29 20:03:59 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:8414690

ABU DHABI, April 29 (MENA) – The UAE government announced on Wednesday that 148 patients had fully recovered from COVID-19 after receiving the necessary medical care, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,329, WAM reported. The ....

Morocco reports 69 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths in 24 hours

Date: 2020-04-29 19:39:32 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:8414577

RABAT, April 29 (MENA) - The Moroccan Health Ministry recorded 69 new COVID-19 cases, along with three deaths and 150 recoveries. The total COVID-19 case count currently stands at 4,321, including 928 recoveries and 168 deaths, the ministry ....

Over 110,000 cases of suspected cholera in Yemen - UNICEF

Date: 2020-04-29 19:38:47 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:8414634

SANAA, April 29 (MENA) – More than 110,000 cases of suspected cholera have been recorded across 290 of Yemen’s 331 districts since January 2020, the UNICEF reported Wednesday. Children under the age of five account for a quarter of these ....

Jordan: No new COVID-19 cases recorded

Date: 2020-04-29 19:36:30 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:8414689

AMMAN, April 28 (MENA) - No new COVID-19 infections were reported in Jordan on Wednesday, Petra quoted Jordanian Minister of Health Saad Jabir as saying. Accordingly, the Kingdom's caseload remains at 451. Jabir noted that a total of 3,500 ....

Iraq confirms 75 new coronavirus cases, 2 more deaths

Date: 2020-04-29 19:12:38 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:8414604

BAGHDAD, April 29 (MENA) – The Iraqi Ministry of Health announced Wednesday 75 new coronavirus cases. According to a statement released by the ministry, two more coronavirus deaths were reported in the past 24 hours. In addition, 27 patients ....

Three-day curfew imposed in Yemen's Aden

Date: 2020-04-29 19:10:32 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:8414630

ADEN, April 29 (MENA) - Authorities in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden have announced a three-day, 24-hour curfew starting at midnight local time, after five confirmed cases of new coronavirus infection were announced on Wednesday, Al Arabiya ....

Sudan reports 57 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths

Date: 2020-04-29 18:03:16 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:8414580

KHARTOUM, April 29 (MENA) - The Sudanese Health Ministry said Wednesday that 57 new coronavirus cases were recorded, the highest single-day increase since the outbreak was first reported in Sudan last month. This upped the total number of ....