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Saudi Arabia confirms 1,325 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths

Date: 2020-04-29 18:02:27 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:8414575

RIYADH, April 29 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health on Wednesday announced 1,325 new COVID-19 cases and 169 recoveries. Most cases were reported in Makkah (356), followed by Riyadh (203), Madinah (225) and Jeddah (224), Assistant Health ....

AL voices concerns over escalation in Libya

Date: 2020-04-29 17:42:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:8414448

CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) – Secretary General of the Arab League (AL) Ahmed Abul Gheit has expressed worry over political and military escalations in Libya. In a statement on Wednesday, he reiterated the pan-Arab body's firm stance on rejection of ....

ACCD's head urges raising people's awareness amid coronavirus crisis

Date: 2020-04-29 16:44:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:8414432

CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) – Chairman of the Arab Council for Childhood and Development (ACCD) Prince Abdul Aziz bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz chaired on Wednesday a virtual meeting of the council to review its activities amid the spread of the novel ....

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia records 1,325 new cases, five deaths

Date: 2020-04-29 14:29:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:8414330

RIYADH, April 29 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia recorded 1,325 new coronavirus cases and five new deaths in the last 24 hours, the Saudi Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday. This raised the total number of confirmed cases in the kingdom to 21,402 ....

Quick developments in Lebanon raise concerns: AL

Date: 2020-04-29 10:01:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:8413764

CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League (AL) Hossam Zaki said that the quick developments on the Lebanese arena and the escalations between the protesters and the Lebanese army raise extreme concern over the ....

Kuwait reports 213 coronavirus recoveries, total at 1,389

Date: 2020-04-29 09:14:34 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:8413776

KUWAIT CITY, April 29 (MENA) - Kuwait's Health Minister Dr. Basel Al-Sabah announced on Wednesday, the recovery of 213 people from the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the tally to 1,389. In remarks to KUNA, the minister said analyses and ....

Darul Iftaa's observatory condemns Turkish attack on Afrin city in Aleppo countryside

Date: 2020-04-29 07:56:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:8413618

CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - Observatory for Monitoring Takfiri Fatwas and Extremist Ideologies affiliated to Darul Iftaa condemned the terrorist attack of the pro-Turkey forces in Syria targeting a fuel truck in Afrin in Aleppo countryside killing 30 ....

Kuwaiti, Italian defense ministers discuss bilateral cooperation

Date: 2020-04-28 21:54:32 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:8413518

KUWAIT CITY, April 28 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Ahmad Mansour al Ahmad al Sabah received on Tuesday a phone call from Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini on boosting bilateral cooperation. They ....

WB approves dlrs 20 million project to support Jordan’s COVID-19 response

Date: 2020-04-28 21:18:37 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:8413490

AMMAN, April 28 (MENA) - The World Bank (WB) on Tuesday approved a dlrs 20 million project to help Jordan face the health impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak. The new COVID-19 Emergency Response project will support the Jordanian Ministry of ....

Kuwait Airways denies re-operating commercial flights in June

Date: 2020-04-28 18:58:10 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:8413328

KUWAIT CITY, April 28 (MENA) - Kuwait Airways on Tuesday denied reports circulated on social media sites about re-operating commercial flights in June, KUNA News Agency reported. In a statement, the national carrier of Kuwait denounced these ....