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Morocco confirms 139 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-04-25 18:23:56 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8409649

RABAT, April 25 (MENA) - The Moroccan Health Ministry said 139 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases in the Kingdom to 3,897, Maghreb Arabe Press reported. One new ....

Sudan reports 39 new coronavirus cases; total rises to 213

Date: 2020-04-25 17:41:19 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8409626

KHARTOUM, April 25 (MENA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Health announced Saturday the registration of 39 new coronavirus infections including one death. According to the ministry's epidemic report for Saturday, 36 of the new cases were reported in ....

OIC rejects unilateral Israeli measures; calls on int'l community to take steps to stop annexation, settlement policy

Date: 2020-04-25 17:13:21 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:8409562

RAMALLAH, April 25 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) warned against the danger of the new Israeli occupation government's unilateral measures, such as seeking to impose Israeli sovereignty over illegally built settlements in the ....

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia reports nine deaths, 1,197 new cases

Date: 2020-04-25 15:39:49 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:8409504

RIYADH, April 25 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia reported nine new deaths and 1,197 new cases of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the Kingdom to 16,299, Ministry of Health spokesman said on Saturday. The total ....

UN chief warns of Israeli plans to annex parts of West Bank

Date: 2020-04-25 11:52:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:8409144

CAIRO, April 25 (MENA) - UN Secretary General António Guterres has reiterated his rejection of Israeli plans to annex more lands of the West Bank to set up illegal settlements. In a message to Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit ....

US army to perform summer troop rotations to Afghanistan, Iraq

Date: 2020-04-25 08:27:42 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:8408854

WASHINGTON, April 25 (MENA) - As other members of the armed forces have been ordered to stay in place to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus, scheduled rotations of US Army troops to Afghanistan, Iraq and Europe will still take place, ....

Lebanon extends coronavirus lockdown till May 10

Date: 2020-04-24 21:10:28 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:8408767

BEIRUT, April 24 (MENA) - Lebanon’s government Friday agreed to extend the nationwide lockdown for an additional two weeks while measures to stem the spread of coronavirus are set to be relaxed in five phases, Prime Minister Hassan Diab said after a ....

Morocco reports 190 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths

Date: 2020-04-24 20:54:26 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:8408764

RABAT, April 24 (MENA) - The Moroccan Health Ministry on Friday announced that 190 new coronavirus cases were detected over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 3758, MAP news agency reported. In a statement, Mohamed El ....

Lebanon's Hariri lambastes Diab over govt failure, passing the buck

Date: 2020-04-24 20:41:56 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:8408763

BEIRUT, April 24 (MENA) - Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri Friday launched a verbal attack on Prime Minister Hassan Diab, accusing the government of failure, the Daily Star reported. Hariri, in a statement from his office, accused Diab ....

UAE reports 525 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-04-24 18:43:31 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8408660

ABU DHABI, April 24 (MENA) - The UAE has conducted over 32,000 additional COVID-19 tests among UAE citizens and residents over the past few days in line with the Ministry of Health and Prevention's plans to intensify virus screening in order to ....