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Turkey exploits coronavirus crisis to ferry mercenaries to Libya - Spokeman

Date: 2020-04-20 10:29:23 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:8402546

BENGHAZI, April 20 (MENA) - Official Spokesman for the Libyan National Army (LNA) General Ahmed Al Mesmary said Monday that Turkey is ferry terror personnel and military equipment to launch attacks on Tarhounah town. In statements carried by ....

Kuwait considers imposing total curfew

Date: 2020-04-20 09:42:14 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8402387

KUWAIT CITY, April 20 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Health Minister Sheikh Basel Al-Sabah said Monday that his country considers imposing an overall curfew after bringing back all Kuwaiti citizens stranded abroad. In press statements, Sabah said the step comes ....

UAE sends medical aid to South Africa in fight against COVID-19

Date: 2020-04-20 08:51:34 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:8402430

ABU DHABI, April 20 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates Monday sent an aid plane containing seven metric tonnes of medical supplies to South Africa to bolster the country’s efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19. The aid will assist approximately ....

62 new coronavirus recoveries in Kuwait

Date: 2020-04-20 07:09:15 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:8402335

KUWAIT CITY, April 20 (MENA) - Kuwait's Health Minister Dr. Basel AlSabah on Monday announced that 62 people recovered from the novel coronavirus (COVID19), bringing total number of recoveries to 367. The minister said in statements carried by ....

AL calls for forcing Israel to deliver humanitarian, medical needs to Palestinians

Date: 2020-04-19 18:56:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:8402073

CAIRO, April 19 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) has warned of the gravity of worsening economic and humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian territories especially in light of the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus. In a statement released ....

Arab Parliament calls on Turkey to abide by UN arms embargo on Libya

Date: 2020-04-19 17:50:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8401875

CAIRO, April 19 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament (AP) urged Turkey to respect Libya's sovereignty and abide by the UN arms embargo on the Arab country. It also called on the UN to immediately take action against the transfer of foreign fighters to ....

Arab Parliament voices support for governments' anti-COVID-19 policies

Date: 2020-04-19 17:44:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:8401873

CAIRO, April 19 (MENA) – The Arab Parliament (AP) on Sunday voiced support for policies and preventive measures adopted by the Arab governments to counter the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. It also called on the United Nations to compel ....

UAE announces 479 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths

Date: 2020-04-19 12:20:34 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8401570

ABU DHABI, April 19 (MENA) - The UAE's Ministry of Health and Prevention announced on Sunday 479 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 6,781, WAM News Agency reported. In a statement, the ministry said that ....

Coronavirus cases in Kuwait rise to 1,915

Date: 2020-04-19 10:43:37 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:8401366

KUWAIT, April 19 (MENA) - The Health Ministry announced Sunday a new death from Covid 19 pandemic, with 164 new infected cases, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1,915, according to the Kuwaiti News Agency (KUNA). Abdallah Al ....

Iran's Zarif visits Damascus Monday

Date: 2020-04-19 10:30:22 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:8401369

TEHRAN, April 19 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will visit Damascus on Monday, where he will meet with Syrian President Bashar Assad to discuss the situation in the Arab country, IRNA news agency reported. "During this one-day ....