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Algeria to repatriate stranded nationals

Date: 2020-04-16 19:13:08 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:8398488

ALGIERS, April 16 (MENA) – The Algerian embassy in Cairo urged stranded citizens in Egypt, who were unable to return home because of the coronavirus pandemic, to register their names at the Algerian Interior Ministry’s website. The embassy ....

AL calls for releasing Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails over COVID-19

Date: 2020-04-16 15:05:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:8397977

CAIRO, April 16 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) on Thursday called on human rights organizations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to work on releasing Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, amid the spread of the novel ....

Saudi Arabia reports 518 new coronavirus infections

Date: 2020-04-16 15:02:12 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:8398049

RIYADH, April 16 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia reported 518 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 6,380, the Ministry of Health announced on Thursday. According to the ministry, the number of recoveries ....

GCC approves Kuwaiti proposal to establish unified food security network

Date: 2020-04-16 13:17:03 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:8397867

KUWAIT CITY, April 16 (MENA) - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states approved on Thursday a Kuwaiti proposal to establish a unified and integrated GCC food security network. In a press statement, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Trade and Industry ....

300% increase in use of internet in Kuwait due to coronavirus

Date: 2020-04-16 07:43:16 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:8397337

KUWAIT CITY, April 16 (MENA) - President of the World Club for electronic media in Kuwait Hind al Nahedh said that there was 300% increase in the use of social media websites in Kuwait because people stay home due to coronvirus outbreak. In press ....

Arab parl't praises Egypt's anti-terror efforts

Date: 2020-04-15 20:14:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:8397156

CAIRO, April 15 (MENA) – Arab Parliament Speaker Mishaal Al Salmi has lauded efficiency and vigilance of Egyptian security forces after thwarting a terror plot of terrorist elements in Al Amiriya neighborhood in Cairo governorate. He on Wednesday ....

UAE reports 432 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 5,365

Date: 2020-04-15 19:59:38 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:8397110

ABU DHABI, April 15 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates confirmed five deaths as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, while registering 432 new infections, taking the total to 5,365, the UAE’s Ministry of Health said Wednesday. Meanwhile, cases of ....

4 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Jordan, caseload at 401

Date: 2020-04-15 18:53:18 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:8397098

AMMAN, April 15 (MENA) - Four new COVID-19 infections were recorded in Jordan on Wednesday, bringing the total caseload to 401 since the outbreak of the disease in the kingdom several weeks ago, Petra reported. Jordanian Minister of Health Sa'ed ....

Iraq extends nationwide curfew until Ramadan

Date: 2020-04-15 18:22:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:8397027

BAGHDAD, April 15 (MENA) – Iraq's supreme health committee decided on Wednesday to extend a countrywide lockdown it imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic until the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. The Iraqi Ministry of health ....

Saudi Arabia reports 493 new coronavirus cases, 6 more deaths

Date: 2020-04-15 17:24:56 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:8396931

RIYADH, April 15 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia reported six new coronavirus deaths and 493 new infections, raising the virus-related death toll in the kingdom to 79, the Saudi Ministry of Health announced Wednesday. This brings the total number of ....