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UNSMIL alarmed by continuing escalation in Libya

Date: 2020-04-15 17:12:20 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:8396922

GENEVA, April 15 (MENA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is alarmed by the continuing escalation of violence in Libya, particularly by the intensification of fighting in the past few days, resulting in civilian casualties and ....

AL chief warns of humanitarian catastrophe in Syrian refugee camps over coronavirus

Date: 2020-04-15 16:18:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:8396797

CAIRO, April 15 (MENA) – Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Wednesday warned of a humanitarian catastrophe in Syrian refugee camps because of the possibility that the coronavirus pandemic can spread there. Abul Gheit made the ....

Jordan registers 3 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2020-04-15 09:24:23 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:8396008

AMMAN, April 15 (MENA) - Test results for three persons who contacted a truck driver infected with COVID-19 in Irbid came back positive, the official overseeing the coronavirus situation in northern Jordan, Wael Hayajneh, announced ....

Oman reports 97 new cases of coronavirus

Date: 2020-04-15 07:45:30 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:8395988

MUSCAT, April 15 (MENA) - Oman reported 97 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 910, the Omani Ministry of Health said on Wednesday. There has been a total of four deaths from ....

30 coronavirus recoveries reported in Kuwait on Wed: MoH

Date: 2020-04-15 06:47:06 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:8395926

KUWAIT, April 15 (MENA) - Kuwait's Health Minister Dr. Basel Al-Sabah on Wednesday announced that 30 people recovered from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing total number of recoveries to 206. In remarks to KUNA, the minister said ....

Bahrain announces 161 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-04-14 21:12:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:8395745

MANAMA, April 14 (MENA) - Bahrain reported 161 new coronavirus cases and one new fatality, bringing the total number of active cases in the country to 870 and the virus-related death toll to seven, the Saudi Gazette reported. The Ministry of ....

Jordan announces a 48-hour nationwide curfew starting Thursday

Date: 2020-04-14 20:55:51 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:8395734

AMMAN, April 14 (MENA) - Jordanian Minister of State for Media Affairs Amjad Adaileh announced that the government will impose a full curfew in all governorates and regions of the Kingdom, for 48 hours, starting from Thursday after midnight, April ....

Iraq: Number of coronavirus cases rises to 1,400

Date: 2020-04-14 20:11:12 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:8395701

BAGHDAD, April 14 (MENA) - The number of coronavirus cases in Iraq rose to 1,400 after registering 22 new infections over the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. In a statement broadcast by the Iraqi news agency, the ....

Kuwait: No coronavirus case will be evacuated back home

Date: 2020-04-14 10:53:39 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8394837

KUWAIT CITY, April 14 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Civil Aviation Authority on Tuesday said that no Arab or foreign national living in Kuwait will be evacuated back home if they test positive for coronavirus. According to a note issued by the authority, ....

Oman registers more 86 COVID-19 cases

Date: 2020-04-14 09:16:46 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:8394634

MUSCAT, April 14 (MENA) - The Omani Ministry of Health announced Tuesday the registration of 86 new positive cases with coronavirus (COVID-19), Oman News Agency reported. This brings the total number of positive COVID-19 cases in the Sultanate to ....