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Saudi, Bahraini FMs probe cooperation to confront coronavirus

Date: 2020-04-11 08:08:56 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:8390874

RIYADH, April 11 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah discussed in a phone call with Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani bilateral relations in addition to the latest political and ....

Coronavirus cases in Iraq's Najaf hit 259

Date: 2020-04-11 07:48:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:8390873

BAGHDAD, April 11 (MENA) - Two new coronavirus cases have been reported in Najaf, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the province to 259, head of the local health directorate Radwan al Kindi said. In press statements Saturday, ....

Kuwait confirms recovery of 10 coronavirus cases, total 133

Date: 2020-04-11 07:33:23 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:8390840

KUWAIT CITY, April 11 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Minister of Health Sheikh Basel al Sabah on Saturday announced the recovery of 10 cases from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of recoveries in the country to 133, according to KUNA ....

Kuwait health min. urges Covid-19 recovered persons to donate blood

Date: 2020-04-10 16:48:12 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:8390525

KUWAIT CITY, April 10 (MENA) - Kuwait Health Minister Bassel Al Sabah on Friday urged persons recovering from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to donate blood to use extracted plasma to treat infected people, after success of this treatment was ....

Iraq's coronavirus cases reach 1,279

Date: 2020-04-10 16:39:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:8390549

BAGHDAD, April 10 (MENA) - The Iraqi Health Ministry said Friday 47 new coronavirus cases have been detected, upping the total number to 1,279. The death toll hit 70 by recording a new death in Baghdad. Up to 54 cases have totally recovered, ....

Palestinian president discusses COVID-19 containment efforts with Emir of Kuwait

Date: 2020-04-10 13:51:53 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:8390279

RAMALLAH, April 10 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made a phone call with Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait, and discussed with him the ongoing efforts to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, WAFA ....

Saudi Arabia announced 364 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2020-04-10 13:35:06 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8390345

RIYADH, April 10 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia announced 364 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, bringing to 3,651 the total number of confirmed infections across the kingdom. The ministry also reported three more deaths from the virus, taking the ....

Iraq: 9 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Erbil

Date: 2020-04-10 12:45:40 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:8390154

BAGHDAD, April 10 (MENA) - Nine new coronavirus cases confirmed in Erbil province on Friday, the Health Ministry of Kurdistan Region in Iraq said. Kurdistan's Interior Ministry decided to extend the curfew across the region to April 16, Al ....

Libya records three new coronavirus cases, total stands at 24

Date: 2020-04-10 12:19:44 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8390169

TRIPOLI, April 10 (MENA) - Three new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection have been recorded in Benghazi in eastern Libya, the Libyan National Center for Disease Control said Friday. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 24 in ....

27 new COVID-19 cases registered in Lebanon

Date: 2020-04-10 11:54:58 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:8390217

BEIRUT, April 3 (MENA) - The Lebanese Ministry of Health on Friday registered 27 new coronavirus cases, bringing the number of cases in the country to 609. The deaths from COVID-19 soared to 20, most of them are elderly people who had suffered ....