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13 Lebanese army personnel injured as riots erupt in jail

Date: 2020-04-07 22:04:03 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:8386860

BEIRUT, April 7 (MENA) - One officer and 12 soldiers were wounded on Tuesday after riots erupted in the Al Qobba prison in Tripoli, the Lebanese army said in a statement. “An army patrol was pelted with stones, glass and crackers from the ....

Iraq extends coronavirus curfew to April 18

Date: 2020-04-07 22:02:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:8386857

BAGHDAD, April 7 (MENA) - The Iraqi Higher Committee for Health and National Safety chaired by Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi on Tuesday decided to extend the nationwide curfew to April 18 over the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Al ....

Russian diplomat reviews COVID-19 situation in Palestine with Hamas chief

Date: 2020-04-07 21:44:09 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:8386859

MOSCOW, April 7 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov held a phone call with Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh, discussing the novel coronavirus situation in Palestine, TASS reported on Monday. "During the ....

Bahrain, Oman probe efforts to fac e Coronavirus

Date: 2020-04-07 14:53:03 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:8386462

MANAMA, April 7 (MENA) - King Hamad bin Isa of Bahrain probed over the phone on Tuesday with Oman Sultan Haitham ben Tarek relations between the two countries. The two Arab leaders also discussed efforts exerted to confront the coronavirus and ....

Iraq: Cargo plane arrives in China to ferry medical supplies to fight coronavirus

Date: 2020-04-07 11:50:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:8385999

BAGHDAD, April 7 (MENA) - Iraq's Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday a military cargo plane arrived in China to ferry back medical supplies necessary for fighting Coronavirus. A statement issued by the ministry carried by Iraq's news agency said ....

Nineveh police repels Daesh attack in southeast of Mosul

Date: 2020-04-07 11:49:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8385987

BAGHDAD, April 7 (MENA) - Security forces in Nineveh Police repelled an attack by Daesh terrorist gangs on the Nimrod district, 40 km southeast of Mosul. A Nineveh Police source told the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) that "the security forces ....

Kurdistan Region announces quarantine in 13 areas

Date: 2020-04-07 10:35:49 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:8385864

BAGHDAD, April 7 (MENA) - The health general directorate in Irbil in Iraq's Kurdistan Region announced on Tuesday a quarantine in 13 areas in the province due to the spread of coronavirus. Health Director Dolfan Hassan said in press statements ....

2 new coronavirus cases detected in Sudan

Date: 2020-04-07 09:40:28 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8385785

KHARTOUM, April 7 (MENA) - The Sudanese Health Ministry said that two new coronavirus cases were detected taking to 14 the number of infected cases in Sudan. In a statement, the ministry said that the number include two deaths. The ministry ....

Morocco reports 21 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-04-07 09:28:41 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:8385764

RABAT, April 7 (MENA) - The Moroccan Health Ministry Tuesday reported 21 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The total number of confirmed cases in Morocco has now reached 1,141. Seven new cases have recovered bringing the figure to 88 since ....

Arabia detects 147 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-04-07 09:07:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:8385651

RIYADH, April 7 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry detected 147 new coronavirus cases taking the number of positive cases to 2,163. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry said that there are 2,752 cases in Saudi Arabia including 551 ....