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AL chief condemns terrorist attack in Mogadishu

Date: 2022-01-13 10:45:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:9364940

CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit strongly condemned the terrorist attack carried out in Mogadishu yesterday. At least eight citizens were killed and several others were seriously injured in the ....

Health Ministry: Covid isolation period cut to 7 days

Date: 2022-01-13 10:41:06 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:9365011

AMMAN, Jan 13 (MENA) - The Health Ministry has cut the Covid 19 isolation to seven days for patients who test positive with no symptoms, based on recommendations by the National Epidemiological Committee, according to Petra news ....

3 Daesh hideouts destroyed in Anbar

Date: 2022-01-13 09:35:24 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:9364774

BAGHDAD, Jan 13 (MENA) - The Iraqi Intelligence Service announced destroying three Daesh hideouts in Anbar province. The hideouts were used as warehouses for logistic support and as a haven for the terrorists, Iraqi security media cell said in a ....

UAE condemns Houthi act of piracy against UAE-flagged civilian cargo vessel in Red Sea

Date: 2022-01-13 07:50:06 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:9364558

ABU DHABI, Jan 13 (MENA) - The UAE has condemned the Houthis’ seizure of a UAE-flagged civilian cargo ship in the Red Sea as an act of piracy during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, the UAE news agency ....

Tunisia records 6,323 new coronavirus cases, 8 deaths

Date: 2022-01-12 22:33:44 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:115 - ID:9364374

TUNIS, Jan 12 (MENA) - Tunisia recorded 6,323 new coronavirus cases and eight deaths within 24 hours, the Tunisian Health Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The new deaths bring the total number of fatalities to 25,731, the statement ....

More than 88,000 people received booster shots against coronavirus within 24 hours

Date: 2022-01-12 21:01:33 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:9364298

RABAT, Jan 12 (MENA) - The Moroccan Health Ministry announced that 88,262 people received the booster shot against coronavirus vaccine within the past 24 hours. The figure takes to 3,628,856 million the number of people who received the third ....

IEDs detected in Iraq’s Nineveh - Intelligence Cell says

Date: 2022-01-12 20:22:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:9364204

BAGHDAD, Jan 12 (MENA) – The Iraqi Falcons Intelligence Cell announced on Wednesday that a number of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were found in the Iraqi province of Nineveh. The cell detailed in a statement that 150 IEDs planted by Daesh ....

German Cabinet approves new mandate for troop deployment to Iraq

Date: 2022-01-12 19:05:32 GMT - Germany - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:9364167

BERLIN, Jan 12 (MENA) - The German Cabinet on Wednesday gave its backing to a renewed nine-month mandate for its military mission in Iraq, euronews reported. As before, the mandate provides for a maximum of 500 personnel in the country, this time ....

UAE: 33,548 Covid vaccine doses administered in 24 hours

Date: 2022-01-12 16:45:53 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:9363994

ABU DHABI, Jan 12 (MENA) - The UAE has administered 33,548 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in the past 24 hours, WAM news agency reported. The country's Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) said the total doses administered now stand at 22.9 ....

Tunisia imposes night curfew over growing coronavirus infections

Date: 2022-01-12 16:45:26 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:9364008

TUNIS, Jan 12 (MENA) - The Tunisian government has imposed a two-week night-time curfew on its citizens as new cases of covid 19 keep rising. A statement released on Wednesday reads, "To cope with the evolution of the epidemic, the government ....