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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 ....

Arab Coalition conducts 23 operations against Houthis in Marib, al-Bayda

Date: 2022-01-12 16:44:35 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:9364016

RIYADH, Jan 12 (MENA) - The Arab Coalition said it has conducted 23 operations against the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Marib and Al-Bayda over the past 24 hours, according to a statement on Wednesday. The coalition confirmed that the targeted ....

AL condemns Israeli crime against elderly Palestinian

Date: 2022-01-12 15:35:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:9363835

CAIRO, Jan 12 (MENA) - The Arab League condemned the crime committed by Israeli forces in the wee hours of Wednesday against an elderly Palestinian man. The man was detained, handcuffed, assaulted and left to die in an under-construction house in ....

Abul Gheit highlights importance of new cooperation visions with AGFUND

Date: 2022-01-12 12:58:32 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:9363212

CAIRO, Jan 12 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit highlighted the importance of crystallizing new cooperation visions between the AL and the Arab Gulf Program for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND) in view of the ....

India urges releasing its nationals held in hijacked ship by Houthis

Date: 2022-01-12 12:54:05 GMT - India - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:9363219

NEW DELHI, Jan 12 (MENA) - Seven Indian nationals are among the 11-member crew on board a UAE flagged ship, Rwabee, that has been hijacked by Iran-backed Houthi fighters off the coast of Yemen, The Times of India reported. Confirming the ....