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Lebanon reports 626 new coronavirus infections, 10 deaths

Date: 2021-09-29 20:24:55 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:114 - ID:9193544

BEIRUT, Sept 29 (MENA) – Lebanon has recorded 626 new coronavirus cases, raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 623,609. The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday said ten more deaths were also recorded during the ....

Morocco administers 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 22.5 million people

Date: 2021-09-29 19:08:17 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:109 - ID:9193446

RABAT, Sept 29 (MENA) – The Moroccan Health Ministry said the total number of people, who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Morocco, reached 22,463,549 people. Morocco has administered a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 18,923,931 ....

Bahrain condemns launch of explosive-laden drone towards Khamis Mushait

Date: 2021-09-29 18:12:22 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:101 - ID:9193374

MANAMA, Sept 29 (MENA) - Bahrain condemned the launch of an explosive-laden drone towards Khamis Mushait in Saudi Arabia by the terrorist Houthi militia in failed attempts that reflect their insistence on targeting civilians and civil facilities ....

World needs tolerance, cultural diversification to overcome challenges- NGO director

Date: 2021-09-29 17:48:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:9193049

CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) – Director of the Kemet Boutros Ghali Foundation for Peace and Knowledge (KBG) Ambassador Layla Bahaa el Din stressed the importance of cultural exchange as a peace-making approach, saying the world is in a dire need for ....

Iraq's tally of Covid-19 cases surpass 2 million

Date: 2021-09-29 17:36:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:9193298

BAGHDAD, Sept 29 (MENA) - The Iraqi Ministry of Health registered 2,254 new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours, taking the tally of confirmed infections to two million and six hundred and fifteen cases. In a statement carried by the ....

Algeria summons French ambassador over visa restriction decision

Date: 2021-09-29 17:23:22 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:9193360

ALGIERS, Sept 29 (MENA) - Algeria has summoned the French ambassador following the French government's pledge to slash the number of visas available to nationals from Maghreb countries, BFM television reported. The French government's move is in ....

Explosive belt, Daesh munitions found in Iraq's Nineveh

Date: 2021-09-29 17:06:36 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:9193288

BAGHDAD, Sept 29 (MENA) - Iraq's Security Media Cell (SMC) announced that an explosive belt and various ammunitions were found in Tal Afar, Nineveh Governorate. In a statement reported by NINA Wednesday, the SMC stated that an army force found a ....

Jordan reports 1,052 new Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths

Date: 2021-09-29 17:04:26 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:9193296

AMMAN, Sept 29 (MENA) – The Jordanian Health Ministry said 1,052 new coronavirus cases and 7 virus-related deaths were recorded in the kingdom, raising the total number of infections to 822,892 and the fatalities to 10,710, Jordan News Agency ....

Iraq closes borders to secure parliamentary vote

Date: 2021-09-29 16:47:32 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:9193307

BAGHDAD, Sept 29 (MENA) - Iraq's Higher Security Committee for Elections announced on Wednesday a two-day closure of all land and air crossings to secure early parliamentary elections, its fifth vote since the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam ....

Morocco reports 1,082 new infections

Date: 2021-09-29 16:37:33 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:9193293

RABAT, Sept 29 (MENA) - As many as 1,082 new coronavirus cases were detected in Morocco over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the kingdom to 931,973, said the Moroccan Health Ministry. In a statement released on ....