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  • Sudan receives dlrs 857 million in IMF aid

    Date: 2021-08-26 20:25:42 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:9132775

    KHARTOUM, Aug 26 (MENA) - Sudan has received more than dlrs 857 million as part of a global allocation by the International Monetary Fund to help vulnerable countries, the central bank said on Thursday. The IMF "has allotted... the equivalent of ....

  • Saudi Arabia condemns Kabul airport blasts, follows Afghanistan developments

    Date: 2021-08-26 20:21:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:9132757

    RIYADH, Aug 26 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia condemned on Thursday the two bombings that targeted Kabul airport in Afghanistan and led to multiple causalities and dozens of wounded, Al Arabiya reported. Two explosions rocked the crowded gates of Kabul ....

  • Yemeni army artillery pounds Houthi sites in Marib

    Date: 2021-08-26 20:15:42 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:9132730

    ADEN, Aug 26 (MENA) – The Yemeni army artillery shelled Thursday several Houthi-related sites in Marib, about 120 kilometers east of Sanaa. The shelling has inflicted casualties and damage among the Houthi militants. Meantime, the Yemeni army ....

  • Libya, Tunisia agree to close borders over health issues

    Date: 2021-08-26 20:12:40 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:9132743

    TRIPOLI, Aug 26 (MENA) – Border closure with Tunisia was agreed upon for health reasons only, spokesman for the Libyan Government of National Unity Mohammed Hammouda said on Thursday. He added that discussion between a Libyan ministerial ....

  • Bahrain condemns terrorist blasts in Kabul

    Date: 2021-08-26 20:11:24 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:9132747

    MANAMA, Aug 26 (MENA) - Bahrain has condemned the two terrorist bombing attacks outside Kabul airport in Afghanistan, which left a number of people dead and wounded Thursday. In a statement carried by official BNA news agency, Bahrain's Foreign ....

  • Kuwait lists 212 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

    Date: 2021-08-26 19:48:47 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:9132666

    KUWAIT CITY, Aug 26 (MENA) – Kuwait's daily coronavirus cases rose by 212 to 409,909 as deaths increased by two to 2,414, the health ministry said on Thursday. Another 488 people were cured of the virus, raising the total of those to have ....

  • Morocco reports 7,357 new Covid-19 cases, 97 deaths in one day

    Date: 2021-08-26 19:14:06 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:9132641

    RABAT, Aug 26 (MENA) - As many as 7,357 new coronavirus cases were detected in Morocco over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 836,494, said the Moroccan Health Ministry. In a statement released by the ministry ....

  • Jordan sees 12 COVID-19 fatalities, 904 new cases on Thursday

    Date: 2021-08-26 18:39:34 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:9132482

    AMMAN, Aug 26 (MENA) – The Jordanian Ministry of Health said 12 Covid-19 fatalities and 904 new cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 10,350 and the caseload to 793,182, Petra reported. To date, there are ....

  • Jarwan elected head of Forum of Specialized Quality Arab Federations executive office

    Date: 2021-08-26 17:32:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:9132349

    CAIRO, Aug 26 (MENA) – Head of Board of Directors of the Arab Experts Union and President of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace Ahmed Al Jarwan was elected as head of the executive office of the Forum of Specialized Quality Arab Federations ....

  • Iraq records 8,084 new cases of COVID-19

    Date: 2021-08-26 17:17:06 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:9132189

    BAGHDAD, Aug 26 (MENA) – Iraq recorded 8,084 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVId-19) in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 1,855,781. In a statement, the Iraqi Ministry of Health reported 70 new deaths, bringing ....

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