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Algeria reports 753 new coronavirus cases, 36 deaths

Date: 2021-08-14 18:54:38 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:9111388

ALGIERS, Aug 14 (MENA) – As many as 753 new coronavirus cases and 36 deaths were recorded in Algeria over the past 24 hours, the Algerian health ministry said Saturday. This takes the total number of infections in the country to 186,655, and the ....

13 wildfires contained in Tunisia this week

Date: 2021-08-14 18:15:40 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:9111386

TUNIS, Aug 14 (MENA) - Tunisian civil protection and firefighting teams managed on Saturday to contain 13 wildfires from 17 that erupted since the beginning of this week. The civil protection spokesman said the fires spread to forests in a ....

Lebanon reports 1,498 new Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths in one day

Date: 2021-08-14 17:57:01 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:9111382

BEIRUT, Aug 14 (MENA) – Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health announced on Saturday the registration of 1,498 new Coronavirus infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 581,497, NNA reported. In addition, five more ....

Morocco reports 10,240 new Covid-19 cases, 110 deaths

Date: 2021-08-14 17:35:40 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:9111302

RABAT, Aug 14 (MENA) - As many as 10,240 new Covid-19 cases were detected in Morocco over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 752,076, said the Moroccan Health Ministry. In a statement carried by MAP news agency ....

Jordan reports 658 new COVID-19 cases, 16 deaths

Date: 2021-08-14 16:09:13 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:9111232

AMMAN, Aug 14 (MENA) – The Jordanian Health Ministry said 658 new coronavirus cases and 16 virus-related deaths were recorded in the kingdom. The total number of infections hit 782,210 and the fatalities 10,203. The ministry added that 1,041 ....

US supports Libyan people toward election - senior diplomat

Date: 2021-08-14 16:01:58 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:9111147

TRIPOLI, Aug 14 (MENA) - US State Department's Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood on Saturday emphasized the US support for the Libyan people as they work toward free and fair elections on Dec 24, 2021. Hood thanked ....

Somalia supports fight against graft at all levels- says president

Date: 2021-08-14 16:00:49 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:9111145

MOGADISHU, Aug 14 (MENA) - President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Saturday attended the launching ceremony of the establishment of Somalia’s Anti-Corruption Commission, SONNA reported. President Farmajo ....

Iraq registers 7,610 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-08-14 15:03:54 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:9111050

BAGHDAD, Aug 14 (MENA) - The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment registered 7,610 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking the country’s total to 1,768,753, the National Iraqi News Agency reported. The ministry said Saturday ....

Saudi Arabia reports 609 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2021-08-14 14:03:54 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:9110991

RIYADH, Aug 14 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia recorded 609 new confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the total number registered in the country since the beginning of the outbreak to 537,983. The Saudi Ministry of Health said 11 new deaths have been ....

Libya's 5+5 military commission convenes in Sirte

Date: 2021-08-14 12:57:31 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:9110870

TRIPOLI, Aug 14 (MENA) - Libya's 5+5 commission, formally named the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission, started its 7th meeting in Sirte on Saturday. Two weeks ago, the commission announced the immediate reopening of the Mediterranean coastal ....