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Terrorist blasts target electricity towers in Karbala

Date: 2021-08-12 08:55:13 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:9107536

BAGHDAD, Aug 12 (MENA) - The Ministry of Electricity announced on Thursday targeting two power transmission towers in Karbala, calling on concerned authorities to take urgent measures to stop these terrorist attacks. The ministry said in a ....

UAE continues to operate relief air bridge to help those affected by fires in Greece

Date: 2021-08-12 08:27:05 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:9107467

ABU DHABI, Aug 12 (MENA) - The UAE continues to provide aid to those affected by wildfires in Greece and to enhance protection for civilians and provide their necessary needs, according to WAM news agency. The UAE, through its humanitarian arm ....

Bahrain records 161 new infections

Date: 2021-08-11 23:03:12 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:106 - ID:9107244

MANAMA, Aug 12 (MENA) - Bahrain recorded 161 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday alongside 120 recoveries and no fatalities. Of the new cases, 52 were expat workers, 81 contacts of local cases and 28 travel-related, the Health Ministry said. ....

Morocco, Israel sign deals to mark historic visit

Date: 2021-08-11 22:58:37 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:105 - ID:9107228

RABAT, Aug 11 (MENA) – The foreign ministers of Morocco and Israel signed three accords on Wednesday during the first visit by a top official from the Jewish state since ties were normalized last year, France 24 reported. Nasser Bourita and his ....

Morocco reports 9,153 new coronavirus cases in 24 Hours

Date: 2021-08-11 20:14:39 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:9107121

RABAT, Aug 11 (MENA) - A total of 9,153 new cases of coronavirus infection and 6,980 recoveries were recorded in Morocco in the last 24 hours, Maghreb Arabe Press reported Wednesday. In its statement, the Moroccan Health Ministry said that the ....

Kuwait reports 424 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths in one day

Date: 2021-08-11 20:12:29 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:9107118

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11 (MENA) – Kuwait's Health Ministry reported Wednesday 424 new Covid-19 cases, in addition to three deaths caused by the deadly virus over the past 24 hours. In a statement carried by KUNA, the ministry’s official spokesperson ....

Morocco reports new 9,153 covid-19 cases in 24 hours, over 11 mln fully vaccinated people

Date: 2021-08-11 19:13:02 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:9107042

RABAT, Aug 11 (MENA) – A total of 9,153 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) infection and 6,980 recoveries were recorded in Morocco in the last 24 hours, MAP reported. The number of people who got the first shot is 15,717,132, while that of fully ....

Nine security personnel killed in warehouse blast in Iraq

Date: 2021-08-11 19:04:12 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:9106967

BAGHDAD, Aug 11 (MENA) – Nine security personnel, including an officer, were killed on Wednesday as an ammunition depot went off in Baiji, Salahudin governorate. They were killed while attempting to dismantle explosives stored in the warehouse. ....

Lebanon reports 2,591 new Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths in one day

Date: 2021-08-11 17:57:32 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:9106904

BEIRUT, Aug 11 (MENA) - Lebanon has recorded 2,591 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, raising the tally of infections to 576,550, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced Wednesday. In addition, six more deaths were recorded ....

Iraq registers 8,635 new coronavirus cases, 66 deaths

Date: 2021-08-11 17:50:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:9106874

BAGHDAD, Aug 11 (MENA) - The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment registered Wednesday 8,635 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking the total to 1,740,933, the National Iraqi News Agency reported. The ministry said that 66 ....