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Syria reports 52 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths over past 24 hours
Date: 2020-08-05 20:13:39 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:8535021
Damascus, Aug 5 (MENA) - The Syrian Health Ministry announced Wednesday that 52 new coronavirus infections were registered in Syria over the past 24 hours. As many as 13 cases have recovered; while two COVID-19 patients passed away, the ministry ....
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Attorney general calls for immediate investigation into Beirut port explosion
Date: 2020-08-05 12:24:41 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8534245
BEIRUT, Aug 5 (MENA) - Lebanon's Attorney General before the Court of Cassation, Judge Ghassan Oueidat, sent a judicial warrant to the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces Wednesday, asking them to conduct an immediate investigation ....
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Lebanon appreciates Egypt support following Beirut blast -- Minister
Date: 2020-08-05 09:54:53 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8533902
BEIRUT, Aug 5 (MENA) – Lebanon is going through a huge crisis that entails urgent support and assistance from all friendly and sisterly countries, Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad said Wednesday. Abdel Samad, in statements to MENA, said ....
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Germany says embassy staff hurt in Beirut explosions
Date: 2020-08-05 07:30:04 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:8533795
BERLIN, Aug 5 (MENA) - The explosions in Beirut on Tuesday wounded staff at the German embassy, the German foreign ministry said. “The wounded also include embassy personnel,” AlArabiya quoted the ministry as saying Wednesday. “We cannot for ....
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Death toll from Beirut blast nears 80 -- Minister
Date: 2020-08-05 06:56:10 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:8533741
BEIRUT, Aug 5 (MENA) - Lebanese Minister of Public Health Hamad Hassan on Wednesday indicated that the toll of death caused by the blast that hit Beirut yesterday had almost reached 80, expecting it to rise in the coming hours, NNA reported. He ....
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Macron: French aid dispatched to Beirut
Date: 2020-08-05 06:39:14 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:8533716
PARIS, Aug 5 (MENA) - French aid and resources are being sent to Lebanon to help it recover from the deadly bomb blast that flattened large parts of Beirut Tuesday and killed dozens, French President Emmanuel Macron said, according to France 24 ....
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Presidents of Brazil, Mexico condole with families of Beirut blast victims
Date: 2020-08-05 06:32:19 GMT - World Capitals - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:8533700
WORLD CAPITALS, Aug 5 (MENA) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has condoled with families of victims of the explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital Tuesday. The blast in Beirut left more than 70 people dead and another 2,700 injured. ....
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Fire flares at power station eastern Tehran
Date: 2020-08-04 13:39:47 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:8532918
TEHRAN, Aug 4 (MENA) - A fire broke out at a power station in Semnan province, eastern Tehran Tuesday. IRNA News Agency quoted the director of the province's crisis management bureau as having said that firefighters succeeded in putting the fire ....
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Occupation troops arrest 13 Palestinians in WB
Date: 2020-08-04 12:26:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:8532748
RAMALLAH, Aug 4 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained 13 Palestinians Tuesday including a woman during storming operations of Palestinian homes in the West Bank, reported Wafa News Agency. Occupation troops also ransacked Palestinian homes ....
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Israel sees 1,792 new confirmed coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-08-04 08:35:28 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8532459
GAZA CITY, Aug 4 (MENA) - The Health Ministry of the Israeli occupation said Tuesday that 1,792 Israelis have been tested positive for coronavirus throughout the previous 24 hours, according to Ynet newspaper. There are currently 24,540 ....
