Covid-19: Saudi Arabia’s cases cross 300,000 mark, as Iraq sees new record daily infections with 4,526 cases

Health workers and members of internal security forces wearing face masks stand inside Beirut international airport CAIRO, Aug 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — The total number of COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia crossed the 300,000 mark on Tuesday as Iraq set a new record in daily infections with 4,567 cases. Saudi Health…

Cyprus, Greece decide on joint action to address Turkish activities at EU meetings

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias (L) and Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides NICOSIA, Aug 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cyprus and Greece have agreed on joint action at the upcoming EU meetings to deal with Turkish activities in the eastern Mediterranean, which they consider to encroach on their rights, foreign ministers of…

UN tribunal convicts main defendant in Hariri assassination case; 3 others acquitted

UN tribunal convict BEIRUT, Aug 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A UN-backed tribunal on Tuesday convicted a Hezbollah member of conspiracy to kill former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri in a 2005 bombing that set the stage for years of confrontation between Lebanon’s rival political forces.There was insufficient evidence against three other…

Qatar Airways Resumes Flights to London Gatwick

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (NNN) — Qatar Airways said it will be resuming its daily flights to London beginning August 20. In a press release issued here Monday, the airline said the resumption of flights to London will see the expansion of its UK network to 45 weekly to four…

Yemeni Military Official, Soldiers Killed In Battle With Houthis In Al-Jawf

SANAA, Aug 18 (NNN-SABA) – A Yemeni senior military official and eight soldiers were killed, in battle with the Houthi rebels, in Yemen’s northeastern province of al-Jawf, a local medical source said. General Mohammed Ali al-Roqn, commander of the 122 Brigade, along with eight soldiers, were killed in the battle,…

Iraq Reports 3,202 New COVID-19 Cases, 180,133 In Total

BAGHDAD, Aug 18 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Health Ministry, on Monday reported 3,202 new COVID-19 cases, indicating a decline in the daily infections, compared to the past few days, while the total nationwide infections climbed to 180,133. The Health Ministry’s teams and institutions used 21,403 testing kits across the country…

Palestinian Killed In East Jerusalem After Stabbing An Israeli Police Officer: Sources

RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (NNN-WAFA) – The Israeli police shot dead yesterday, a Palestinian young man, in the old city in East Jerusalem, after he stabbed an Israeli police officer and wounded him, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. The sources said that, an Israeli police force shot and killed the Palestinian…

UAE Official Says UAE-Israel Accord Not Directed At Iran

DUBAI, Aug 18 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, said on Monday, the UAE’s peace accord with Israel was a sovereign decision that was not directed at Iran. “We say this and repeat it,” Gargash wrote on Twitter. “We do not…

Palestine Withdraws From World Expo In UAE

RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian government announced yesterday that, it decided to withdraw from the World Expo, scheduled in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this Oct. The government said, in a press statement at the end of its weekly meeting, held in Ramallah, that, the government…

Jordan Records 20 New COVID-19 Cases, Not To Impose Lock-down

AMMAN, Aug 18 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan on Monday said, it would not impose a lock-down, amid the rise of COVID-19 cases. On Monday, 20 cases of COVID-19 were recorded, including 16 local infections, increasing the tally to 1,398, Health Minister, Saad Jaber, said, in a press conference. Minister of State…
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