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  • Deaths of coronavirus rise to 94 in Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2014-04-26 22:01:56 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:141 - ID:689450

    RIYADH, April 26 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry has announced that the total number of deaths of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus rose to 94 since the first diagnosed case was reported in the country in 2012. The infections ....

  • Salahuddin council member killed in Samarra

    Date: 2014-04-26 21:52:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:140 - ID:689428

    BAGHDAD, April 26 (MENA) – Unidentified militants assassinated Saturday a province council member in southern Samarra, said a security source in Salahuddin province. Fayek Zeyap Talfah, who is one of Motahedin (united) block candidates, and one ....

  • Parl't elections launch for Iraqi expats in 20 countries

    Date: 2014-04-26 20:26:00 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:131 - ID:689364

    BAGHDAD, April 26 (MENA) - Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) said Saturday Iraqi expatriates would cast their votes Sunday in the Iraqi parliamentary elections in 20 different countries. In a press release, IHEC board member ....

  • Security not better in Africa: Sudan pres.

    Date: 2014-04-26 20:14:07 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:129 - ID:689361

    KHARTOUM, April 26 (MENA) - Security in Africa did not get any better in spite of all the regional and international efforts, said Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir on Saturday. This came during the second session of the Third Tana High-Level ....

  • Anti-terror tribal bloc leader killed in Iraq

    Date: 2014-04-26 20:12:24 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:128 - ID:689330

    BAGHDAD, April 26 (MENA) - The leader of a tribal uprising against a terrorist group in Iraq has been killed in a bomb blast in Mosul, 405 km north of Baghdad, said a security source on Saturday. A roadside explosive device went off as Ahmad ....

  • No gov't free from errors: Jordan PM

    Date: 2014-04-26 20:10:28 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:127 - ID:689319

    AMMAN, April 26 (MENA) - Jordan's Prime Minister Abdullah An-Nsour said Saturday Jordanians could protect their country by dedication and justice because it was going through tough times, noting that no government was free from ....

  • Military commander survives assassination attempt in Benghazi

    Date: 2014-04-26 20:04:09 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:126 - ID:689321

    TRIPOLI, April 26 (MENA) – Assistant chief of Special Forces investigations office Mari el-Hotti survived on Saturday an assassination attempt when unidentified armed men opened fire at him in Benghazi city, Spokesman of the forces Miloud Al-Zowi ....

  • Abbas fires "mercy bullet" at peace talks -- Israel

    Date: 2014-04-26 19:54:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:124 - ID:689323

    GAZA CITY, April 26 (MENA) – The Israeli government has held Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas responsible for the peace process failure. The Voice of Israel Radio aired Saturday statements of senior officials describing renewed Abbas' demands ....

  • Pro-Assad Hezbollah commander killed in Latakia

    Date: 2014-04-26 19:43:14 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:122 - ID:689264

    DAMASCUS, April 26 (MENA) – Hezbollah Commander Abu Zainab, who supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was killed on Saturday in Latakia city near the Turkish borders. Meanwhile, as many as 74 people were killed during the continuous clashes ....

  • KSA allocates 3 centers to face Corona Virus

    Date: 2014-04-26 18:38:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:114 - ID:689203

    JEDDAH, April 26 (MENA) – Saudi Arabia's acting Minister of Health Adel bin Mohamed Faqih said Saturday his ministry allocated three specialized medical centers to counter the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (MERS-CoV) in Riyadh, ....

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