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COVID-19 cases continue to rise across GCC

Saudia Arabia records 472 cases on Monday, reaching 4,934 infections

Sarah El-Sheikh

WHO warns of medical equipment shortage in EastMed amid rising Covid-19 cases

Fears increase for northern Syrian camps becoming Covid-19 breeding grounds

Daily News Egypt

Saudi Arabia records 4,033 COVID-19 cases, highest in Gulf

Number of UAE recoveries rose to 588 after 170 new recoveries were…

Sarah El-Sheikh

WHO warns of peak in Africa’s COVID-19 cases soon

Total of 13,064 infections, 698 fatalities confirmed across Africa 

Daily News Egypt

COVID-19 sweeps through Africa infecting 10,800, killing 534 

Ethiopia declares state of emergency, whilst South Africa reports lack of PPE

Mohammed El-Said

Sudan’s Cairo embassy closed following attack by own citizens

Embassy staff to continue duties, intensify efforts until stranded Sudanese are repatriated:…

Sarah El-Sheikh

Sudanese PM Hamdouk to visit Egypt, Ethiopia to push resumption of GERD talks

It comes during phone call between Hamdouk and US Treasury Secretary Steven…

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Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles over Riyadh

At least two ballistic missiles destroyed by Saudi forces: state-run media reports

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African leaders agree to establish joint fund for combating Covid-19

Al-Sisi calls upon G-20 to relieve debts on African nations

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issues general amnesty

Assad has issued many pardons during the nine-year-long Syrian crisis. His last…

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