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Saudi reports 290 new daily COVID-19 infections, 18 fatalities

AFAQ NEWS  A total of 290 COVID-19 infections were recorded in Saudi Arabia Wednesday, taking the caseload to more than 354,200, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Nineteen people succumbed to COVID-19 within the last 24 hours, as the death toll in the Arabian Peninsula country tops 5,700. It added that some 341,500 people …

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King, Bahrain monarch, Abu Dhabi crown prince hold trilateral summit in UAE

AFAQ NEWS His Majesty King Abdullah, Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi and the deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces, held a trilateral summit on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi. The leaders reaffirmed the deep-rooted and strategic ties between the …

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King checks on PSD measures to safeguard public security, uphold rule of law

AFAQ NEWS His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, on Tuesday commended the efforts of the Public Security Directorate’s (PSD) personnel, especially amidst the COVID-19 crisis. During a visit to the PSD and a meeting with its director, Maj. Gen. Hussein Hawatmeh, attended by His Royal Highness Prince Rashid …

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King sends cable to Morocco on independence day

AFAQ NEWS  His Majesty King Abdullah has sent a cable to King Mohammed VI of Morocco on the occasion of his country’s independence day. In the cable, King Abdullah expressed his best wishes to the Moroccan monarch, and wished the people of Morocco further prosperity and progress.

Safadi offers condolences over death of Syrian foreign minister

AFAQ NEWS Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, Tuesday offered his condolences over the death of the Syrian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Walid Muallem. In a phone call with Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, Safadi expressed his sympathies over the passing of Muallem, and …

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Positive indicators spotted regarding epidemiological situation: Health Minister

AFAQ NEWS Minister of Health, Nazir Obeidat, said that there are positive indicators linked to recording less number of Coronavirus (Covid-19) infections, as the numbers did not exceed 6,000 cases per day. “The epidemiological situation in Jordan is not negatively developing, and the occupancy rate for hospital beds is within an acceptable level,” Obeidat said …

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Higher Education Minister, US Ambassador discuss cooperation

AFAQ NEWS Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Muhammad Abu Qudais, on Monday met with US Ambassador to Jordan, Henry Wooster, for a discussion on granting scholarships to Jordanian students to study in new majors in American universities. During the meeting, which was attended by cultural and media advisor at the US embassy, Adrienne …

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Fourteen Jordanians among world’s top 2pct researchers

AFAQ NEWS Fourteen researchers from the University of Jordan (UJ) are featured in a Stanford University’s list of the world’s top two per cent scientists. The ranking was published in the highly-rated journal, PLOS Biology, and used SCOPUS database for analyses of the citations and the composite indicators, including research performance, quality and quantity of …

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JFDA seizes 13 tons of adulterated dairy products

AFAQ NEWS The Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) has seized 13 tons of adulterated powdered milk, yoghurt and cheese products carrying false information cards claiming they were produced from fresh milk in an Amman factory. In a statement Monday, JFDA director Nizar Mheidat said the factory was using powdered milk with neither an information …

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Kuwait: 3 Covid-19 fatalities, 499 infections

AFAQ NEWS  Kuwait’s Health Ministry said Sunday that it recorded 3 coronavirus deaths and 499 infections in the last 24 hours, raising fatalities from the pandemic to 838 and the total number of cases to 136840. The Kuwaiti News Agency (KUNA) quoted the ministry spokesman as saying that 127585 Covid-19 patients have recovered following the …

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