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Saudi Arabia has reported 2,399 new coronavirus infections during the past 24 hours, raising the total to 72,560, according to the health ministry. There were 2,284 recoveries on Thursday, taking the overall number of recovered cases to 43,520, according to the MOH. Meanwhile, 11 more people succumbed to the deadly virus taking the total number of COVID-19 related fatalities in the Kingdom to 390. Riyadh topped the list of new cases with 742 infections, followed by Makkah (611), Jeddah (474), Dammam (136), Khobar (120), Al Jubail (82) and Madinah (69). The ministry continues to urge people to only go out when…

Bahrain has reported 291 new COVID-19 cases, of which 188 are among expatriate workers and 103 are contacts of active cases. These new cases bring up the total cases in the kingdom to 9,093 and there are 4,499 active cases of which 8 are critical and the rest stable, according to the Ministry of Health.  There are currently 30 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment. MOH also reported 116 new recoveries from COVID-19, bringing the total recoveries in the country to 4,581. Bahrain has so far conducted 280,270 COVID-19 tests for the early detection of the virus. So far Bahrain has reported 13…

Muslims performed blessed Eid Al-Fitr prayers at the Mecca Grand Holy Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque today this morning, complying with mandatory health precautions in terms of numbers and measures followed in other prayers. At Grand Holy Mosque in Makkah, the prayer was led by Imam and preacher of the Mosque Sheikh Saleh bin Humaid, while the Imam and preacher of Prophet’s Mosque Sheikh Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al-Baijan led the prayers in Medina. The preachers congratulated Muslims on Eid Al-Fitr, praying to Allah the Almighty to accept their fasting, prayers, charity, and good deeds. Also Read: Oman reports 513 new…

The United States is pushing relations with China to “the brink of a new Cold War”, the Chinese foreign minister said on Sunday, with tensions soaring over coronavirus, Hong Kong’s status and other issues. “It has come to our attention that some political forces in the US are taking China-US relations hostage and pushing our two countries to the brink of a new Cold War,” foreign minister Wang Yi told reporters. Longstanding friction between the two powers over trade, human rights and other issues have been pushed to new heights since the COVID-19 outbreak. Wang did not identify what “forces”…

Hong Kong police fired tear gas and pepper spray to disperse thousands protesting on Sunday against Beijing’s plan to directly impose national security laws on the city, the biggest flare-up in the city since COVID-19 lockdowns began, reported Reuters. Crowds thronged the bustling shopping district of Causeway Bay, where protesters chanted slogan. The protest was the first since Beijing proposed national security laws on Thursday and pose a fresh challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping as authorities struggle to tame public opposition to China’s tightening grip over the global financial hub. The demonstrations come amid concerns over the fate of…

The New York Times has filled the front page of its Sunday edition with the names of those who have died from the novel coronavirus, said dpa international. All of the usual articles, photographs and graphics were replaced by the list of names and excerpts from their obituaries to memorialize the dead as the United States approaches the “grim milestone” of 100,000 coronavirus fatalities, the news outlet wrote. The assistant editor of the paper’s graphics desk Simone Landon said she and her colleagues realized that “both among ourselves and perhaps in the general public, there’s a litle bit of fatigue…

Kuwait has reported 838 new coronavirus cases, taking the total confirmed cases in the country 21,302, according to the Ministry of Health. 8 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 156. 370 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 5,205. Kuwait has done 2,935 NP swab tests in the past 24 hours, as the country ramps ups its efforts to test more people and detect cases early, according to the health ministry spokesman. So far, Kuwait has conducted more than 271,089 coronavirus tests. Also…

Oman has reported its highest daily increase in coronavirus cases of 513 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total cases in the sultanate to 7,770. Most of the newly admitted cases are from foreigners, which is 334 and the rest 179 from Omanis, according to the Ministry of Health. The sultanate has been the least badly affected Arab Gulf state, but cases have begun to rise more steeply in the past week. MOH has not reported any new death from coronavirus, keeping the total death toll in the Sultanate to 36. 85 new recoveries from coronavirus have been reported in the…

Russia on Sunday reported 153 coronavirus deaths over the previous 24 hours, the epidemic’s highest daily toll, raising total fatalities to 3,541, the country’s coronavirus crisis response centre said. It also said 8,599 new cases had been documented, fewer than on the previous day, pushing the nationwide tally of infections to 344,481, said Reuters. Also Read: La Liga can resume from 8 June Fraudsters offer blood plasma as “miracle cure” for COVID-19 on dark net Thailand begins coronavirus vaccine trials on monkeys Hana Kimura: Japanese wrestler dies aged 22

Citizens and residents received congratulations from His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the country’s monarch, in a text message, followed by a video link congratulating His Majesty on the blessed Eid Al Fitr. [youtube_embed]https://youtu.be/nVqvX0Dzw0o[/youtube_embed] Also Read: Bahrain announces 13th coronavirus death No Curfew needed in Bahrain Bahrain announces Eid al-Fitr will start on Sunday Bahrain reports 750 violations reported for not wearing masks