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AMMAN — Sixteen COVID-19 cases, among them 14 local infections, were registered in the Kingdom on Monday, increasing the caseload to 1,268, according to Health Minister Saad Jaber.

AMMAN — HRH Prince Hassan, president of the Arab Thought Forum, on Monday said that “Beirut should not be left alone in its nakbeh [catastrophe]” in the aftermath of a massive explosion that shook the Lebanese capital.

GAZA, Palestinian Territories — The Gaza Strip's rulers Hamas fired rockets into the sea on Monday after repeated exchanges of fire with Israel in recent days, Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses said.

GENEVA, PARIS — The World Health Organisation insisted Monday there was still hope of conquering the coronavirus pandemic despite the pain and suffering behind the looming 750,000 death toll and 20 million cases.

ALGIERS — Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni received a three-year prison term on Monday in a trial rights groups have called a test of press freedom in a country recently rocked by anti-government protests.

AMMAN — The Jordan Pharmacists Association (JPhA) stands ready to back ongoing response efforts following the catastrophic port explosion in Beirut, calling on pharmacy owners, pharmaceutical companies and medicine warehouses in the Kingdom to support the Lebanese people, according to the JPhA.