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Two Palestinian expats die from COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia, UAE

Date: 2020-05-29 07:44:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:8448588

RAMALLAH, May 29 (MENA) - Two members of the Palestinian community in Saudi Arabia and the UAE have died from the novel coronavirus, said the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Friday. The ministry pointed out that a ....

Turkey registers 1,182 new coronavirus cases, 30 deaths

Date: 2020-05-28 19:56:35 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:8448448

ANKARA, May 28 (MENA) - Turkey has registered 1,182 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country's total to 160,979. In a statement carried by RT channel on Thursday, the Turkish Health Ministry announced that 30 new coronavirus-linked deaths have ....

Jordan says it will open mosques, churches as of June 5

Date: 2020-05-28 17:32:18 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:8448294

AMMAN, May 28 (MENA) - After more than two months of closure prompted by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan in early March, the government announced on Thursday that mosques and churches will reopen as of June 5 and 7 respectively, ....

Erekat urges world countries to take swift action against Israeli annexation plan

Date: 2020-05-28 14:08:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:8448065

RAMALLAH, May 28 (MENA) - Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Secretary General Saeb Erekat called on world countries to take swift and serious action against Israeli plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank and the Jordan Valley. During ....

Occupation forces prevent Hebron Rehabilitation Committee from completing work at Ibrahimi compound

Date: 2020-05-28 08:51:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:8447713

RAMALLAH, May 28 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Thursday prevented the Hebron Rehabilitation Committee from completing restoration and maintenance work at Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi Al-Sharif, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. In a ....

Trump administration ends waivers in Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran

Date: 2020-05-28 05:56:50 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:3 - ID:8447580

WASHINGTON, May 27 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that the US would end the last remaining sanctions waivers enshrined in the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal, eliminating key provisions meant to encourage the transition of ....

Agreements, understandings with Israel have ended: PLO

Date: 2020-05-27 20:31:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:8447444

RAMALLAH, May 27 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh stressed Wednesday PA President Mahmoud Abbas’s recent announcement on renouncing all agreements and understandings with Israel, WAFA reported. Palestinians will also continue ....

Soldier killed in explosion in Syria''s Idlib

Date: 2020-05-27 18:40:50 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:8447340

DAMASCUS, May 27 (MENA) - Turkey''s defense ministry has announced the death of a Turkish soldier in Idlib, the last rebel-held territory in northwest Syria. In a statement Wednesday, the ministry said the soldier was wounded in an explosion and ....

Israeli occupation arrests 4 Palestinians in Ramallah

Date: 2020-05-27 12:04:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8446847

RAMALLAL, May 27 (MENA) - Israeli forces Wednesday detained at least four Palestinians from the West Bank districts of Tulkarem and Ramallah, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa. The Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said that Israeli ....

Al Aqsa Mosque to reopen for worshipers as of Sunday: Waqf Department

Date: 2020-05-27 10:56:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8446791

RAMALLAH, May 27 (MENA) - Al-Aqsa Mosque will be reopened for worshipers as of Sunday with all health safety requirements to be taken during the coronavirus crisis, the Jerusalem-based Islamic Waqf Department announced Wednesday. In a statement, ....