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Palestinian PM decides to end coronavirus lockdown as of Wednesday

Date: 2020-05-25 12:15:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:8445044

RAMALLAH, May 25 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced on Monday an end to the two-months long lockdown on the Palestinian territories, WAFA reported. Speaking at a press conference in Ramallah, Shtayyeh said courts, ....

2 Palestinian herders injured by Israeli settlers’ gunfire in village near Ramallah

Date: 2020-05-25 12:13:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8445077

RAMALLAH, May 25 (MENA) – Israeli settlers on Monday opened fire and injured two Palestinian herders near the Ramallah-area village of al-Mughayyer, according to a local activist. The activist, Kathem Haj Mohammad, told WAFA that settlers ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns Israeli settlers’ aggression

Date: 2020-05-25 11:42:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8444966

RAMALLAH, May 25 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned on Monday acts of aggression by Israeli settlers and Israeli forces against Palestinians. The terrorist settlers shot and injured two Palestinians in a town northeast of Ramallah, ....

Netanyahu's next hearing to take place on July 19

Date: 2020-05-24 18:18:31 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:8444560

GAZA CITY, May 24 (MENA) - The next hearing of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial will be held on July 19, The Times of Israel reported. Following the first hearing on Sunday in the Jerusalem District Court, the judges approved for ....

Netanyahu faces court over bribery, fraud, breach of trust charges

Date: 2020-05-24 14:10:16 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:8444343

GAZA CITY, May 24 (MENA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trial on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust has begun Sunday at the Jerusalem District Court. It is the first time in the country’s history that a sitting prime ....

Outbreak continues in Iran with 2,180 new cases, 58 new deaths

Date: 2020-05-24 11:44:58 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:8444244

TEHRAN, May 24 (MENA) - Iran reported 2,180 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the total to 135,701, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Health said as quoted by Fars news agency. The Ministry also announced 58 new deaths, bringing the ....

Israeli forces detain 3 Palestinians, ban worshipers from entering Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi

Date: 2020-05-24 10:19:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:8444139

RAMALLAH, May 24 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested three Palestinians in Hebron and Bethlehem on Sunday. The occupation forces also banned worshipers from entering Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi to perform Eidual Fitr prayers, director of the mosque Hefzi ....

Palestine records zero COVID-19 infections in span of 24 hours

Date: 2020-05-24 10:04:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:8444091

RAMALLAH, May 24 (MENA) - The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Sunday no new infections of coronavirus were reported over the past 24 hours while nine recoveries were recorded in Hebron. Total infections in Palestinian territories since the ....

Israeli forces attack worshipers at Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2020-05-24 08:28:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8444041

RAMALLAH, May 24 (MENA) - Israeli forces attacked Palestinian worshipers while performing Eidul Fitr prayers at Bab al Asbat, one of the gates of the Aqsa Mosque, injuring a number of them. Elderly people were among the wounded. The soldiers ....

Church of Holy Sepulchre reopens but with restrictions

Date: 2020-05-24 07:54:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8443994

RAMALLAH, May 24 (MENA) - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem re-opened on Sunday after a two-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, the Custodians of the Holy Sepulchre said, as quoted by the Palestinian news ....