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Azerbaijan confirms 326 more COVID-19 cases, 1,262 recoveries

Date: 2021-05-14 17:43:53 GMT - Azerbaijan - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:8957302

BAKU, May 14 (MENA) – Azerbaijan has detected 326 new COVID-19 cases, 1,262 patients have recovered and 12 patients have died, the Operational Headquarters under Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers said on Friday. Up until now, 328,994 people have ....

Iran registers 10,145 new coronavirus cases, 202 deaths

Date: 2021-05-14 13:26:43 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:8957009

TEHRAN, May 14 (MENA) - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran exceeded 76,433 after 202 more Iranians died from the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Friday. It said 10,145 new cases ....

Putin: Palestinian-Israeli Conflict “Directly Affects Russia’s Security Interests”

Date: 2021-05-14 13:04:08 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:8957014

MOSCOW, May 14 (MENA) - The worsening of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict directly affects Russia’s security interests, Vladimir Putin said during a meeting of the Security Council of the Eurasian country. “I would ask my colleagues to express ....

Israeli forces attack worshipers near Al-Aqsa Mosque's Bab al-Majlis

Date: 2021-05-14 10:55:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8956747

RAMALLAH, May 14 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces attacked on Friday Palestinian worshipers near Bab al-Majlis‎, one of Al-Aqsa mosque gates. WAFA news agency quoted eyewitnesses as saying that Israeli soldiers attacked Palestinian worshipers ....

Gaza goes into blackout due to Israel's relentless aggression

Date: 2021-05-14 09:34:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8956622

RAMALLAH, May 14 (MENA) - Power went off in most areas of the besieged Gaza Strip since last night as a result of ongoing Israeli aggression from the land, sea and air, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. All power lines that come from ....

UN chief calls for calm, cessation of hostilities in Gaza and Israel

Date: 2021-05-14 09:22:20 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8956610

NEW YORK, May 14 (MENA) - UN Secretary General António Guterres called for calm and cessation of hostilities in Gaza and Israel, citing Thursday’s Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. “Out of respect for the spirit of Eid, I appeal for an immediate ....

US calls on citizens to reconsider travel to Israel

Date: 2021-05-14 08:49:50 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8956537

WASHINGTON, May 14 (MENA) - The US Department of State called on US citizens to reconsider travel to Israel due to armed conflict and civil unrest. In its Travel Advisory, the State Department recommended the US citizens not to travel to Gaza due ....

Israel's aggression on Gaza claims lives of 115 Palestinians

Date: 2021-05-14 07:31:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:3 - ID:8956522

RAMALLAH, May 14 (MENA) - At least 115 Palestinians have been killed, including 28 children, and 621 others injured by the ongoing Israeli aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip which entered its fifth day on Friday, according to the last update by ....

Gaza death toll increased to 109, including 43 children, women

Date: 2021-05-13 22:47:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:116 - ID:8956417

GAZA CITY, May 13 (MENA) – The death toll in Gaza has increased to 109 martyrs, including 28 children, and 15 women, Palestinian Health Ministry said Thursday. This comes along with at least 621 injuries, some of them in critical conditions, ....

Jordanian, Spanish FMs stress need to end conflict in Middle East

Date: 2021-05-13 21:36:06 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:111 - ID:8956383

AMMAN, May 13 (MENA) – Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi and Spanish counterpart Arancha Gonzalez Laya have stressed the need for the international community to move effectively to end the ....