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Israeli soldiers shoot dead 15-year-old Palestinian boy in the south of West Bank

Date: 2020-05-13 07:37:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8430568

RAMALLAH, May 13 (MENA) - Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy in Fawwar refugee camp in the south of the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. It said Zeid Fadel Qeisieh was shot in the head and ....

UAE lauds joint declaration on Turkey's violations in EastMed

Date: 2020-05-12 15:26:39 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:8429953

ABU DHABI, May 12 (MENA) - UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash praised Tuesday the outcome of a five-party virtual meeting by the foreign ministers of Egypt, France, Cyprus, Greece and the UAE on Monday. The ....

Iran reports 1,481 new coronavirus cases, 48 deaths

Date: 2020-05-12 14:11:04 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:8429764

TEHRAN, May 12 (MENA) - Head of Iran's Health Ministry's Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour stated on Tuesday that 1,481 new coronavirus cases have been detected and 48 others have lost their lives since Monday. About 88,357 people out ....

AL condemns extending closure of Palestine Television office in Al Quds

Date: 2020-05-12 10:45:26 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:8429394

CAIRO, May 12 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Assistant Secretary General for Palestine and Occupied Arab Territories Saeed Abu Ali condemned an Israeli decision to extend the closure of Palestine Television office in Al Quds (East Jerusalem) and prevent ....

Israel arrests 4 Palestinians from town west Jenin

Date: 2020-05-12 08:56:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8429279

RAMALLAH, May 12 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested on Tuesday four Palestinian youth from Ya'bad town west of Jenin after an Israeli soldier was killed. The Israeli army disclosed that a soldier was killed during an operation in the northern West ....

Israeli forces breach Gaza borders; gunboats attack Palestinian fishermen

Date: 2020-05-12 07:31:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:8429204

RAMALLAH, May 12 (MENA) – Israeli soldiers breached the Gaza borders in the central Gaza Strip as Israeli navy boats attacked Palestinian fishermen sailing off the northern Gaza shores on Tuesday morning. Israeli army vehicles and tanks breached ....

Israel reports 29 new Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths

Date: 2020-05-11 21:05:40 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:8429032

GAZA, May 11 (MENA) – Israel's Health Ministry said there are 16,492 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, with the death toll currently standing at 254, Ynet News reported Monday. The ministry detailed that 11,548 people have recovered from ....

Church leaders urge EU to take firm stand against Israel's violations in Palestine

Date: 2020-05-11 20:15:31 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:8428979

CAIRO, May 11 (MENA) - The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) have urged EU member states to take a firm stance against Israel's decision to annex more Palestinian territories. In a joint letter to heads ....

Israel extends closure of Palestine TV office in Jerusalem

Date: 2020-05-11 10:48:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8428161

RAMALLAH, May 11 (MENA) - The Israeli authorities extended the closure of Palestine TV’s office in occupied Jerusalem for six more months, WAFA reported on Monday. Israel’s Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan issued the order the first time six ....

Iran reports 1,383 new COVID-19 cases, 51 more deaths in 24 hours

Date: 2020-05-10 13:19:34 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:8427054

TEHRAN, May 10 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry announced Sunday said that 51 more Iranians succumbed to the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the overall toll to 6,640 fatalities. In a statement carried by IRNA news agency, ....