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Palestinians suffer tear gas inhalation problems in clashes with occupation forces in Qalqilya

Date: 2021-05-08 09:09:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:8947342

RAMALLAH, May 8 (MENA) - Scores of Palestinians suffered tear gas inhalation problems during confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces in Qalqilya city, WAFA reported Saturday. A Palestinian young man was also shot by rubber-coated rounds ....

Guterres: Palestinian issue remains priority for UN

Date: 2021-05-07 18:49:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:8946894

RAMALLAH, May 7 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres asserted that the Palestinian issue remains a priority for the organization. In statements to WAFA news agency on Friday, Guterres said the Palestinian cause is strongly ....

OIC condemns Israeli violations against Palestinians in al-Quds

Date: 2021-05-07 18:36:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:8946864

RIYADH, May 7 (MENA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned on Friday attempts by Israeli forces and settlers to forcibly displace and evict dozens of Palestinian families from their homes in al-Quds city. In a press release, ....

Palestine registers 559 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths

Date: 2021-05-07 14:35:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:8946680

RAMALLAH, May 7 (MENA) - Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said 559 new COVID-19 infections, 12 deaths and 2,148 recoveries were registered in Palestine during the past 24 hours. Five deaths were registered in the West Bank and seven in Gaza Strip, ....

Palestinian presidency condemns Israeli aggressions in Al Quds, West Bank

Date: 2021-05-07 12:14:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:8946292

RAMALLAH, May 7 (MENA) – The Palestinian presidency condemned Friday the Israeli serious escalations and aggressions in Al Quds and the West Bank. Spokesman of the Palestinian presidency Nabil Abu Rudeineh said the continuous Israeli violations ....

Iran reports 17,076 new coronavirus cases, 335 deaths

Date: 2021-05-07 12:13:12 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:8946420

TEHRAN, May 7 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry on Friday announced that 17,076 new coronavirus cases were recorded over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 2,617,000. In a statement carried by Fars news ....

3 Palestinians killed, injured near Jenin

Date: 2021-05-07 11:00:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:8946294

RAMALLAH, May 7 (MENA) - Israeli forces killed on Friday two Palestinians and injured another near Salem military camp, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, security sources were quoted by WAFA as saying. They confirmed that Israeli ....

European powers urge Israel to halt expansion of settlements in West Bank

Date: 2021-05-06 20:42:53 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:8945764

ROME, May 6 (MENA) - France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom has called on Israel to reverse its decision to advance the construction of 540 settlement units in the West Bank. "We urge the Government of Israel to reverse its decision ....

UN coordinator for ME peace concerned over tensions in West Bank

Date: 2021-05-06 19:51:58 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:8945671

NEW YORK, May 6 (MENA) - UN Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland voiced deep worry over the surge in tensions and violence in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem since the beginning of Ramadan. In a ....

Iran registers more than 18,000 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-05-06 14:24:39 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:8945119

TEHRAN, May 6 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry announced Thursday that 18,409 new coronavirus cases were recorded over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed Covid-19 infections in the country to 2,610,018, Mehr News Agency ....