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15,872 COVID-19 infections, 349 deaths in Iran

Date: 2021-05-05 13:01:50 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:8943302

TEHRAN, May 5 (MENA) – As many as 15,872 new COVID-19 infections have been detected across the country in the past 24 hours, Mehr quoted the Iranian Health Ministry as saying. Sima Lari, the spokeswoman for the ministry, announced the new figure, ....

7 killed in Israeli air raid on Latakia

Date: 2021-05-05 12:27:16 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:8943226

DAMASCUS, May 5 (MENA) - One person was killed and six others injured in an Israeli air strike on some parts of Latakia countryside on Wednesday, a Syrian military source said. The attack killed a civilian and injured six others including a child ....

72 new coronavirus cases in Israel

Date: 2021-05-05 07:26:56 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8942755

GAZA CITY, May 5 (MENA) - Some 72 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Tuesday, with 0.2% of tests returning positive, The Jerusalem Post quoted a morning update by the Health Ministry on Wednesday. Of those infected, 90 ....

Borrell, Blinken discuss Iran deal, Russia on G7 sidelines in London

Date: 2021-05-04 17:39:56 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:8942347

LONDON, May 4 (MENA) - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and US State Secretary Antony Blinken discussed Russia and the Iran deal on the sidelines of the G7 ministerial meeting in London on Tuesday. "High Representative/Vice-President Borrell ....

Abbas: Jerusalem at core of Palestinian national project

Date: 2021-05-04 14:59:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:8942093

RAMALLAH, May 4 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Jerusalem and defending the Islamic and Christian holy sites constitute the main pillars of the Palestinian national project. He made the remarks while chairing a cabinet meeting ....

Swiss diplomat killed in Iran, probe into incident opened

Date: 2021-05-04 13:34:10 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:8941842

TEHRAN, May 4 (MENA) - Iran said on Tuesday that an employee at the Swiss embassy in Tehran has been killed in the collapse of a building. Iran's Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that the death of the Swiss embassy staff in Tehran is under ....

Israel reports 61 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

Date: 2021-05-04 13:23:42 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:8941834

GAZA, May 4 (MENA) - As many as 61 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Israel over the past 24 hours, JPost reported Tuesday. In a statement, the Israeli Health Ministry said 93 of current patients are in serious condition, with 58 ....

Iran registers 20,150 new Covid-19 cases, 344 deaths in 24 hours

Date: 2021-05-04 12:10:25 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:8941688

TEHRAN, May 4 (MENA) - The number of fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran exceeded 73,219 with 344 more cases added to the death tally over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday. About 20,150 new cases of ....

13 Palestinians arrested in West Bank

Date: 2021-05-04 10:09:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:8941414

RAMALLAH, May 4 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested 13 Palsestinians in the West Bank, WAFA news agency reported Tuesday. They were arrested in Al-Issawiya town in East Jerusalem and Ramallah and Nablus cities. The Israeli forces also ....

Palestinian PM urges UNICEF, UN bodies to follow up Israeli crimes against children

Date: 2021-05-03 14:59:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:8940521

RAMALLAH, May 3 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh called on UNICEF and various United Nations bodies to follow up on the latest Human Rights Watch report, in which it accused the Israeli authorities of committing crimes of ....