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Iran says it will enrich uranium to 60 percent purity after Natanz attack

Date: 2021-04-13 15:07:59 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:8908130

TEHRAN, April 13 (MENA) - Iran will start enriching uranium at 60 percent purity following the attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, NBC News quoted Iran’s deputy foreign minister as saying on Tuesday. On state-run Press TV, Abbas Araghchi said ....

Israeli forces detain five Palestinians from West Bank

Date: 2021-04-13 11:50:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:8907656

RAMALLAH, April 13 (MENA) - Israeli forces Tuesday detained at least five Palestinians from various parts of the occupied West Bank, according to local sources. The sources confirmed that Israeli police rounded up a Palestinian after breaking ....

Palestine records 1,911 Covid-19 cases, 18 deaths

Date: 2021-04-13 11:35:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:8907576

RAMALLAH, April 13 (MENA) - Palestine today recorded 1,911 new Covid-19 cases and 18 deaths, WAFA news agency quoted Health Minister Mai Al-Kaileh as saying. She announced that 1,911 Palestinians tested positive for the highly contagious virus ....

Israel records 217 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours

Date: 2021-04-13 11:28:05 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:8907438

GAZA CITY, April 13 (MENA) - Some 217 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Monday, with 0.4% of tests returning positive, Jerusalem Post reported according to a Tuesday morning update by the Health Ministry. Of those ....

Palestinian FM: Elections to be held on May 22

Date: 2021-04-12 14:10:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:8905921

RAMALLAH, April 12 (MENA) - Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki said Palestinian elections will be held on May 22, insisting on holding the elections in Jerusalem. In a statement on Monday, Maliki noted that Israel did not reply to the ....

87 Israeli settlers storm into Aqsa

Date: 2021-04-12 08:57:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:8905279

RAMALLAH, April 12 (MENA) - Eighty-seven Israeli settlers stormed into al Aqsa Mosque on Monday guarded by Israeli forces. The Israeli forces closed Magharba gate and allowed the settlers to conduct provocative tours in the mosque. (MENA) M H ....

Israeli occupation forces arrest 25 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2021-04-12 07:51:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:8905204

RAMALLAH, April 12 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces have detained 25 Palestinians in the West Bank, Wafa news agency reported Monday. Eleven Palestinians were nabbed in Bethlehem after Israeli troops stormed their houses. Three more were ....

22 Palestinians die from COVID-19, says health minister

Date: 2021-04-11 11:51:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:8903676

RAMALLAH, April 11 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Health Mai Alkaila announced Sunday that 2,235 new coronavirus infections, 22 deaths and 1,672 recoveries were registered in Palestine during the past 24 hours. In her daily report on the ....

Israeli forces arrest 12 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2021-04-11 10:49:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:8903547

RAMALLAH, April 11 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested Sunday 12 Palestinians in the West bank and East Jerusalem, Wafa news agency reported. In Jenin district, north of the West Bank, the Israeli occupation army broke into the town of Qabatiya and ....

COVID-19 kills 258 more people in Iran

Date: 2021-04-11 10:44:35 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:8903583

TEHRAN, April 11 (MENA) - Some 258 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 64,490, Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Sunday. Sima Sadat Lari said ....