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Palestine reports 2,418 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-04-09 12:13:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:8900603
RAMALLAH, April 9 (MENA) - As many as 2,418 new coronavirus cases and 33 virus-related deaths were recorded in Palestine over the past 24 hours, Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said Friday. The ministry also registered 2,026 recoveries during the ....
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Four Palestinians arrested in West Bank
Date: 2021-04-09 08:35:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8900156
RAMALLAH, April 9 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested four Palestinians in search-and-arrest operations in different areas of the West Bank, WAFA news agency quoted security sources as saying Friday. Two Palestinians were arrested in ....
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Arab Parliament hails US decision to resume financial aid to Palestine
Date: 2021-04-08 13:42:32 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:8898914
CAIRO, April 8 (MENA) – Arab Parliament (AP) Speaker Adel al-Assoumy lauded the US decision to restart financial assistance to the Palestinians, along with resuming the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) economic ....
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Jordan welcomes US administration to resume UNRWA support
Date: 2021-04-08 08:46:44 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:8898382
AMMAN, April 8 (MENA) – Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi welcomed a decision of the US administration to resume presenting support to UNRWA as it faces huge financial deficit. The financial support announced by the US will help the agency ....
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Abul Gheit expresses relief over Biden statements on Palestinian cause
Date: 2021-04-08 07:44:57 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8898281
CAIRO, April 8 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit expressed relief over the statements of US President Joe Biden which included abiding by the two-state solution to solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. In a press statement ....
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Syrian air defenses intercept Israeli strikes near Damascus
Date: 2021-04-07 23:16:46 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:137 - ID:8898107
DAMASCUS, April 7 (MENA) - Syrian air defenses managed to intercept an Israeli attack near the capital Damascus on Wednesday, SANA reported. State news agency SANA quoted an unidentified military official as saying that Syrian air defenses were ....
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Palestinian FM briefs Mexican counterpart on Israel's mounting violations in Jerusalem
Date: 2021-04-07 20:11:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:122 - ID:8897840
RAMALLAH, April 7 (MENA) - Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki had a virtual meeting with Mexican counterpart Marcelo Ebrard during which the senior officials discussed the preparations for Palestinian parliamentary elections expected in ....
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US resumes assistance for Palestinians
Date: 2021-04-07 20:10:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:121 - ID:8897956
RAMALLAH, April 07 (MENA) – The United States announced Wednesday the resumption of financial assistance to the Palestinian people amounting to dlrs 235 million, including dlrs 150 for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine ....
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Palestine: Holding elections in Jerusalem 'of great importance'
Date: 2021-04-07 19:04:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:108 - ID:8897467
RAMALLAH, April 7 (MENA) - Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al Maliki has urged the Quartet on the Middle East to pressure Israel not to obstruct elections in the occupied Jerusalem city. Speaking to WAFA on Wednesday, Maliki said that holding ....
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303 new coronavirus cases in Israel, 0.5% tests positive
Date: 2021-04-07 09:23:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:8896171
GAZA CITY, April 7 (MENA) - There were 303 new coronavirus cases in Israel, The Jerusalem Post quoted the Israeli Health Ministry as saying on Wednesday morning. The Health Ministry also announced they conducted 59,793 tests - around 0.5% of ....