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Israel reports 1,869 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2021-02-14 09:04:24 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:8798451

GAZA CITY, Feb 14 (MENA) - Some 1,869 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Saturday, with 7.8% of tests returning positive, according to a Sunday morning update by the Health Ministry. The Jerusalem Post reported that of ....

Jewish settlers storm cemetery near Aqsa mosque, attack Palestinians

Date: 2021-02-13 10:41:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8797148

RAMALLAH, Feb 13 (MENA) - A group of Israeli settlers stormed Saturday Bab al Rahma cemetery near Al Aqsa mosque and decretated its tombs. The settlers according to WAFA news agency made ritual tours inside the cemetery under the protection of ....

Israeli forces injure 8 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2021-02-12 17:23:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:8796498

RAMALLAH, Feb 12 (MENA) – At least eight Palestinians were injured by Israeli occupation forces today during the weekly protest against Israeli settlement construction, which takes place every Friday in the village of Kafr Qaddum in the north of the ....

Iran records 7,298 new coronavirus cases, 58 deaths

Date: 2021-02-12 15:10:45 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:8796354

TEHRAN, Feb 12 (MENA) - Some 58 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours, bringing the total deaths to 58,809, Iran's Health Ministry spokesperson Sima Sadat Lari said on Friday. Some 7,298 new cases ....

Palestine records 665 new Covid-19 cases, eight deaths

Date: 2021-02-12 13:58:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:8796173

RAMALLAH, Feb 12 (MENA) – Palestine on Friday recorded 665 new novel coronavirus cases and eight deaths, WAFA news agency reported. Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaileh announced that 665 Palestinians tested positive for the highly ....

Israeli settler attack leaves Palestinian hiker dead, two others injured

Date: 2021-02-12 09:56:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8795843

RAMALLAH, Feb 12 (MENA) - An Israeli settler on Friday morning rammed his vehicle into a group of Palestinian hikers near Ein al-Beida village, east of Tubas city, killing one and injuring two others, state news agency WAFA quoted an official as ....

UNRWA appeals for $1.5 billion to support Palestine refugees in 2021

Date: 2021-02-11 16:04:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:8794758

RAMALLAH, Feb 11 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Thursday appealed for $1.5 billion to fund its essential services, emergency appeals and priority projects for registered ....

Lawmaker: election of Libya’s interim executive gov't step towards stability

Date: 2021-02-11 12:54:49 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:8794506

CAIRO, Feb 11 (MENA) - Head of the African affairs committee at the House of Representatives Sherif el-Gebly said the election of the Libyan interim executive authority by Libyan delegates during UN sponsored talks held in Geneva on Friday is a ....

Fatah central official praises Egypt, Sisi's role to ensure success of intra-Palestinian talks in Cairo

Date: 2021-02-10 16:01:29 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:8793260

CAIRO, Feb 10 (MENA) – The secretary general of Fatah's Central Committee and the head of its delegation in the Cairo-brokered Palestinian factions dialogue has praised the role played by Egypt and its President Abdel Fattah El Sisi over the past ....

Israeli occupation detains 23 Palestinians from WB

Date: 2021-02-10 09:33:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:8792474

RAMALLAH, Feb 10 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday launched a wide-scale detention campaign in the West Bank. The Palestinian News Agency WAFA said the occupation forces detained 13 Palestinians in Ramallah and Bira, two in ....