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Israel reports 1,020 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Date: 2021-02-10 09:13:51 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8792411
GAZA CITY, Feb 10 (MENA) - The Israeli Health Ministry announced on Wednesday 1,020 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the Jerusalem Post reported. The new cases take the total number of infections to more than 700,000 of which up to ....
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Palestinian Foreign Ministry welcomes EU rejection of Israeli settlement
Date: 2021-02-10 08:16:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8792358
RAMALLAH, Feb 10 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday welcomed the stance of the EU rejecting all kinds of settlement and displacing the Palestinians. The ministry said that such stances are not enough to stand against the level ....
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Palestinian factions ask Egypt to participate in monitoring long-awaited elections
Date: 2021-02-09 21:09:32 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:92 - ID:8792017
CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) - Representatives of the Palestinian factions, who took part in the National Palestinian Dialogue meetings Cairo hosted on February 8-9, thanked President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for his keen efforts to overcome the ....
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Iran issues rare threat to develop nuclear weapon if "pushed"
Date: 2021-02-09 14:58:48 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:8791486
TEHRAN, Feb 9 (MENA) - Iran's intelligence minister has warned the West that his country could push for a nuclear weapon if crippling international sanctions on Tehran remain in place, CBS News quoted state television as reporting on Tuesday. ....
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Israel records 7,761 new coronavirus cases and an 8.8% test positivity rate
Date: 2021-02-09 10:34:55 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:8790893
GAZA CITY, Feb 9 (MENA) - Israeli recorded 7,761 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday after 91,209 tests were conducted, the Health Ministry said Tuesday, indicating an 8.8% infection rate. More than 700,000 Israelis have contracted COVID-19 since the ....
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Iran starts limited COVID vaccinations with Russian shots
Date: 2021-02-09 09:41:57 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:8790820
TEHRAN, Feb 9 (MENA) - Iran on Tuesday launched a coronavirus inoculation campaign among healthcare professionals with recently delivered Russian Sputnik V vaccines as the country struggles to stem the worst outbreak of the pandemic in the Middle ....
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Israel army records 3,070 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-02-09 08:45:17 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:8790734
GAZA CITY, Feb 9 (MENA) - The Israeli army announced on Tuesday that 3,070 individuals tested positive for the coronavirus, all in light condition, with the exception of one person, who is in moderate condition, according to The Jerusalem ....
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Blinken stops short of endorsing Trump recognition of Golan Heights as part of Israel
Date: 2021-02-09 06:19:48 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8790544
WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stopped short of endorsing the Donald Trump administration's recognition of the occupied Golan Heights as part of Israel, instead noting that the territory was important for ....
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Israel’s Netanyahu walks out on his own corruption trial
Date: 2021-02-08 16:00:53 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:8789749
GAZA CITY, Feb 8 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told judges in a Jerusalem court on Monday that he is innocent of corruption charges before abruptly standing, saying “thank you very much” and leaving with his motorcade, the New ....
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OIC condemns Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia
Date: 2021-02-08 14:28:15 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:8789848
RIYADH, Feb 8 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen has condemned the launch of a drone bomb by Houthi militias towards Saudi Arabia, which was intercepted and destroyed by the ....