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  • Palestinian shot dead by Israelis near WB settlement

    Date: 2021-01-26 15:28:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:8770157

    RAMALLAH, Jan 26 (MENA) - A Palestinian was shot dead Tuesday by Israeli forces near the illegal West Bank settlement of Ariel, near Salfit, eyewitnesses told WAFA. Israelis alleged that the Palestinian attempted to stab soldiers at an ....

  • Palestine reports 470 new coronavirus cases, 5 deaths

    Date: 2021-01-25 13:05:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:8768542

    RAMALLAH, Jan 25 (MENA) – Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said 470 new Covid-19 infections and five virus-related deaths were registered across Palestine during the last 24 hours, Wafa News Agency reported Monday. In her daily report on COVID-19 ....

  • Coronavirus in Israel: 4,868 new cases, 9.3% of tests positive

    Date: 2021-01-25 07:28:21 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8767856

    GAZA CITY, Jan 25 (MENA) - There were 4,868 new coronavirus cases in Israel in the past day, The Jerusalem Post quoted the Israeli Health Ministry as saying Monday morning. The Health Ministry also announced they conducted 54,109 tests - around ....

  • Pirates kill 1, kidnap 15 crew of Turkish ship off West African coast

    Date: 2021-01-24 12:46:37 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:8766754

    ANKARA, Jan 24 (MENA) – Pirates attacked a Turkish cargo ship off the West African coast, kidnapping 15 sailors and killing one, officials said Sunday. Turkey’s Maritime Directorate said the crew initially locked themselves in a safe area but the ....

  • Iran reports 5,945 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-01-24 11:54:20 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:8766736

    TEHRAN, Jan 24 (MENA) - The Health Ministry confirmed 5,945 Covid-19 infections and 89 related deaths in past 24 hours, Mehr reported Sunday quoting officials. Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari said the number of total coronavirus cases in ....

  • Palestine's Awqaf Ministry condemns Israeli police storming of Dome of the Rock

    Date: 2021-01-24 11:49:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:8766706

    RAMALLAH, Jan 24 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs condemned the storming of the Dome of the Rock at Al Aqsa Mosque complex by Israeli police forces. In a statement carried by WAFA News Agency on Sunday, the ....

  • Pandemic claims 11 lives in Palestine, 533 new infections registered

    Date: 2021-01-24 11:39:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:8766708

    RAMALLAH, Jan 24 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said Sunday that 11 deaths from COVID-19, 533 new infections and 740 recoveries were registered across Palestine during the last 24 hours, WAFA reported on its website. In her ....

  • Turkish military convoy enters Syrian territories

    Date: 2021-01-24 10:30:20 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:8766599

    DAMASCUS, Jan 24 (MENA) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said a new Turkish military column of nearly 15 vehicles carrying military and logistical supplies crossed into the Syrian territories via Kafr Lusin border crossing on the ....

  • Middle East churches urge Biden uges Biden to lift sanctions on Syria

    Date: 2021-01-24 09:41:41 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:8766466

    DAMASCUS, Jan 24 (MENA) - Church leaders in the Middle East renewed their appeal to new US President Joe Biden to lift economic sanctions imposed on Syria, RT reported Sunday. The call came amid anticipating an unprecedented humanitarian disaster ....

  • Israeli occupation forces block restoration of Dome of the Rock, threaten workers

    Date: 2021-01-24 09:16:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8766446

    RAMALLAH, Jan 24 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Sunday banned restoration works of the Dome of the Rock at Al Aqsa Mosque complex, the Palestinian News Agency ( Wafa) reported. Head of the Restoration Committee at Al Aqsa Bassam el Halaq ....

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