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Dozens of Palestinians suffer suffocation in confrontations with Israeli forces in Hebron

Date: 2020-10-23 20:02:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:8640991

RAMALLAH, Oct 23 (MENA) - Scores of Palestinians on Friday suffered suffocation after Israeli occupation forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets and teargas canisters at them during clashes in Bab al-Zawiya area in central Hebron. The clashes ....

NATO chief announces Greece, Turkey to cancel war games

Date: 2020-10-23 19:59:42 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:8641283

BRUSSELS, Oct 23 (MENA) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Friday in Brussels that Greece and Turkey plan to cancel their respective war games, which had been scheduled for next week on the national holidays of each other’s ....

Abbas reiterates commitment to just peace, readiness to resume talks

Date: 2020-10-23 15:21:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:8640919

RAMALLAH, Oct 23 (MENA) - President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday reiterated commitment to just peace and immediate readiness to resume talks with Israel. Speaking in a phone call with Pope Francis, Abbas underscored the importance of developing ....

US slaps new sanctions on Iran groups

Date: 2020-10-23 08:31:52 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8640200

WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (MENA) - The United States on Thursday slapped new sanctions on five Iranian entities. The Treasury Department accused the Iranian groups of seeking to spread disinformation and division for implementing their agenda of ....

Israeli occupation forces arrest 10 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2020-10-23 08:13:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8640194

RAMALLAH, Oct 23 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested on Friday 10 Palestinians in the West Bank and al Quds. State news agency WAFA said three Palestinians were arrested in Jenin city and al Yamun town in the West Bank, five others in al ....

Turkey reports more than 2,000 coronavirus patients for first time since May

Date: 2020-10-21 22:56:35 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:8638444

ANKARA, Oct 21 (MENA) - Turkey on Wednesday reported 2,013 more patients of the novel coronavirus and 1,507 recoveries from the disease. According to data by the Health Ministry, the total patient count rose to 353,426 while the recoveries ....

UN envoy signals breakthroughs in Libyan talks

Date: 2020-10-21 11:06:03 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:8637256

GENEVA, Oct 21 (MENA) - The United Nations (UN) Deputy Special Representative to Libya Stephanie William said the two Libyan delegations to the 5+5 Joint Military Commission have agreed on issues that “directly impact the lives and welfare of the ....

14 Palestinians detained by Israel in occupied territories

Date: 2020-10-21 09:15:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:8637107

RAMALLAH, Oct 21 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation army detained last night and early this morning at least 14 Palestinians, including minors, during raids on their homes in the occupied territories, said the Palestinian Prisoner Society ....

Israel reports 1,165 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-10-21 06:35:02 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8636833

GAZA CITY, Oct 21 (MENA) - There were 1,165 new coronavirus cases in Israel on Tuesday, the Israeli Health Ministry announced Wednesday morning. Some 591 of those are in serious condition, with 229 intubated, JPost reported. The death toll ....

Israeli occupation forces detain nine Palestinians from West Bank

Date: 2020-10-20 10:16:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:8635698

RAMALLAH, Oct 20 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained during the past hours nine Palestinians from various parts of the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). Israeli forces rounded up three Palestinians ....