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  • Next European summit to probe 'carrot and stick' mechanism with Turkey - diplomat

    Date: 2020-09-06 20:02:48 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:8576811

    BRUSSELS, Sep 6 (MENA) - The coming European summit will discuss using the carrot and stick mechanism with Turkey, a European diplomat told Al Arabiya channel on Sunday. President of the European Council Charles Michel urged Turkish President ....

  • Perpetrators of sabotage in Natanz site identified- official

    Date: 2020-09-06 15:52:19 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:8576590

    TEHRAN, Sept 6 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi announced on Sunday that the country’s security bodies have identified the saboteurs who have been behind the July 2 explosion at Natanz nuclear ....

  • Jordan's Awqaf minister warns of attacking Aqsa mosque workers

    Date: 2020-09-06 12:30:40 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:8576243

    AMMAN, Sept 6 (MENA) - Jordanian Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Sanctities Mohamed al Khalaila has warned of repeated Israeli aggression by occupation troops on Islamic Waqfs employees at Aqsa mosque in Al Quds (East Jerusalem). In statements on ....

  • OIC, US State Department agree on enhancing cooperation in women empowerment

    Date: 2020-09-06 10:25:38 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:8576051

    RIYADH, Sept 6 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) on Sunday conferred with officials from the US Department of State on enhancing cooperation in women empowerment issues with special focus on issues pertaining to peace and ....

  • IAEA: Iran continues to expand stockpile of enriched Uranium

    Date: 2020-09-04 19:18:33 GMT - Austria - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:8574539

    VIENNA, Sept 4 (MENA) - Iran continues to increase its stockpile of enriched uranium in violation of limitations set in a landmark deal with world powers but has begun providing access to sites where it was suspected of having stored or used ....

  • UNRWA launches dlrs 94.6 mln COVID-19 appeal for Palestinian refugees

    Date: 2020-09-04 14:47:12 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:8574244

    GENEVA, Sep 4 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) launched a dlrs 94.6 million COVID-19 appeal, the UN agency said in a statement on Friday. This funding is required by the Agency ....

  • Israel: Record number of daily cases with 2,159 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-09-01 07:43:27 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8569407

    GAZA CITY, Sept 1 (MENA) - Israel reached a new record number of daily cases on Monday, as 2,159 new cases of the coronavirus were reported, bringing the total number of cases to 117,030 since the beginning of the outbreak, according to a Tuesday ....

  • Lebanon PM-designate says time is for work

    Date: 2020-08-31 11:36:51 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:8568321

    BEIRUT, Aug 31 (MENA) - Lebanese Prime Minister-designate, Mustapha Diab, on Monday thanked President Michel Aoun for his confidence, stressing that the time now is for work instead of promises, NNA reported. He added that he would choose a ....

  • Firefighters fight blaze in Israeli military base

    Date: 2020-08-31 10:40:01 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:8568146

    GAZA CITY, Aug 31 (MENA) - A fire broke out in the military Tzrifin base near Be'er Yaakov in central Israel, the Israeli newspaper of Jerusalem Post reported. Six firefighting teams worked to control a trash fire in the Tzrifin base near Be'er ....

  • Israel reports 1,102 new cases of coronavirus

    Date: 2020-08-31 10:38:41 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:8568201

    GAZA CITY, Aug 31 (MENA) - Israeli Ministry of Health on Monday said 1,102 people tested positive for coronavirus following a drop in the number of tests conducted, Ynet reported. The ministry reported on Monday morning that only 13,320 COVID-19 ....

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