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7 new coronavirus infections in Syria

Date: 2020-06-14 07:50:11 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8468411

DAMASCUS, June 14 (MENA) - The Syrian Health Ministry confirmed seven new coronavirus infections and recovery of three cases on Sunday. The total infection toll in Syria reached 177 while six deaths are reported, the ministry said as quoted by ....

Israeli forces arrest 3 Palestinians in Bethlehem

Date: 2020-06-14 06:56:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:8468351

RAMALLAH, June 14 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested three Palestinians in different parts of Bethlehem on Sunday. Meanwhile, the occupation forces raided the vegetables marketplace in southern Hebron and searched many houses. (MENA) S ....

Coronavirus cases in territories reach 673

Date: 2020-06-13 09:12:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:8467409

RAMALLAH, June 13 (MENA) - The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Saturday that coronavirus cases in the territories reached 673 after detecting six cases in the past 24 hours. In a statement, it added that the number of recovered cases ....

Cypriot President, Greek PM agree to coordinate over Ankara's illegal actions

Date: 2020-06-12 21:17:48 GMT - Cyprus - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:8467079

NICOSIA, June 12 (MENA) – Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis have agreed to be in close contact and to coordinate on matters regarding, among other things, Turkey's illegal actions in Cyprus, threats ....

Iran registers 2,369 new coronavirus cases, 75 deaths

Date: 2020-06-12 12:25:00 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:8466681

TEHRAN, June 12 (MENA) - Iran reported 2,369 new coronavirus cases and 75 deaths during the past 24 hours, according to MEHR news agency on Friday. The total number of infections and deaths has hit 182,545 and 8,659 respectively, said Iranian ....

Israeli settlers storm Kifl Haris village

Date: 2020-06-12 08:04:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:8466212

RAMALLAH, June 12 (MENA) - Israeli settlers stormed Kifl Haris village in the north of Salfit city guarded by Israeli forces. Score of settlers stormed the village to profane Islamic sanctuaries while the forces went up on top of houses, closed ....

Israeli forces storm into over 50 houses in Jericho

Date: 2020-06-11 14:12:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:8465318

JERICHO, June 11 (MENA) - Israeli forces stormed into more than 50 Palestinian houses in al Auja village north of Jericho city. The forces questioned the owners of the houses about their stance towards the Israeli annexation plan. Fatah ....

AL chief: Israel’s annexation of more Palestinian lands could kindle religious war

Date: 2020-06-11 13:45:59 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:8465359

CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) – Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit described Israel’s attempt to annex more Palestinian territories as a new act of animosity against Palestinians and a flagrant violation of their sovereignty. This is ....

Greek FM affirms his country’s commitment to the two-state solution

Date: 2020-06-10 16:27:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:8464415

RAMALLAH, June 10 (MENA) - Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias affirmed on Wednesday his country’s commitment to the international law, United Nations resolutions, and the two-state solution for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This ....

Iran reports more than 2,000 COVID-19 cases

Date: 2020-06-10 13:06:16 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8463953

TEHRAN, June 10 (MENA) - The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 2011 people and claimed 81 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours, a senior health official, quoted by Mehr news agency, said. Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima ....