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Outbreak continues in Iran with 2,180 new cases, 58 new deaths

Date: 2020-05-24 11:44:58 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:8444244

TEHRAN, May 24 (MENA) - Iran reported 2,180 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the total to 135,701, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Health said as quoted by Fars news agency. The Ministry also announced 58 new deaths, bringing the ....

Israeli forces detain 3 Palestinians, ban worshipers from entering Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi

Date: 2020-05-24 10:19:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:8444139

RAMALLAH, May 24 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested three Palestinians in Hebron and Bethlehem on Sunday. The occupation forces also banned worshipers from entering Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi to perform Eidual Fitr prayers, director of the mosque Hefzi ....

Palestine records zero COVID-19 infections in span of 24 hours

Date: 2020-05-24 10:04:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:8444091

RAMALLAH, May 24 (MENA) - The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Sunday no new infections of coronavirus were reported over the past 24 hours while nine recoveries were recorded in Hebron. Total infections in Palestinian territories since the ....

Israeli forces attack worshipers at Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2020-05-24 08:28:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8444041

RAMALLAH, May 24 (MENA) - Israeli forces attacked Palestinian worshipers while performing Eidul Fitr prayers at Bab al Asbat, one of the gates of the Aqsa Mosque, injuring a number of them. Elderly people were among the wounded. The soldiers ....

Church of Holy Sepulchre reopens but with restrictions

Date: 2020-05-24 07:54:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8443994

RAMALLAH, May 24 (MENA) - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem re-opened on Sunday after a two-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, the Custodians of the Holy Sepulchre said, as quoted by the Palestinian news ....

3 Iranian revolutionary guards killed in Syria

Date: 2020-05-24 05:38:02 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:8443918

LONDON, May 24 (MENA) - Three members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed when their vehicle exploded in the Deir Ezzor region of eastern Syria due to what is believed to have been an airstrike by unidentified aircraft on Saturday, ....

Malaysia condemns Israel's planned annexation of Palestinian lands

Date: 2020-05-23 09:13:28 GMT - Malaysia - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8443063

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (MENA) - Malaysia has strongly condemned and rejected Israel's plan to annex parts of the Occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank, according to Bernama news agency. Describing it as an illegal unilateral action, the ....

Palestinian PM calls on EU to recognize State of Palestine

Date: 2020-05-21 18:13:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:8441534

RAMALLAH, May 21 (MENA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh called upon the European Union to break the fait accompli which Israel has been trying to impose, by recognizing the State of Palestine as an independent country and pressuring ....

Turkey's Coronaviruc tally climbs to 153,548 Cases, 4,249 deaths

Date: 2020-05-21 17:41:56 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:8441549

ANKARA, May 21 (MENA) - Turkey's death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic has climbed to 4,249 with 27 deaths over the pat 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry figures. The number of new cases was below 1,000 for the second day in a ....

Arab troika reiterates illegality of Israel's annexation plans

Date: 2020-05-21 15:31:41 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:8441460

NEW YORK, May 21 (MENA) - The Arab troika delegation in New York reiterated on Thursday the illegality of the policy adopted by Israel in East Jerusalem and its plans to annex large parts of the West Bank, including the Valley of Jordan, in a ....