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  • Palestinian government condemns repressive treatment by occupation to Palestinians

    Date: 2020-03-24 09:06:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8367383

    RAMALLAH, March 24 (MENA) - Palestinian Government Spokesman Ibrahim Melhem on Tuesday condemned the repressive treatment by the Israeli occupation authorities against Palestinians, said the Palestinian News Agency. He added that occupation ....

  • Israel confirms 371 new virus cases in single day as infections spike

    Date: 2020-03-23 21:38:56 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:89 - ID:8367066

    GAZA CITY, March 23 (MENA) - The number of diagnosed cases of the deadly coronavirus in Israel took another leap Monday, reaching 1,442, an increase of 371 since the day before, the Times of Israel reported. Of those with COVID-19, the disease ....

  • AL urges releasing Palestinian prisoners over COVID 19 outbreak

    Date: 2020-03-23 14:23:22 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:8366434

    CAIRO, March 23 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) has called on the international community institutions that are concerned with human rights to mount pressure on the Israeli occupation authorities to release the Palestinian prisoners and protect them ....

  • Erekat: Palestinian gov't exerts strenuous efforts to contain coronavirus spread

    Date: 2020-03-23 12:21:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:8366230

    RAMALLAH, March 23 (MENA) - Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat asserted that the Palestinian government is exerting strenuous efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus and count the ....

  • Covid-19 cases in Iran hit 23,049, death toll at 1,812

    Date: 2020-03-23 12:10:53 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:8366234

    TEHRAN, March 23 (MENA) – The Iranian health ministry's spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said on Monday the number of people infected with coronavirus has reached 23,049, of whom 1,812 have died so far. Jahanpour said that 1,411 newly-confirmed cases ....

  • 1,238 Israelis infected with coronavirus

    Date: 2020-03-23 09:30:56 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8365882

    RAMALLAH, March 23 (MENA) - Some 1,234 Israelis have been infected with the novel coronavirus as of Monday morning, with the spike in the number of diagnoses likely tied to a sharp increase in the number of coronavirus tests being conducted – some ....

  • Israeli occupation forces detain five Palestinians from WB, Jerusalem

    Date: 2020-03-23 08:27:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8365812

    RAMALLAH, March 23 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Monday arrested three Palestinians from Qalqiliya province in northwestern the West Bank, WAFA News Agency reported. Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces detained two children Sunday night ....

  • Turkey's coronavirus deaths reach 30

    Date: 2020-03-22 21:00:40 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:8365516

    ANKARA, March 22 (MENA) - The Turkish Health Ministry announced on Sunday that the coronavirus death toll climbed to 30. Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said the number of the positive cases reached 1,256 after recording 289 new cases ....

  • Prayers at Aqsa mosque suspended over coronavirus outbreak

    Date: 2020-03-22 21:00:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:8365387

    RAMALLAH, March 22 (MENA) - The Palestinian Islamic Waqf Department announced on Sunday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque would be suspended as of Monday within efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The decision came in accordance with ....

  • Israeli occupation forces impose lockdown on Barta'a town

    Date: 2020-03-22 13:53:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:8364835

    RAMALLHA, March 22 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces have placed 8,000 citizens in Barta'a town under a lockdown behind a barrier under the pretext of halting the spread of the novel coronavirus. The occupation forces closed Barta'a military ....

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