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Israeli forces arrest six Palestinian in WB

Date: 2020-03-19 09:54:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:8360593

RAMALLAH, March 19 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested six Palestinians in the West Bank during storming operations. The Palestinian news agency WAFA said three Palestinians were arrested south of Bethlehem, one south of Jenin, one in Hebron and one ....

Israel steps up restrictions, testing as 433 coronavirus cases confirmed

Date: 2020-03-19 08:05:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:8360384

RAMALLAH, March 19 (MENA) - Confirmed coronavirus cases in Israel have jumped by more than 40% to 433 in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said, predicting a steeper rise as mass testing is implemented. Ynet said that no fatalities have been ....

COVID-19 infects 50 Iranians every hour

Date: 2020-03-19 07:59:33 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:8360427

TEHRAN, March 19 (MENA) - About 50 Iranians are being infected by the deadly COVID-19 per hour, a senior official at the Ministry of Health and Medical Education said on Thursday, IRNA reported. Kianoush Jahanpour, head of public relations and ....

Turkey reports second coronavirus death; cases jump to 191

Date: 2020-03-18 21:41:33 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:91 - ID:8360205

ISTANBUL, March 18 (MENA) - Turkey announced late on Wednesday a second death related to the coronavirus, saying the number of confirmed cases had nearly doubled to 191 from 98 a day earlier, US News reported. "We lost a 61-year-old male patient. ....

Israel takes advantage of coronavirus to steal Palestinian land, PLO warns

Date: 2020-03-18 20:00:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:8360119

RAMALLAH, March 18 (MENA) – The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Wednesday warned that Israel is taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to expropriate the Palestinian land through its settlement activities and the annexation plans of ....

Palestine: No more coronavirus cases detected

Date: 2020-03-18 12:12:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:8359226

RAMALLAH, March 18 (MENA) – Palestinian Spokesman Ibrahim Melhim said no new coronavirus cases were detected on Wednesday and that the total number of confirmed cases stood at 44. Melhim said the cause behind the emergence of new cases on Tuesday ....

Israeli forces detain ten Palestinians from West Bank

Date: 2020-03-18 11:55:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:8359222

RAMALLAH, March 18 (MENA) - Israeli forces Wednesday detained ten Palestinians in multiple raids across the West Bank, WAFA quoted the Palestine Prisoner’s Club (PPC) as saying. The PPC confirmed that Israeli forces rounded up six Palestinians ....

Israeli Health Ministry reports 90 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2020-03-18 07:45:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:8358855

RAMALLAH, March 18 (MENA) - The number of Israelis infected with the novel coronavirus increased sharply overnight with the Israeli Health Ministry announcing 90 new cases on Wednesday morning, bringing the total number of Israelis with the disease ....

Turkey confirms country’s 1st death due to coronavirus

Date: 2020-03-18 04:13:28 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:8358662

ANKARA, March 18 (MENA) - Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said in a televised press conference late Tuesday that his country reported its first death of a coronavirus patient and 51 new cases, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. The number of ....

Trump’s reckless decisions have led to an unnecessary Middle Eastern crisis

Date: 2020-03-17 12:40:36 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:8357486

WASHINGTON, March 17 (MENA) - In the shadow of the mounting covid-19 pandemic, the Trump administration has been drawn into another cycle of escalating hostilities with Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, the Washington Post reported in its ....