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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 ....

Coronavirus death toll hits 988 in Iran

Date: 2020-03-17 12:10:25 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:8357634

TEHRAN, March 17 (MENA) - The head of the Public Relations and Information Center of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education said on Tuesday that 16,169 Iranians have been infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran and 988 of them have ....

Israel detains 12 Palestinians for participating in anti-coronavirus campaign

Date: 2020-03-17 12:04:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:8357385

RAMALLAH, March 17 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denounced Israeli repression practices against participants in a Palestinian campaign against the spread of coronavirus in Al Quds city. According to a press release issued ....

Palestine: Two new coronavirus cases detected

Date: 2020-03-17 10:59:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:8357414

RAMALLAH, March 17 (MENA) - Palestinian government Spokesman Ibrahim Melhim said on Tuesday two new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of contractions to 41. The two cases came from abroad and they were quarantined, ....

Iran releases 85,000 prisoners from to stop spread of coronavirus

Date: 2020-03-17 10:43:36 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:8357347

TEHRAN, March 17 (MENA) - Iran has temporarily freed around 85,000 prisoners including political detainees in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus, the Daily Mail quoted the government as saying on Tuesday. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein ....

Israel's coronavirus cases reach 304, health officials confirm

Date: 2020-03-17 09:08:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8357200

RAMALLAH, March 17 (MENA) - The Israeli Health Ministry said another six people have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of infected in Israel to 304, Ynet reported. Five patients have recovered and have already been released ....

Turkey detects 29 more coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-03-16 21:45:50 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:8356874

ANKARA, March 16 (MENA) - Turkey detected 29 new coronavirus cases, upping the total number of cases to 41. Sky news channel reported the news on Monday without giving any further details. (MENA) M N E/M H E ....

Scores of Israeli settlers storm into Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2020-03-16 11:42:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8355810

RAMALLAH, March 16 (MENA) - Scores of Israeli settlers stormed into Al Aqsa Mosque guarded by Israeli police, the Palestinian Awqaf Ministry said. The settlers conducted provocative tours and performed Talmudic rituals inside the mosque, the ....

Israeli president tasks Gantz with forming government

Date: 2020-03-15 21:59:33 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:8355264

GAZA CITY, March 15 (MENA) - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin tasked Benny Gantz, the leader of Blue and White alliance, with forming a government after the Blue and White leader received the endorsement of a majority of Knesset members, The Times of ....