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Second quake hits Palestinian territories in less than 24 hours

Date: 2023-02-08 16:33:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:10009714

RAMALLAH, Feb 8 (MENA) - A minor quake hit the Palestinian territories on Wednesday, measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale. The quake, the second of its kind to hit the Palestinian territories in less than 24 hours, took place at 4:58 p.m. ....

High level conf. on Jerusalem to convene in Cairo Sunday

Date: 2023-02-08 15:21:43 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:10009469

CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - The acting ambassador of Palestine to the Arab League Muhannad al-Aklouk announced the international conference on Jerusalem, slated for Sunday, will see a high-level representation by Arab League member countries, topped by ....

Israeli settlers storm into Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2023-02-08 12:31:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10009027

RAMALLAH, Feb 8 (MENA) - Scores of Israeli settlers, backed by Israeli occupation police, broke into Aqsa Mosque yards on Wednesday. WAFA news agency reported that the settlers barged into the courtyards of the mosque from the side of Bab ....

Pope appeals for help for Turkey, Syria quake victims

Date: 2023-02-08 11:11:46 GMT - Vatican - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:10008799

THE VATICAN, Feb 8 (MENA) - Pope Francis has once again appealed for help for quake victims of Turkey and Syria during his General Audience in the Vatican on Wednesday morning. Addressing those present, the Pope said, his thoughts go at this time ....

Israeli occupation arrests five Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2023-02-08 09:32:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:10008568

RAMALLAH, Feb 8 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces apprehended five Palestinians including a reporter Wednesday in Beit Iksa village in Al Quds (East Jerusalem), Palestinian security sources reported Wednesday. According to the sources, two ....

Two Palestinians seriously injured in Israeli raid in Nablus

Date: 2023-02-08 07:06:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10008297

RAMALLAH, Feb 8 (MENA) - The Palestinian Health Ministry announced Wednesday that two Palestinians sustained serious injuries during an Israeli raid in Balata refugee camp in the northern West Bank city of Nablus. In a statement, the ministry ....

Death toll from Syria-Turkey earthquake nears 8,000

Date: 2023-02-08 05:21:26 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:3 - ID:10008242

DAMASCUS/ANKARA, Feb 8 (MENA) - The latest death toll from Monday’s catastrophic earthquake has passed 7,800, The Guardian reported Wednesday. In Turkey, 5,894 people are confirmed to have been killed, while 1,932 people have died in Syria for a ....

4.4 magnitude earthquake hits West Bank

Date: 2023-02-08 05:06:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:10008236

RAMALLAH, Feb 8 (MENA) - A 4.4-magnitude earthquake was felt in the occupied Palestinian territories, Roya News reported Wednesday. Residents of the West Bank felt the tremor. According to meteorologist Dawood Al-Tarwa, the earthquake's ....

Saudi Arabia operates aid lifeline to provide urgent support to victims of Syria, Turkey quake

Date: 2023-02-07 19:57:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:10008047

RIYADH, Feb 7 (MENA) - King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud expressed their sincere condolences to and sympathy with the Republic of Turkey and the Arab Republic of Syria, as ....

UNICEF: Thousands of children at risk after devastating earthquakes hit south-east Turkey and Syria

Date: 2023-02-07 15:56:20 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:10007798

NEW YORK, Feb 7 (MENA) - Regional Official of UNICEF in the Middle East and North Africa Amar Amar said that the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria has left thousands of children killed. In statements to Al Arabiya, Amar said the ....