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Iran reports 26,034 new coronavirus cases, 614 new deaths in past 24 hrs

Date: 2021-08-28 14:12:48 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:9135049

TEHRAN, Aug 28 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry announced that 26,034 new Covid-19 infections and 614 new deaths were registered due to the virus in the past 24 hours, the Iranian news agency IRNA reported Saturday. According to the ministry, ....

6 COVID-19 fatalities, 1,237 new cases in Palestine in 24 hours

Date: 2021-08-28 13:15:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:9135239

RAMALLAH, Aug 28 (MENA) – Six Palestinians have died after contracting COVID-19 in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip while 1,237 new cases were recorded and 433 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, according to Minister of Health Mai ....

Paletsinian boy dies after being shot by Israeli gunfire

Date: 2021-08-28 08:22:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:9134535

RAMALLAH, Aug 28 (MENA) - A 13-year-old Palestinian child who was shot and seriously wounded by Israeli soldiers last week died this morning, according to medical sources. Omar Hasan Abu al-Niel, from Tuffah neighborhood east of Gaza city, has ....

Egypt to partake in Baghdad Conference for Cooperation, Partnership

Date: 2021-08-27 16:55:53 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:9133979

BAGHDAD, Aug 27 (MENA) - Egypt will take part on Saturday in the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership with the participation of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar, the UAE, France, Turkey, and Iran, as well as the Arab League, the ....

8 Palestinians injured by Israeli forces in Qalqilya

Date: 2021-08-27 15:14:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:9133638

RAMALLAH, Aug 27 (MENA) - Eight Palestinians were wounded by Israeli forces during their weekly rally in eastern Qalqilya in the West Bank, according to eyewitnesses on Friday. Israeli forces intensively fired rubber bullets and tear gas at the ....

Egypt’s mufti condemns Kabul bombings

Date: 2021-08-26 21:56:14 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:100 - ID:9132818

CAIRO, Aug 26 (MENA) – Egypt’s Mufti Shawki Allam strongly condemned Thursday the two bombing attacks near Kabul airport that has left dozens of civilians dead and injured. In a statement, Allam reiterated that such coward acts are fully opposed ....

Jordan condemns terror attacks in Afghanistan

Date: 2021-08-26 21:08:53 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:96 - ID:9132780

AMMAN, Aug 26 (MENA) – Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi, on Thursday, condemned the terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, Petra reported. In a tweet, Safadi said: "We strongly condemned the ....

Al-Azhar condemns terrorist blasts near Kabul airport

Date: 2021-08-26 21:04:19 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:9132813

CAIRO, Aug 26 (MENA) - Egypt's Al-Azhar has strongly condemned the two bombing attacks near Kabul airport in Afghanistan, which left scores of Afghans and US troops dead and wounded Thursday. In a statement, the top Sunni Muslim authority ....

Palestine reports 1,788 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths

Date: 2021-08-26 12:29:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:9131931

RAMALLAH, Aug 26 (MENA) - Palestine confirmed 1,788 new Covid-19 cases and three death cases, according to Health Minister Mai al-Kaileh. She said death cases were reported in Nablus, Qalqiliya and the Gaza Strip. She added that 343 Covid-19 ....

Israel reports 8,800 new infections

Date: 2021-08-26 12:25:13 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:9131932

GAZA CITY, Aug 26 (MENA) - Some 8,800 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Wednesday, with 680 patients in serious condition, according to a Thursday morning update by the Health Ministry. Some 6.57% of tests returned ....