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Israeli PM to visit W.House this month: Biden spokeswoman

Date: 2021-08-18 21:13:30 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:98 - ID:9118977

GAZA CITY, Aug 18 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will hold talks with President Joe Biden in the White House on August 26, Biden's spokeswoman said Wednesday. "Prime Minister Bennett's visit will strengthen the enduring ....

Iran reported 39,174 infections, 583 deaths

Date: 2021-08-18 11:15:44 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:9117847

TEHRAN, Aug 18 (MENA) – Iran reported , 39,174 new COVID-19 infections have been detected across the country since Tuesday, Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday, quoting the Iranian Health Ministry. According to the statement, the virus has ....

Three Palestinian youths injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in Jordan Valley village

Date: 2021-08-18 11:14:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:9117851

RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (MENA) - Three Palestinian youths were injured today in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the Jordan Valley village of Tayaseer, east of Tubas, according to medical sources. They told WAFA that two were lightly injured from live ....

Israeli minister thanks Abbas for sending Palestinian firefighters to battle blaze

Date: 2021-08-17 21:10:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:103 - ID:9117065

CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) – Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz thanked the Palestinian Authority firefighters for joining their Israeli counterparts in battling the flames blazing in the towns surrounding Jerusalem, The Times of Israel reported. ....

Palestine confirms 895 new coronavirus cases, 93 recovery cases

Date: 2021-08-17 11:08:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:9115820

RAMALLAH, Aug 17 (MENA) - Palestine on Tuesday confirmed 895 new Covid-19 cases and 93 recovery cases, WAFA quoted Palestinian Health Minister Mai al Kaileh. She announced that 895 Palestinians tested positive for the highly contagious virus in ....

Iran reports 50,228 new COVID-19 infections

Date: 2021-08-17 11:03:46 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:9115950

TEHRAN, Aug 17 (MENA) - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 99,108 with 655 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry, quoted by IRNA news agency, announced on ....

Israel marks six-month record with 8,646 new daily COVID infections

Date: 2021-08-17 09:28:42 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:9115531

GAZA CITY, Aug 17 (MENA) - Israel marked a six-month record in the number of daily coronavirus infections Tuesday morning as the Health Ministry reported 8,646 new cases in the last 24 hours, according to The Jerusalem Post. The ministry also ....

Settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2021-08-17 08:30:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:9115546

RAMALLAH, Aug 17 (MENA) - Israeli settlers on Tuesday broke into Al Aqsa Mosque from Al Maghrebah Gate, under strict protection by Israeli police. The settlers, heavily guarded by Israeli forces, also performed provocative rituals inside the ....

Israeli occupation forces arrest 8 Palestinians from WB

Date: 2021-08-17 08:19:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:9115504

RAMALLAH, Aug 17 (MENA) - Israeli forces Tuesday overnight and morning detained at least eight Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank, according to local and security sources. They said that Israeli forces rounded up three Palestinians ....

Palestine slams UNSC failure to shoulder responsibility toward settlement activities

Date: 2021-08-16 16:15:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:102 - ID:9114461

RAMALLAH, Aug 16 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry slammed on Monday the Security Council's failure to shoulder responsibility towards the Jewish settlement activities in the Palestinian territories. In a statement, the ministry said the ....