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Iran registers over 31,000 COVID-19 cases in a day

Date: 2021-07-26 11:03:14 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:9078643

TEHRAN. July 26 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 31,814 COVID-19 infections and 322 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours, said Mehr news agency. According to the statement released on Monday by the Iranian Health ....

Israeli settlers storm into Aqsa

Date: 2021-07-26 10:00:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:9078258

RAMALLAH, July 26 (MENA) - Scores of Israeli settlers stormed Monday into Aqsa Mosque from Magharba Gate guarded by the Israeli police. The settlers conducted provocative tours in the mosque before leaving. (MENA) M H K/D A E ....

1,398 new coronavirus cases in Israel

Date: 2021-07-26 08:45:20 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:9078264

GAZA CITY, July 26 (MENA) - Some 1,398 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Sunday, with 2.08% of tests returning positive, the Israeli newspaper of Jerusalem Post reported quoting the Monday morning update by the Health ....

Jewish settlers storm Aqsa mosque compound

Date: 2021-07-25 08:50:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:9076907

RAMALLAH, July 25 (MENA) - Dozens of Jewish settlers on Sunday stormed into Al Aqsa Mosque courtyard from Al Maghareba gate under strict protection of the Israeli occupation forces. The settlers raided Al Aqsa Mosque in the wee hours of today and ....

Israel records 966 new infections

Date: 2021-07-25 08:11:59 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:9076831

GAZA CITY, July 25 (MENA) - According to data published by the Israeli Health Ministry, 966 new cases of the novel coronavirus were diagnosed in the past 24 hours. The number of serious cases rose by 8 to 97. Some 22 are in critical condition, ....

Infiltrators into Israel were 'not Jordanians': Kingdom’s foreign ministry

Date: 2021-07-24 23:56:10 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:9076417

AMMAN, July 24 (MENA) - The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said Saturday that the border infiltrators from Jordan into Israel earlier in the day were foreign nationals. None of them is Jordanian, the ministry added in a ....

Palestine registers 59 COVID-19 cases, three deaths

Date: 2021-07-23 10:24:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:9074478

RAMALLAH, July 23 (MENA) - Palestine recorded 59 new Covid-19 cases and three fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to Health Minister Mai Alkaila. She added in her daily report on Friday that 191 Covid-19 patients have recovered, WAFA news ....

Israeli forces detain 8 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2021-07-23 09:43:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:9074408

RAMALLAH, July 23 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Friday detained eight Palestinians, including four freed prisoners from Israeli jails, from multiple West Bank districts, according to security sources and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society ....

Human Rights Council head appoints members of commission of inquiry on occupied Palestinian territories

Date: 2021-07-22 16:57:30 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:9073883

GENEVA, July 22 (MENA) - The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Nazhat Shameem Khan (Fiji), on Thursday announced the appointment of Navi Pillay (South Africa), Miloon Kothari (India) and Chris Sidoti (Australia) to serve as the three ....

Israel reports 1,336 new cases

Date: 2021-07-22 08:35:10 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:9072984

GAZA CITY, July 22 (MENA) - Some 1,336 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Wednesday, with 1.74% of tests returning positive, according to a Thursday morning update by the Health Ministry. Of those infected, 72 were in ....