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Palestine urges enabling thousands of Palestinians to reunite with their families

Date: 2021-07-01 20:16:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:96 - ID:9039729

RAMALLAH, July 1 (MENA) – The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called on Thursday to take international stances to press on Israel to enable thousands of Palestinians to be reunited with their families. In a press release, the ministry said ....

Serbian president voices hesitation over embassy’s Jerusalem move

Date: 2021-07-01 20:02:45 GMT - Serbia - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:9039787

BELGRADE, July 1 (MENA) - Serbia's President has expressed doubts about moving the embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, saying the country's interests 'have changed since Israel recognised Kosovo', Balkan Insight reported. As the deadline established ....

Iran registers more than 14,000 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-07-01 12:35:05 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:9039093

TEHRAN, July 1 (MENA) - Iran recorded 14,303 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours, IRNA News Agency reported Thursday quoting an Iranian Health Ministry statement. The total number of cases infected with the Covid-19 virus in the ....

Palestine reports 121 new coronavirus infections

Date: 2021-07-01 10:12:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:9038853

RAMALLAH, July 1 (MENA) - Two people died of coronavirus in Palestine in the last 24 hours as 121 new cases were recorded and 117 patients have recovered, on Thursday, said Minister of Health Mai Alkaila as quoted by WAFA news agency. She said in ....

Israeli detains 15 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2021-07-01 09:57:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:9038697

RAMALLAH, July 1 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested on Thursday 15 Palestinians in the West Bank. Seven Palestinians were detained in Hebron, four in Nablus, and three in Jenin, according to the Palestinian news agency. A student was also ....

Palestine demands serious int'l pressure on Israel to halt settlement expansion

Date: 2021-06-30 18:13:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:9038097

RAMALLAH, June 30 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called upon the international community and the US administration to exert serious pressure on Israel to put an end to settlement and forced displacement activities on occupied Palestinian ....

Japan contributes $8 million for Palestine’s efforts to fight coronavirus

Date: 2021-06-30 17:49:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:9038113

RAMALLAH, June 30 (MENA) - Japan contributed $8 million toward Palestine’s efforts to fight coronavirus, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA on Wednesday. Palestine’s Finance Minister Shukri Bishara and Health Minister Mai Alkaila ....

Israel registers 293 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-06-30 11:04:56 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:9036790

RAMALLAH, June 30 (MENA) - Israel recorded 293 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours, reported The Jerusalem Post Wednesday quoting an Israeli Health Ministry statement. According to the statement, 24 coronavirus patients are in critical ....

AL condemns demolition of houses in Al Quds

Date: 2021-06-29 13:53:38 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:9035534

CAIRO, June 29 (MENA) - The Arab League has condemned in the strongest possible terms the systematic fierce campaigns carried out by Israel against Arabs in Bustan area in Silwan district in Al Quds (East Jerusalem). In a statement, assistant ....

Palestinian foreign ministry slams demolition of houses in Al Quds by occupation troops

Date: 2021-06-29 13:25:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:9035522

RAMALLAH, June 29 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned on Tuesday the demolition of houses and facilities in Bustan area in the districts of Silwan in Al Quds (East Jerusalem) by Israeli occupation troops. In a statement, the ....