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Syria reports 63 new coronavirus cases, 5 deaths

Date: 2021-05-26 21:27:00 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:110 - ID:8977461

DAMASCUS, May 26 (MENA) – Syria's Health Ministry said on Wednesday that 63 new COVID-19 cases have been detected in the country and five patients died from the virus. The ministry said in a statement reported by SANA that the total number of ....

US to provide 360-million-dollar assistance to Palestinians

Date: 2021-05-26 19:51:30 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:8977391

WASHINGTON, May 26 (MENA) - The US announced providing more than 260 million dollars in assistance to Palestinian people, according to the State Department. In a statement Wednesday, the department said "United States is in the process of ....

Palestinian official lauds efforts of Sisi to halt Israeli aggression on Gaza

Date: 2021-05-26 11:25:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:8976139

RAMALLAH, May 26 (MENA) – Member of Fatah Central Committee Hussein el Sheikh lauded the major efforts exerted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Jordanian King Abdullah II to halt the Israeli aggression on Gaza, adding that the Israeli ....

Israel records 22 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-05-26 08:35:03 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8975907

GAZA CITY, May 26 (MENA) - Some 22 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel during the past 24 hours, The Jerusalem Post quoted a morning update by the Israeli Health Ministry on Wednesday. No deaths were reported. The figure of ....

Palestine, Brazil confer on economic cooperation

Date: 2021-05-26 07:52:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8975725

RAMALLAH, May 26 (MENA) - Palestinian Economy Minister Khaled al Osaily and the new Brazilian ambassador to Palestine asserted the importance of the economic cooperation between the two countries and Brazil and benefiting from the privileges ....

Gaza needs immediate relief, int'l partnership to handle repercussions of Israeli aggression

Date: 2021-05-26 07:20:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8975710

RAMALLAH, May 26 (MENA) – Palestinian Minister of Social Development Ahmed Majdalani said that the Gaza Strip is in need of immediate relief and reconstruction programs in addition to practicing pressure on Israel to lift the siege. Majdalani ....

Blinken pledges to re-open Jerusalem consulate, provide dlrs 112 mln in aid to Palestinian people

Date: 2021-05-25 20:26:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:89 - ID:8975365

RAMALLAH, May 25 (MENA) - US State Secretary Blinken pledged to reopen the US consulate in Jerusalem and provide dlrs 112 million in new aid to the Palestinian people. Blinken said during his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in ....

Abbas, Blinken discuss efforts to reconstruct Gaza

Date: 2021-05-25 18:54:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:8975260

RAMALLAH, May 25 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed on Tuesday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his accompanying delegation the latest developments to stabilize a ceasefire in the whole Palestinian lands, as well as ....

EU boosts humanitarian assistance for Palestinians to €34 million

Date: 2021-05-25 17:17:54 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:8975255

BRUSSELS, May 25 (MENA) - The European Union has boosted its humanitarian assistance to Palestinians by €8 million, taking the bloc's total support this year to €34.4 million. Announcing the boost in funding, the European Commission said the ....

US promises to rally int'l support for rebuilding Gaza Strip

Date: 2021-05-25 15:51:14 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:8974318

RAMALLAH, May 25 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has promised to rally international support for reconstruction in Gaza Strip. Blinken began his first trip to the Middle East, which is aimed at shoring up last week’s ceasefire by ....