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PLC speaker condemns assault on Al Quds Mufti
Date: 2021-05-23 08:21:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:8970257
RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - Palestinian National Council Speaker Saleem Al–Zanoon condemned the heinous assault against Al Quds Mufti Sheikh Mohamed Hussein while he was delivering the Friday sermon on Friday at Al Aqsa Mosque. In statements to ....
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EU foreign policy chief lauds roles played by Egypt, other countries to reach ceasefire in Gaza
Date: 2021-05-22 22:45:55 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:8970079
BRUSSELS, May 22 (MENA) - European Union High Representative Josep Borrell said the EU welcomed the announced ceasefire bringing to an end the violence in and around Gaza. "We commend Egypt, Qatar, United Nations, United States and others who ....
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Iran detects 8,005 new covid-19 infections
Date: 2021-05-22 12:52:30 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:8969235
TEHRAN, May 22 (MENA) - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran exceeded 78,381 with 187 more Iranians who died from the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, IRNA reported on Saturday, quoting Iran's Health Ministry. 8,005 ....
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Israeli shelling destroyed IT network in Gaza -- Ministry
Date: 2021-05-22 09:46:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:8968887
RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ishaq Sedr said the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip heavily destroyed the communication and internet network in the coastal enclave. Sedr said that ....
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Ministry: 27 students die, buildings damaged in Israeli shelling
Date: 2021-05-22 09:35:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8968867
RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - As many as 27 students died in Israeli aggression on Gaza, including 22 in the Gaza Strip and five in the West Bank, said Spokesman for the Palestinian Education Ministry Sadek al Khodur. Some 46 schools were damaged ....
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Minister: Israeli shelling on Gaza destroyed 15 factories
Date: 2021-05-22 09:07:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:8968765
RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of National Economy Khaled Al-Osaily said the Israeli shelling on the Gaza Strip destroyed 15 factories in the industrial zone, with the preliminary damage estimated at millions of dollars. In press ....
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Abbas, Blinken hail Egyptian efforts in reaching Gaza truce
Date: 2021-05-22 08:38:44 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8968696
WASHINGTON, May 22 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken expressed their appreciation for Egypt’s mediation efforts for reaching truce in the Gaza Strip. In a phone call, Blinken and Abbas ....
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UN allocates additional $4.5m for humanitarian needs in Gaza
Date: 2021-05-22 08:29:13 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8968626
NEW YORK, May 22 (MENA) - UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock announced Saturday a $4.5 million allocation from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to the rising humanitarian needs ....
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Moscow to continue supporting Palestinian people
Date: 2021-05-22 07:32:33 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:8968604
MOSCOW, May 22 (MENA) - Moscow will continue its comprehensive and varied support to the Palestinian people amid the escalation witnessed in the Middle East region, according to a source with the Russian Foreign Ministry. Russia, since 2014, has ....
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Biden pledges to rebuild Gaza, insists on 2-state solution
Date: 2021-05-22 01:13:27 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:8968514
WASHINGTON, May 22 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has pledged to help organize efforts to rebuild Gaza and said creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel is the “only answer” to the conflict. Biden also said he had told the Israelis to stop ....
