Middle East
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Arab League chief condemns Israeli bombing of Qatari Red Crescent office in Gaza
Date: 2021-05-20 16:29:01 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:8966661
CAIRO, May 20 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit condemned in the strongest possible terms the continued random bombardment by the Israeli occupation forces of the Gaza Strip, saying that Israel commits with each passing day a ....
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Arab Lawyers Union deplores assault on Palestinian Bar Association's chief by Israeli forces
Date: 2021-05-20 15:46:42 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:8966400
CAIRO, May 20 (MENA) – The General Secretariat of the Arab Lawyers Union (ALU) condemned on Thursday the Israeli assault targeting head of the Palestinian Bar Association Jawad Obeidat in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood. This came during ....
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AL chief says recent escalation in Palestinian territories exposed Israel
Date: 2021-05-20 14:13:31 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:8965988
CAIRO, May 20 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit said that the recent Israeli escalation in the Palestinian territories exposed the "true face" of Israel before the world's public opinion, as it proved that millions of ....
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Iran reports 12,994 new coronavirus cases, 229 fatalities
Date: 2021-05-20 13:01:48 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:8966051
TEHRAN, May 20 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry announced Thursday registering 12,994 new coronavirus cases and 229 fatalites in the past 24 hours, IRNA reported. In its daily report, the ministry said the total number of Covid-19 cases in ....
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UN Human Rights Council to hold special session on developments in Palestinian territories
Date: 2021-05-20 11:20:33 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:8965960
GENEVA, May 20 (MENA) - The UN Human Rights Council will hold a special session on May 27 to discuss the serious situation in the Palestinian territories, especially in Al Quds. The session will convene upon an official request by Pakistan, in ....
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Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns attack by Israeli settlers against Christian clergymen in Quds
Date: 2021-05-20 10:41:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:8965699
RAMALLAH, May 20 (MENA) – The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned an attack by the Israeli settlers against Christian clergymen in Al Quds. The ministry denounced the crimes of the Israeli settlers and occupation forces against the ....
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Gaza death toll tops 230, over 1,700 wounded
Date: 2021-05-20 10:12:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:8965696
RAMALLAH, May 20 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that the death toll of the ongoing Israeli military aggression on the Gaza Strip has so far risen to 230, while the number of wounded increased to 1,710. MoH said the death ....
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Over 450 Palestinians detained since mid-Ramadan
Date: 2021-05-20 08:36:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8965460
RAMALLAH, May 20 (MENA) - The Israeli forces detained more than 450 Palestinians since mid-Ramadan as part of an expanded detention campaign, Prisoners and Freed Prisoners Affairs Authority said. During the arrest, the occupation forces clubbed ....
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Israel launches over 30 raids on Gaza
Date: 2021-05-20 08:21:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8965515
GAZA CITY, May 20 (MENA) - Israel launched over 30 raids on Gaza city as well as north and south of the Gaza Strip. The airstrikes targeted main roads and posts north of Gaza City as well as Jabalia town, north of the Gaza Strip, and Khan ....
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Palestinian diplomat decries global silence on Israel's genocidal crimes
Date: 2021-05-19 21:26:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:104 - ID:8965196
RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - The Palestinian people will not allow another Nakba to be inflicted upon them despite the ongoing genocide committed by the Israeli occupation in Al-Quds, Gaza and all occupied Palestinian territory, Ambassador of Palestine ....