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Palestinian presidency condemns Israeli aggressions in Al Quds, West Bank

Date: 2021-05-07 12:14:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:8946292

RAMALLAH, May 7 (MENA) – The Palestinian presidency condemned Friday the Israeli serious escalations and aggressions in Al Quds and the West Bank. Spokesman of the Palestinian presidency Nabil Abu Rudeineh said the continuous Israeli violations ....

Iran reports 17,076 new coronavirus cases, 335 deaths

Date: 2021-05-07 12:13:12 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:8946420

TEHRAN, May 7 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry on Friday announced that 17,076 new coronavirus cases were recorded over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 2,617,000. In a statement carried by Fars news ....

3 Palestinians killed, injured near Jenin

Date: 2021-05-07 11:00:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:8946294

RAMALLAH, May 7 (MENA) - Israeli forces killed on Friday two Palestinians and injured another near Salem military camp, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, security sources were quoted by WAFA as saying. They confirmed that Israeli ....

European powers urge Israel to halt expansion of settlements in West Bank

Date: 2021-05-06 20:42:53 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:8945764

ROME, May 6 (MENA) - France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom has called on Israel to reverse its decision to advance the construction of 540 settlement units in the West Bank. "We urge the Government of Israel to reverse its decision ....

UN coordinator for ME peace concerned over tensions in West Bank

Date: 2021-05-06 19:51:58 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:8945671

NEW YORK, May 6 (MENA) - UN Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland voiced deep worry over the surge in tensions and violence in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem since the beginning of Ramadan. In a ....

Iran registers more than 18,000 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-05-06 14:24:39 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:8945119

TEHRAN, May 6 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry announced Thursday that 18,409 new coronavirus cases were recorded over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed Covid-19 infections in the country to 2,610,018, Mehr News Agency ....

Al Azhar condemns Israeli violations against Sheikh Jarrah residents

Date: 2021-05-06 13:27:16 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:8945021

CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - Al Azhar strongly condemned Israeli violations against residents of Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem following protests against their forced displacement from their homes. In a statement, Al Azhar expressed full ....

Palestine registers 651 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths

Date: 2021-05-06 10:34:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:8944779

RAMALLAH, May 6 (MENA) - Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said 651 new COVID-19 infections, nine deaths and 1,931 recoveries were registered in Palestine during the past 24 hours. In her daily report on the coronavirus pandemic, Alkaila said ....

Palestinian PM urges int'l community to condemn death of Palestinian teen

Date: 2021-05-06 10:27:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:8944763

RAMALLAH, May 6 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh urged the international community to condemn Israeli killing of a 16-year-old teenager during clashes in the Palestinian village of Odala, south of Nablus. He called on international ....

Israeli forces arrest 5 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2021-05-06 10:24:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:8944756

RAMALLAH, May 6 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested five Palestinians in different parts of the West Bank on Thursday. The arrests took place in Toubas, Ramallah and Bethlehem. Meanwhile, Israeli warships attacked Palestinian fishermen's boats ....