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Israel reports 47 new Covid cases

Date: 2021-05-03 09:37:27 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:8939960

GAZA CITY, May 3 (MENA) - There were 47 new coronavirus cases in Israel in the past 24 hours, JPost reported Monday. The Health Ministry said 104 of current patients are in serious condition, with 62 intubated. The death toll is 6,366. Some ....

Palestine records 512 coronavirus cases, 15 deaths

Date: 2021-05-02 11:52:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:8938844

RAMALLAH, May 2 (MENA) – Palestinian Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said on Sunday that 512 new COVID-19 infections, 15 deaths and 1,117 recoveries were registered in Palestine during the past 24 hours, WAFA reported. In her daily report on the ....

Iran reports 18,698 new Covid cases

Date: 2021-05-02 11:05:32 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:8938774

TEHRAN, May 2 (MENA) - According to the Iranian Health Ministry, 18,698 new COVID-19 infections have been detected across the country in the past 24 hours, Mehr News Agency reported Sunday. Sima Lari, the spokeswoman for the ministry, announced ....

Israel records 13 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours

Date: 2021-05-02 08:35:44 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:8938547

GAZA CITY, May 2 (MENA) - The Israeli Health Ministry said on Sunday that only 13 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed on Saturday after 9,236 tests conducted, indicating a 0.1% positivity rate. There are currently 102 Israelis hospitalized in ....

Palestinian presidency condemns Israel's oppressive measures in Holy Saturday

Date: 2021-05-01 20:05:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:8938145

RAMALLAH, May 1 (MENA) - The Palestinian presidency condemned the Israeli oppressive measures against Christians commemorating the Holy Saturday in Jerusalem, WAFA reported Saturday Israeli police set up several checkpoints around Jerusalem, ....

World powers intend to restore Iran nuclear deal - Russian diplomat

Date: 2021-05-01 18:43:47 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:8938029

MOSCOW, May 1 (MENA) - Delegates of five world powers (Russia, the United Kingdom, Germany, China and France) at an unofficial meeting with the US delegation in Vienna confirmed absolute intention to restore the Iran nuclear deal, TASS quoted ....

Iran says deal reached over 'most' US sanctions on individuals

Date: 2021-05-01 17:46:10 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:8938025

TEHRAN, May 1 (MENA) - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday Tehran and Washington have "an agreement in place" regarding many of Washington’s sanctions on Iranian individuals and sectors, the semi-official Fars news agency ....

UNRWA 'disappointed' by European Parliament's latest resolution

Date: 2021-04-30 19:46:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:93 - ID:8936682

GAZA CITY, April 30 (MENA) – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said on Friday it was disappointed by the language adopted by the European Parliament in its 2019 discharge resolution on ....

Iran reports 19,272 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-04-30 13:37:43 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:8936210

TEHRAN, April 30 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry on Friday announced that 19,272 new coronavirus cases were recorded over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 2,499,077. In a statement carried by Fars news ....

Palestinian president: no elections without Jerusalem

Date: 2021-04-30 00:09:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:8935544

RAMALLAH, April 30 (MENA) - President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that the Israeli government has rejected the holding of the upcoming Palestinian national elections in occupied East Jerusalem, and therefore affirmed that the elections will not be ....