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Israeli president taps Netanyahu to form next gov’t

Date: 2021-04-06 10:16:33 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:8894123

GAZA CITY, April 6 (MENA) - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday picked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the candidate to form a new government after he emerged with the most endorsements from fellow lawmakers, Ynet reported. Netanyahu ....

Israel reports 375 new Covid cases

Date: 2021-04-06 08:41:17 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8893879

GAZA CITY, April 6 (MENA) - Some 375 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Monday, with 0.7% of tests returning positive, according to a Tuesday morning update by the Health Ministry. Of those infected, 319 were in serious ....

Gaza, West Bank new COVID-19 cases exceed the 2600 mark, deaths 10

Date: 2021-04-05 11:14:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:8892184

RAMALLAH, April 5 (MENA) - A total of 1561 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours and 1073 in the West Bank, WAFA quoted Minister of Health Mai Alkaila as saying in her daily report on the virus in ....

Elections in Al Quds reflects Palestinians' right to self-determination: Official

Date: 2021-04-05 08:57:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:8891782

RAMALLAH, April 5 (MENA) - Director General of Al Quds Unit in the Palestinian Presidency Mo'tasem Tayyem said that the elections represent a form of Palestinians' struggle and their right to self-determination which is guaranteed by international ....

Hundreds of Israeli settlers storm Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2021-04-04 15:57:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:8891031

RAMALLAH, April 4 (MENA) - More than 240 Israeli settlers stormed the Al Aqsa Mosque Sunday under the protection of Israeli police. The police allowed the settlers to make provocative tours at the halls of the mosque, the Islamic Awqaf ....

2,806 new Covid cases reported in Palestinian territories

Date: 2021-04-04 13:24:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:8890540

RAMALLAH, April 4 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said Sunday that a total of 2,806 new coronavirus cases were registered in Palestine, the highest number since the first outbreak of the pandemic last year, WAFA reported. In ....

Iran reports 11,680 new Covid cases

Date: 2021-04-04 10:55:59 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:8890313

TEHRAN, April 4 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 11,680 COVID-19 infections and 161 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours, Mehr News Agency reported Sunday. Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari said that the number of ....

Israel records 124 new cases

Date: 2021-04-04 08:44:54 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:8890007

GAZA CITY, April 4 (MENA) - Some 124 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Saturday, with 1.1% of tests returning positive, according to a Sunday morning update by the Health Ministry. Of those infected, 349 were in ....

France urges Iran to be ‘constructive’ at nuclear talks Vienna

Date: 2021-04-03 16:11:27 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:8889061

PARIS, April 3 (MENA) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Saturday called on Tehran to show a constructive stance in indirect nuclear talks with world powers next week in Vienna. Earlier in the day, Le Drian spoke to Iranian ....

Palestine reports 1651 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-04-03 12:12:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:8888630

RAMALLAH, April 3 (MENA) – Coronavirus claimed the lives of 24 people in Palestine as 1651 new cases and 1665 recoveries were confirmed in the last 24 hours, Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said on Saturday. She said in her daily report on ....