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Israel records 3,089 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours
Date: 2021-03-01 09:25:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:8823999
GAZA CITY, March 1 (MENA) - Some 3,089 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Sunday, with 5.4% of tests returning positive, according to a Monday morning update by the Health Ministry. Of those infected, 742 patients were ....
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Israel detains 7 Palestinians from Hebron
Date: 2021-03-01 09:23:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:8823952
HEBRON, March 1 (MENA) - The Israeli forces detained seven Palestinians on Monday from Hebron and took them to unknown destination after storming into their houses. The forces conducted a number of incursions in the city and set military check ....
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Netanyahu says Iran 'clearly' behind blast on Israeli-owned ship
Date: 2021-03-01 08:43:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:8823976
GAZA CITY, March 1 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iran on Monday for a blast aboard an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week but sidestepped a question on whether Israel would retaliate, JPost reported. The ....
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Russian envoy to Vienna warns against irresponsible steps on JCPOA
Date: 2021-03-01 07:21:59 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8823840
VIENNA, March 1 (MENA) - Russian Permanent Representative to international organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov believes that Iran’s rejection of the EU proposal to hold informal diplomatic consultations with the US on the nuclear deal is not ....
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Iran rejects offer of direct US nuclear talks, ratcheting up tension with west
Date: 2021-03-01 07:15:47 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8823800
WASHINGTON, March 1 (MENA) - Iran rejected a European Union offer to hold direct nuclear talks with the U.S. in the coming days, risking renewed tension between Tehran and Western capitals, the Wall Street Journal reported. Senior Western ....
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Iran rejects EU, US offer to hold direct talks on reviving 2015 nuclear deal
Date: 2021-02-28 21:44:42 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:104 - ID:8823563
TEHRAN, Feb 28 (MENA) - Iran won’t take part in an informal meeting with the EU and US on ways to restore the nuclear deal, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said, citing recent US actions. It said sanctions must first be lifted before any talks can ....
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Israel intends to extend school year until end of July
Date: 2021-02-28 20:33:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:98 - ID:8823520
GAZA CITY, Feb 28 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that Israel will be extending the current school year until the end of July in order to make up for the studies missed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ynet news ....
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Palestine says Chapter VII no longer deters Israeli war crimes
Date: 2021-02-28 15:24:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:8822901
RAMALLAH, Feb 28 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said on Sunday that Chapter VII of the UN Charter is no longer deterring Israel's expansionist policy in the Jordan Valley, calling on the international community ....
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Israeli forces detain 5 Palestinians in West Bank
Date: 2021-02-28 12:47:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:8822569
RAMALLAH, Feb 28 (MENA) - Israeli forces Sunday arrested five Palestinians in the West Bank. Four Palestinians were nabbed in al Quds, Wafa news agency reported. It added that one other Palestinian was captured in Bethlehem. Meanwhile, ....
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1st shipment of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Iran
Date: 2021-02-28 12:45:32 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:8822626
TEHRAN, Feb 28 (MENA) - The first consignment of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine named 'Sinopharm' arrived in Iran on Sunday, Iran press reported. The shipment includes 250,000 doses of the vaccine. Earlier, Iran had started vaccination with the ....