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Palestine condemns Israel for blocking Covid-19 vaccines from entering Gaza

Date: 2021-02-21 13:18:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:8810287

RAMALAH, Feb 21 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has condemned Israel for blocking Covid-19 vaccines from entering the West Bank or the Gaza Strip. The move reflects the racist policies adopted by Israel, the ministry said in a press ....

Iran registers 7,931 COVID-19 cases, 74 deaths in 24 hours

Date: 2021-02-21 11:36:25 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:8810090

TEHRAN, Feb 21 (MENA) - Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari said the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 1,574,012 after recording 7,931 new cases on Saturday with the death toll standing at 59,483. Some 73 ....

Jewish settlers storm Aqsa mosque grounds

Date: 2021-02-21 11:06:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:8809941

RAMALLAH, Feb 21 (MENA) - As many as 28 Jewish settlers stormed the surroundings of Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces, Wafa News Agency reported Sunday. The settlers toured the mosque precincts and performed ....

Israel reports 1,164 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours

Date: 2021-02-21 10:36:12 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:8809942

GAZA CITY, Feb 21 (MENA) - Some 1,164 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Saturday, with 6.4% of tests returning positive, according to a Sunday morning update by the Israeli Health Ministry. Of those infected, 858 are ....

Israeli army reports 1,214 coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-02-21 09:05:25 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:8809805

GAZA CITY, Feb 21 (MENA) - Some 1,214 soldiers and workers in the Israeli army were infected with the novel coronavirus as of Sunday morning, with 5,970 soldiers in quarantine, according to an IDF update on Sunday. Some 58% of IDF soldiers were ....

Palestine reports 599 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths

Date: 2021-02-20 13:31:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:8808656

RAMALLAH, Feb 20 (MENA) – The Palestinian Health Ministry said Saturday that 10 people have died of coronavirus in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, 599 new cases were recorded, and 591 patients have recovered, WAFA reported. ....

2 Palestinians injured in Israeli attack on weekly Kafr Qaddum protest

Date: 2021-02-19 17:33:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:8807599

RAMALLAH, Feb 19 (MENA) - At least two Palestinian were injured Friday as Israeli forces attacked dozens of activists holding weekly protests against settlement construction in the occupied West Bank, WAFA reported. Local sources said Israeli ....

Iran registers 8,017 new coronavirus cases, 77 deaths

Date: 2021-02-19 14:03:34 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:8807365

TEHRAN, Feb 19 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 8,017 new Covid-19 infections and 77 associated deaths in the past 24 hours, state news agency IRNA reported Friday. Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari said the number of total ....

Iran nuclear deal: US agrees to join talks brokered by EU

Date: 2021-02-19 11:39:43 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:8807184

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (MENA) - The US has agreed to take part in multilateral talks with Iran hosted by the EU, with the aim of negotiating a return by both countries to the 2015 nuclear deal that is close to falling apart in the wake of the Trump ....

Iran registers 8,066 new coronavirus cases, 80 deaths within past 24 hrs

Date: 2021-02-18 13:58:52 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:8806075

TEHRAN, Feb 18 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 8,066 Covid-19 infections and 80 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours, Mehr News Agency reported Thursday. Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari said the number of total ....