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  • Fatah central official praises Egypt, Sisi's role to ensure success of intra-Palestinian talks in Cairo

    Date: 2021-02-10 16:01:29 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:8793260

    CAIRO, Feb 10 (MENA) – The secretary general of Fatah's Central Committee and the head of its delegation in the Cairo-brokered Palestinian factions dialogue has praised the role played by Egypt and its President Abdel Fattah El Sisi over the past ....

  • Israeli occupation detains 23 Palestinians from WB

    Date: 2021-02-10 09:33:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:8792474

    RAMALLAH, Feb 10 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday launched a wide-scale detention campaign in the West Bank. The Palestinian News Agency WAFA said the occupation forces detained 13 Palestinians in Ramallah and Bira, two in ....

  • Israel reports 1,020 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-02-10 09:13:51 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8792411

    GAZA CITY, Feb 10 (MENA) - The Israeli Health Ministry announced on Wednesday 1,020 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the Jerusalem Post reported. The new cases take the total number of infections to more than 700,000 of which up to ....

  • Palestinian Foreign Ministry welcomes EU rejection of Israeli settlement

    Date: 2021-02-10 08:16:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8792358

    RAMALLAH, Feb 10 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday welcomed the stance of the EU rejecting all kinds of settlement and displacing the Palestinians. The ministry said that such stances are not enough to stand against the level ....

  • Palestinian factions ask Egypt to participate in monitoring long-awaited elections

    Date: 2021-02-09 21:09:32 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:92 - ID:8792017

    CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) - Representatives of the Palestinian factions, who took part in the National Palestinian Dialogue meetings Cairo hosted on February 8-9, thanked President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for his keen efforts to overcome the ....

  • Iran issues rare threat to develop nuclear weapon if "pushed"

    Date: 2021-02-09 14:58:48 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:8791486

    TEHRAN, Feb 9 (MENA) - Iran's intelligence minister has warned the West that his country could push for a nuclear weapon if crippling international sanctions on Tehran remain in place, CBS News quoted state television as reporting on Tuesday. ....

  • Israel records 7,761 new coronavirus cases and an 8.8% test positivity rate

    Date: 2021-02-09 10:34:55 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:8790893

    GAZA CITY, Feb 9 (MENA) - Israeli recorded 7,761 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday after 91,209 tests were conducted, the Health Ministry said Tuesday, indicating an 8.8% infection rate. More than 700,000 Israelis have contracted COVID-19 since the ....

  • Iran starts limited COVID vaccinations with Russian shots

    Date: 2021-02-09 09:41:57 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:8790820

    TEHRAN, Feb 9 (MENA) - Iran on Tuesday launched a coronavirus inoculation campaign among healthcare professionals with recently delivered Russian Sputnik V vaccines as the country struggles to stem the worst outbreak of the pandemic in the Middle ....

  • Israel army records 3,070 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-02-09 08:45:17 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:8790734

    GAZA CITY, Feb 9 (MENA) - The Israeli army announced on Tuesday that 3,070 individuals tested positive for the coronavirus, all in light condition, with the exception of one person, who is in moderate condition, according to The Jerusalem ....

  • Blinken stops short of endorsing Trump recognition of Golan Heights as part of Israel

    Date: 2021-02-09 06:19:48 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8790544

    WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stopped short of endorsing the Donald Trump administration's recognition of the occupied Golan Heights as part of Israel, instead noting that the territory was important for ....

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