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Iranian president Rouhani says virus vaccination to start this week

Date: 2021-02-06 12:30:35 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:8786240

TEHRAN, Feb 6 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced on Saturday that COVID-19 vaccines will be injected in individuals in the coming days, IRNA reported. The vaccination will be based on priorities to be sorted out by Ministry of ....

Palestine records 722 coronavirus infections, five deaths

Date: 2021-02-05 14:34:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:8785038

RAMALLAH, Feb 5 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Health Mai al-Kaila announced Friday that 722 new coronavirus infections, five deaths and 813 recoveries were registered in Palestine in the past 24 hours, WAFA news agency reported. In her daily ....

Iran registers 7,061 new coronavirus cases, 80 deaths

Date: 2021-02-05 14:14:04 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:8785194

TEHRAN, Feb 5 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 7,061 COVID-19 infections and 80 deaths in the past 24 hours, Mehr news agency reported on Friday. Iranian Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari said that the total coronavirus ....

Israel reports 7,168 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2021-02-05 13:09:23 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:8785084

GAZA CITY, Feb 5 (MENA) - The Israeli Health Ministry reported on Friday said that some 7,168 new cases of the coronavirus were diagnosed on Thursday, out of 84,060 sick, the Jerusalem Post reported. Some 1,094 are in serious condition, with 395 ....

Israeli settler gunfire kills Palestinian northwest of Ramallah

Date: 2021-02-05 10:22:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:8784859

RAMALLAH, Feb 5 (MENA) - Israeli settlers on Friday morning fatally shot a Palestinian near Ras Karkar village, northwest of Ramallah city, according to local sources. They said Israeli settlers opened fire toward an unarmed Palestinian man as he ....

Greek PM to visit Cyprus, Israel next week

Date: 2021-02-04 20:12:42 GMT - Greece - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:8784423

ATHENS, Feb 4 (MENA) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will pay a working visit to Cyprus on Monday. He is expected to discuss recent developments on the Cyprus issue with the country’s president, Nikos Anastasiades, Kathimerini Newspaper ....

Iranian diplomat jailed for 20 years for planned attack in France

Date: 2021-02-04 15:15:26 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:8783876

BRUSSELS, Feb 4 (MENA) - An Iranian diplomat has been convicted of planning a foiled attack on Tehran opponents in France in 2018. Assadollah Assadi was found guilty by a Belgian court of "attempted murder of a terrorist nature" and ....

Israel records more than 7,000 new infections

Date: 2021-02-04 10:07:31 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:8783224

GAZA CITY, Feb 4 (MENA) - Israel's Health Ministry reported on Thursday morning that 7,385 new cases of the novel coronavirus were diagnosed on Wednesday out of over 85,000 tests which were administered that day, resulting in an 8.9% positivity ....

Occupation troops arrest 25 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2021-02-03 10:02:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:8781351

RAMALLAH, Feb 3 (MENA) - Israeli Occupation troops rounded up 25 Palestinians during a wide-scale arrest campaign in the West Bank Wednesday, reported Wafa News Agency (WAFA). Occupation troops opened fire at Palestinian farmers, coercing them ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry urges human rights organization to document Israeli crimes

Date: 2021-02-02 10:46:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8779941

RAMALLAH, Feb 2 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has urged human rights organizations to accelerate documenting Israeli occupation crimes against the Palestinian people in the run up to sending them the International Criminal Court and ....