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  • Israeli forces detain 5 Palestinians from West Bank

    Date: 2021-01-20 14:46:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:8760972

    RAMALLAH, Jan 20, (MENA) – Israeli forces Wednesday overnight detained five Palestinians from the West Bank districts of Jerusalem and Tulkarm, according to local sources. They confirmed that Israeli forces detained two Palestinians as they ....

  • Israel extends closure of Ibrahimi mosque for one more week

    Date: 2021-01-20 10:48:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:8760602

    HEBRON, Jan 20 (MENA) - Israeli authorities extended the closure of Ibrahimi mosque for worshipers for one more week. The forces have closed the mosque for 13 days, Director and Head of the Ibrahimi Mosque, Sheikh Hafthi Abu Esnaina said. ....

  • Russia: 15 ceasefire violations detected in Syria over past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-01-20 09:08:40 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8760313

    MOSCOW, Jan 20 (MENA) - The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 15 ceasefire breaches in Syria over the past 24 hours. The Russian side added that the violations were ....

  • Moscow: 88 Syrian refugees back home over past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-01-20 09:06:50 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8760330

    MOSCOW, Jan 20 (MENA) - A total of 88 Syrian refugees returned home from Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring in Syria said in a statement Wednesday. The center ....

  • Yemeni army: Deaths, injuries reported among Houthi rebels in central Yemen

    Date: 2021-01-20 08:45:03 GMT - Yemen - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8760237

    SANAA, Jan 20 (MENA) - A number of deaths and injuries were reported among Houthi rebels in Nata district in al-Baydha Governorate, central Yemen. A statement issued Wednesday by the Yemeni military and carried by al-Arabyia News Channel said an ....

  • Israel registers 8,511 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-01-20 08:27:33 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8760175

    GAZA CITY, Jan 20 (MENA) - The Israeli Health Ministry on Wednesday announced that 8,511 coronavirus cases were detected in Israel in the past 24 hours. According to a statement by the ministry, the new cases bring the total number of infections ....

  • Germany expresses worry about Israel's new settlement announcement

    Date: 2021-01-19 09:39:43 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:8758705

    BERLIN, Jan 19 (MENA) - The German Federal Government expressed worry about the announcement earlier this week by the Israeli authorities regarding the establishment of 780 housing units in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. In a statement on ....

  • Israel records more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-01-19 08:56:11 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:8758627

    GAZA CITY, Jan 19 (MENA) - A record 10,021 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Monday, with 10.2% of tests returning positive, according to a Tuesday morning update by the Israeli Health Ministry. The surge of cases ....

  • UN calls on Israel to stop new settlement construction in West Bank

    Date: 2021-01-19 07:22:34 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8758489

    NEW YORK, Jan 19 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged Israel to "halt and reverse" its decision last week to build 800 new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, France 24 channel reported Tuesday. The ....

  • UK concerned about Israeli's approval of setting up 780 new settlements in WB

    Date: 2021-01-18 17:10:36 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:8757970

    CAIRO, Jan 18 (MENA) - The United Kingdom expressed on Monday its concern over Israeli government's decision to approve the construction of 780 new settlement units across the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including areas deep within the West ....

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