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Palestine calls on Int'l Criminal Court, UNSC to shoulder responsibilities towards Israeli settlement policy

Date: 2021-01-11 14:37:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:8747578

RAMALLAH, Jan 11 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called on the International Criminal Court and the UN Security Council to shoulder their political, moral, and legal responsibilities towards Israel's settlement crime. The ministry ....

Yemen: Houthis impose fresh restrictions on humanitarian organizations

Date: 2021-01-11 09:18:27 GMT - Yemen - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8747059

SANAA, Jan 11 (MENA) - Houthi militias on Monday introduced new restrictions on humanitarian organizations operating in its stronghold areas, as a part of their systematic measures to mount pressure on such organizations. The militias asked ....

Turkish rhetoric on Cyprus unconducive: Greek FM

Date: 2021-01-11 09:17:35 GMT - Cyprus - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8747096

NICOSIA, JAN 11 (MENA) - Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said that the rhetoric employed by Turkish officials and the Turkish-Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, over the Cyprus problem is inconducive, Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported on ....

S. Korean delegation arrives in Tehran over seized ship, frozen funds

Date: 2021-01-10 20:50:26 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:8746750

TEHRAN, Jan 10 (MENA) - A South Korean diplomatic delegation arrived in Iran on Sunday to negotiate the release of a vessel and its crew seized by Iranian forces amid an escalating financial dispute between the countries, according to ABC news. ....

Israel arrests 11 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2021-01-10 13:26:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:8746059

RAMALLAH, Jan 10 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested on Sunday 11 Palestinians in the West Bank. The arrests were made during raids carried out in the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, local sources told WAFA. (MENA) M I E/M O H ....

Israel reports 5,030 new coronavirus infections

Date: 2021-01-10 06:59:36 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8745519

GAZA CITY, Jan 10 (MENA) - Some 5,030 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Saturday, with 6.3% of tests returning positive, according to a Monday morning update by the Health Ministry. Of those infected, 993 were in ....

Syrian activists: Drone attacks oil facility in northern Syria

Date: 2021-01-10 05:58:39 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:8745415

DAMASCUS, Jan 10 (MENA) - Syrian activists said that an oil facility located in al Bab in northern Syria was attacked by an unknown drone, Russia Today channel reported on Sunday. On social media, the activists wired photos of several explosions ....

Iran reports 85 deaths, 6,251 cases in 24 hours

Date: 2021-01-08 12:14:17 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:8743708

TEHRAN, Jan 8 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 6,251 COVID-19 infections and 85 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours, Mehr news agency reported. Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari made the announcement on ....

Palestine confirms 822 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-01-08 11:57:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:8743688

RAMALLAH, Jan 8 (MENA) - Palestine recorded 23 deaths and 822 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, said Palestinian Minister of Health Mai al-Kaila on Friday. The new deaths involved 15 in the West Bank and eight in the Gaza Strip, WAFA news ....

Iran COVID-19 death toll grows to 103

Date: 2021-01-07 13:22:04 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:8742718

Tehran, Jan 7 (MENA) – Spokeswoman for Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education Sima Sadat Lari announced on Thursday that the COVID-19 death toll in Iran has grown to 103 during the past 24 hours, the Iranian news agency IRNA ....