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Iran reports 6,021 new COVID cases, 132 deaths

Date: 2020-12-25 13:25:26 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:8726413

TEHRAN, Dec 25 (MENA) - The Health Ministry of Iran announced on Friday that the number of coronavirus infections increased by 6,021 in the past 24 hours to reach 1,189,203 nationwide, IRNA news agency reported. Meanwhile, the death toll from ....

Syrian army confronts Israeli aggression against Hama's Misyaf region

Date: 2020-12-25 10:12:18 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8726039

DAMASCUS, Dec 25 (MENA) - The Syrian Arab Army air defense forces confronted on Friday an Israeli missile aggression towards Misyaf region in Hama, shooting down most of the hostile missiles. A military source told SANA news agency that at 12:40 ....

31 new deaths from Covid-19 in Palestine

Date: 2020-12-23 12:46:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:8723724

RAMALLAH, Dec 23 (MENA) - A total of 31 people have died of coronavirus in Palestine in the last 24 hours, 1514 new cases were recorded, and 1848 patients have recovered, today said Minister of Health Mai Alkaila in her daily report on the pandemic ....

AP rejects Israeli bill legalizing settlements in Palestinian territories

Date: 2020-12-23 09:41:15 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:8723314

CAIRO, Dec 23 (MENA) - President of the Arab Parliament Adel Al Assoumi on Wednesday urged the international community to reject a draft law on financing settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories after it was approved by the Israeli ....

Morocco, Israel sign four agreements

Date: 2020-12-23 07:31:26 GMT - Morocco - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:8723048

RABAT, Dec 23 (MENA) - Morocco and the State of Israel signed four agreements in various fields Tuesday in Rabat, during the visit of a US-Israeli delegation, according to media reports. The first agreement is on the exemption from visa for ....

Israel records over 3,000 Covid-19 cases

Date: 2020-12-22 11:18:44 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:8722041

GAZA CITY, Dec 22 (MENA) - Israel's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday the detection of 3,594 Covid-19 cases during the past 24 hours. Some 472 of the detected cases are in serious condition, said the Jerusalem Post. The Knesset ....

Jordan suspends flights to/from UK, Arabia, Kuwait

Date: 2020-12-22 10:13:13 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8721987

AMMAN, Dec 22 (MENA) - The Royal Jordanian (RJ) announced the suspension of all flights from/to London, effective December 21 until January 3, 2021, due to a new strain of the coronavirus detected in Britain, Petra reported Tuesday. The RJ also ....

UN chief appoints new coordinator for Middle East peace process

Date: 2020-12-22 09:34:00 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8721937

CAIRO, Dec 22 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday announced naming Norwegian Tor Wennesland as his special coordinator for the Middle East peace process and his personal representative to the Palestine Liberation ....

Kushner: Moroccan-Israeli peace deal beginning for establishing regional stability

Date: 2020-12-22 09:23:39 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8721923

RAMALLAH, Dec 22 (MENA) - Jared Kushner, the Senior Adviser to US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the peace treaty between Morocco and Israel is the beginning for narrowing the gap among peoples and establishing stability in the Middle ....

Palestinian FM: Efforts underway with int'l community to hold Israel accountable for Jerusalem violations

Date: 2020-12-21 17:29:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:8721249

RAMALLAH, Dec 21 (MENA) – Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riyad al-Maliki said his country continues working with states and international organizations to ensure that the Israeli occupation authorities are held accountable ....