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Trump's vision for Mideast peace was heavily biased against Palestinians: AL chief

Date: 2020-12-02 16:19:22 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:8696163

CAIRO, Dec 2 (MENA) - The plan adopted by the outgoing US administration for the Middle East peace process is unlikely to be used by the new administration as a starting point, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit said. Abul Gheit made ....

Israel transfers all tax dues to PA: Palestinian minister

Date: 2020-12-02 10:02:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8695680

RAMALLAH, Dec 2 (MENA) - Israel has transferred 3.76 billion shekels in tax dues to the Palestinian Authority, a Palestinian minister said Wednesday, weeks after negotiations between the two sides. In a post on his twitter account, Palestinian ....

Israeli occupation forces arrest 10 WB Palestinians

Date: 2020-12-02 08:04:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:8695470

RAMALLAH, Dec 2 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested on Wednesday 10 Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank. Two brothers were arrested from Qalqilia, one youth from neighboring Kafr Laqef village, two from Hebron, three from ....

Cuba supports cause of Palestinian people

Date: 2020-12-01 21:41:00 GMT - Cuba - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:8695222

HAVANA, Dec 1 (MENA) - Cuba on Tuesday reiterated in Athens its solidarity with the cause of the Palestinian people and condemned Israel for preventing them from creating their own state, expelling them from their territories and constantly ....

Palestine alerts int'l community of failure to reach two-state issue

Date: 2020-12-01 13:31:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:8694585

RAMALLAH, Dec 1 (MENA) - Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates warned the international community against the danger of the current stage on the two-state issue, citing Israel's ruling right wing's race against time to implement ....

2,536 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Palestine

Date: 2020-12-01 11:52:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:8694332

RAMALLAH, Dec 1 (MENA) - Palestine recorded 2,536 new Covid-19 cases and 16 fatalities, marking the highest daily number of cases since the pandemic outbreak in March, said WAFA news agency. Health Minister Mai al-Kaileh announced that 2,536 ....

Scores of Jewish settlers swarm Aqsa mosque

Date: 2020-12-01 11:50:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:8694333

RAMALLAH, Dec 1 (MENA) - Scores of Jewish settlers stormed the Al Aqsa Mosque Tuesday morning under the protection of Israeli occupation police. Al Quds Awqaf department said 48 settlers swarmed the holy site from Bab Al Magharba and made ....

Israeli occupation detains 11 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2020-12-01 10:01:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8694216

RAMALLAH, Dec 1 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday detained 11 Palestinians from the West Bank. According to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoner Club, two Palestinians were detained from Nablus, eight from Al Quds and one from ....

Israel reports 1,227 new Covid-19 cases

Date: 2020-12-01 08:21:44 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8694068

GAZA CITY, Dec 1 (MENA) - Some 1,227 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Monday, the highest number in about a month and a half, with 2.2% of tests returning positive, JPost report Tuesday quoting the Health Ministry. Of ....

Iran envoy urges intl. community to condemn Fakhrizadeh assassination

Date: 2020-12-01 06:17:35 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:8693912

TEHRAN, Dec 1 (MENA) - Iran's Permanent Representative to International Organizations has urged the international community to condemn the assassination of the Iranian nuclear scientist, Mehr news agency reported Tuesday. In a letter to Ghada ....