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Israel registers 2,239 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2021-08-20 11:39:34 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:9121367

GAZA CITY, Aug 20 (MENA) - Some 2,239 new cases of the coronavirus were reported in Israel on Friday, upping the total cases to 957,543 according to a update by the Health Ministry. The death toll stood at 6,759 after registering new seven ....

Iran reports more than 28,000 new infections of coronavirus, 555 deaths

Date: 2021-08-20 11:38:58 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:9121362

TEHRAN, Aug 20 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 28,833 COVID-19 infections and 555 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours, Mehr News Agency reported. According to the statement released on Friday by the Iranian Health ....

Lebanon files urgent complaint with UN against Israeli violations

Date: 2021-08-20 08:00:17 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:9121013

BEIRUT, Aug 20 (MENA) - Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab said he asked Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Zeina Akar to file an "urgent complaint" with the UN about Israel's continued violations against Lebanon. In a ....

Israel records 603 serious COVID-19 cases

Date: 2021-08-19 16:12:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:9120224

RAMALLAH, Aug 19 (MENA) - As many as 7,856 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Wednesday, with 603 patients in serious condition, according to a Thursday morning update by the Israeli Health Ministry. Some 5.5% of tests ....

Palestine confirms 962 new coronavirus cases, death case

Date: 2021-08-19 11:16:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:9119616

RAMALLAH, Aug 19 (MENA) - Palestine today confirmed 962 new Covid-19 cases and a death case, WAFA quoted Health Minister Mai al Kaileh as saying. She announced that 962 Palestinians tested positive for the highly contagious virus and another died ....

Israeli forces detain six Palestinians from West Bank

Date: 2021-08-19 10:37:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:9119362

RAMALLAH, Aug 19 (MENA) - Israeli forces Thursday overnight detained at least six Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank, WAFA quoted local and security sources as saying. They said that Israeli forces rounded up a Palestinian after ....

Israel reports 7,856 new cases in Israel

Date: 2021-08-19 09:58:52 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:9119361

GAZA CITY, Aug 19 (MENA) - Some 7,856 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Wednesday, with 603 patients in serious condition, The Jerusalem Post quoted Thursday morning update by the Health Ministry. Some 5.5% of tests ....

Palestinian PM urges ICRC to monitor conditions of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails

Date: 2021-08-18 21:36:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:99 - ID:9118798

RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh and Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mission in Jerusalem Els Debuf probed the conditions of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. During the ....

Israeli PM to visit W.House this month: Biden spokeswoman

Date: 2021-08-18 21:13:30 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:98 - ID:9118977

GAZA CITY, Aug 18 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will hold talks with President Joe Biden in the White House on August 26, Biden's spokeswoman said Wednesday. "Prime Minister Bennett's visit will strengthen the enduring ....

Iran reported 39,174 infections, 583 deaths

Date: 2021-08-18 11:15:44 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:9117847

TEHRAN, Aug 18 (MENA) – Iran reported , 39,174 new COVID-19 infections have been detected across the country since Tuesday, Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday, quoting the Iranian Health Ministry. According to the statement, the virus has ....