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Syria reports 42 new coronavirus cases, 5 fatalities

Date: 2021-06-16 21:12:16 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:112 - ID:9014469

DAMASCUS, June 16 (MENA) - The Syrian Health Ministry announced on Wednesday that 42 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Syria, adding that nine coronavirus patients recovered and five others passed away. In a statement, the ministry noted ....

Israel's airstrikes on Gaza may amount to war crimes: UN rights chief

Date: 2021-06-16 16:30:49 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:9013833

CAIRO, June 16 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet voiced Wednesday her grave concern over the Israeli occupation's recent escalation in the occupied Palestinian territories, which left many innocent civilians ....

COVID-19 kills 129 more Iranians

Date: 2021-06-16 11:40:20 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:9013305

TEHRAN, June 16 (MENA) - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 82,480 with 129 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, IRNA news agency quoted a statement issued by the Health Ministry on ....

Palestine records 216 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths

Date: 2021-06-16 10:52:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:9013059

RAMALLAH, June 16 (MENA) - Palestine has recorded 216 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths over the past 24 hours, WAFA quoted Health Minister Mai al Kaileh as saying Wednesday. She announced that 216 Palestinians tested positive for the highly ....

Israeli settlers storm Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2021-06-16 09:49:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:9012962

RAMALLAH, June 16 (MENA) - Scores of Israeli settlers stormed the environs of Al Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli troops, reported Wafa News Agency Wednesday. Some 56 settlers forced their way into the site in a provocative tour of the ....

Israeli forces detain 20 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2021-06-16 08:28:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:9012834

RAMALLAH, June 16 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained on Wednesday 20 Palestinians in the West Bank including a wounded youth. WAFA news agency reported that the Palestinians were nabbed in Nablus, Hebron, Tulkarem and Ramallah. Last night, ....

Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza Strip

Date: 2021-06-16 07:28:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:9012718

RAMALLAH, June 16 (MENA) - Israel on Wednesday launched two missiles on Maen area, south of Khan Younes City, in the southern Gaza Strip and a missile on a site in southern Gaza City, reported Wafa News Agency. Material damage was confirmed, but ....

258 Covid-19 infections recorded in Palestine

Date: 2021-06-15 12:32:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:9011349

RAMALLAH, June 15 (MENA) - Some 258 new cases of COVID-19, three deaths and 252 recoveries were registered in Palestine during the past 24 hours, said WAFA news agency. In her daily report on the coronavirus pandemic, Minister of Health Mai ....

Iran reports 10,216 new Covid-19 cases, 134 deaths

Date: 2021-06-15 11:32:12 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:9011341

TEHRAN, June 15 (MENA) - As many as 10,216 new cases of infection with the Covid-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 1,260 of whom were hospitalized, Iran's Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Some 134 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus ....

80 settlers storm into Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2021-06-14 13:26:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:9009671

RAMALLAH, June 14 (MENA) - Some 80 settlers on Monday stormed into the courtyard of Al Aqsa Mosque, protected by Israeli occupation police. The settlers attacked the mosque's compound from Al Magharba Gate in groups and carried out provocative ....