Covid-19: Qatar confirms virus in jail, denies widespread outbreak

Qatar has confirmed 12 Covid-19 cases in prison DOHA, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Qatar confirmed 12 cases of COVID-19 at a jail as campaign group Human Rights Watch warned other prisoners could be at risk of contracting the disease. Two inmates were acutely ill but none had succumbed to the respiratory…

Covid-19: Palestine to ease measures in West Bank but to ban movement between cities during Eid

Ramallah, May 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — Palestinian authorities have decided to relax part of the anti-coronavirus measures that have been been imposed in the West Bank since March 5. The decision came as seven new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the Palestinian territories on Monday night, according to Health Minister Mai al-Kaila.…

Covid-19: Turkey imposes 4-day lockdown during Eid celebrations to curb pandemic

Police officers patrol the street with police dogs during a curfew in Ankara ISTANBUL, May 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a four-day lockdown on May 23-26 in the entire country to curb the spread of COVID-19. The curfew will comprehend all the 81 provinces, Erdogan said,…

Israel swears in unity government after long political crisis

PM Benjamin Netanyahu JERUSALEM, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Israel has sworn in a unity government after the longest political crisis in the country’s history, and amid the coronavirus pandemic. Under a power-sharing deal agreed in April, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will serve for another 18 months. His rival Benny Gantz will serve as deputy…

Rocket hits near US embassy in Baghdad, no casualties: security sources

BAGHDAD, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One rocket hit near the US embassy in Baghdad early Tuesday morning, security sources said, the first to land in the high-security zone in weeks. The blast could be heard across the Iraqi capital and triggered security sirens at the US embassy compound but did…

Covid-19: Egypt tightens restrictions for Eid holiday

A member of a volunteer medical team sprays disinfectant along a street as a precaution to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease in Cairo CAIRO, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Egypt will bring forward the start of its curfew by four hours to 5 pm and halt public transport from…

Israeli Patrol Shoots, Kidnaps Man In SE Lebanon: Military Source

BEIRUT, May 18 (NNN-NNA) – An Israeli patrol opened fire, on Sunday, in southeastern Lebanon, along the border line, injuring a Syrian shepherd, and then kidnapped him to one of its locations, in the occupied Shebaa Farms. A Lebanese military source and citizens from the border town of Kfarchouba, said…

Palestinian Official Says Israel’s Annexation Plan Makes Peace Impossible

RAMALLAH, May 18 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian official, on Sunday said that, Israeli plan of annexing parts of the West Bank makes achieving peace impossible. “Annexation means one thing: peace will not be possible between Israelis and Palestinians and cannot be done between Israel and the Arab countries,” Secretary General…

Attempted Piracy Attack Targets British Vessel Off Yemen’s Coast

ADEN, May 18 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s pro-government coast guard forces, confirmed on Sunday that, a British vessel came under an attempted piracy attack in the Gulf of Aden. Captain Nasser Awlaki, with the Yemeni Coast Guard forces, confirmed that, “a British vessel was subjected to an attempt of piracy attack…

Israel’s COVID-19 Cases Reach 16,617

JERUSALEM, May 18 (NNN-MA’AN) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Israel reached 16,617 on Sunday, the state’s Ministry of Health said. The death toll in Israel increased from 268 to 272, while the number of patients in serious condition decreased from 59 to 55, out of 177 patients currently…
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