The number of Israelis who have received the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine surpassed 4 million on Tuesday, the Israeli Ministry of Health said in a statement. A total of 4,000,333 people in Israel, or [Read More]
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye on Tuesday warned that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is facing a very acute financial crisis that would prevent it from fulfilling its obligations. He made the remarks at the start [Read More]
Turkey’s largest city Istanbul inaugurated a biomethanation plant on Tuesday that would convert wasted food into compost and electrical energy. “Food waste … will be brought to the economy for the first time in the [Read More]
When Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett triumphantly secured an annual budget last week, he tweeted “now we begin!” After three years’ political instability in Israel, the passing of the budget is thought to guarantee the [Read More]
Israel’s tourism ministry announced Monday that groups of tourists with two COVID-19 vaccine doses will be allowed to enter the country, even if more than six months have passed from their inoculation. Under these new [Read More]
Jordan on Monday warned against the continued absence of serious and effective negotiations to achieve a just and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution. There is no alternative to the two-state solution that guarantees [Read More]
The Egyptian army announced on Monday the amendment of the security agreement with Israel, allowing for more Egyptian border guards along the border area in Rafah city, northeast of Cairo. A joint military committee succeeded [Read More]
Turkey on Monday confirmed 27,824 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 8,259,503, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 187 to 72,314, while 28,255 [Read More]
Syria’s air defenses on Monday evening responded to an Israeli attack targeting areas on the Syrian coast and the central province of Homs, state news agency SANA reported. The attack targeted Homs and the coastal [Read More]
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye on Monday called on the U.S. Congress to recognize an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. In a press statement issued at the [Read More]
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