Day: January 21, 2021
Palestine confirms 574 new coronavirus cases, seven deaths
RAMALLAH, Palestine recorded today 574 new coronavirus cases and seven deaths, according to Health Minister Mai al-Kaila.
She announced that 574 Palestinians tested positive for the highly contagious virus and seven others died of it in the occupied territories.
Among …
President Abbas condemns twin deadly attack in central Baghdad market
RAMALLAH, President Mahmoud Abbas today condemned the twin suicide attack that struck a popular crowded market in central Baghdad, killing some 30 people.
“We stand in solidarity with the President, government and people of Iraq during this heinous act of …
Eldest Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails contracts coronavirus
RAMALLAH, 82-year-old Fo’ad Al-Shobaki, the eldest Palestinian political prisoner in Israeli jails, has contracted the coronavirus, today said the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Commission.
The Commission said Shobaki contracted the virus after he came into contact with an Israeli prison guard …
UNRWA Commissioner-General visits Jerash and Souf camps, reviews situation of Palestine refugees in Jordan amid pandemic
AMMAN, The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, visited Jerash and Souf camps in northern Amman yesterday.
The Director of UNRWA Affairs in Jordan, Ms. Marta Lorenzo, …
Minister of Health says 17 cases of British mutation of COVID-19 found near Jerusalem
RAMALLAH, Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said today that the first 17 cases of the British mutation of COVID-19 were discovered today in Palestine.
She said in a press release that the 17 cases of the British variant were discovered …