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Coronavirus response stirs Jerusalem sovereignty struggle
Middle East

Coronavirus response stirs Jerusalem sovereignty struggle

Israel’s arrest of senior Palestinian officials for “illegal” efforts to contain coronavirus and the Jewish state’s closure of a clinic…
Beware the boar: wild pigs patrol Israeli city under coronavirus closure
Middle East

Beware the boar: wild pigs patrol Israeli city under coronavirus closure

HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – While coronavirus closures are coaxing wildlife into the abandoned streets of many a metropolis, in one…
US gives $5 mn to Palestinians amid pandemic, after years of aid cuts
Middle East

US gives $5 mn to Palestinians amid pandemic, after years of aid cuts

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) — The United States is giving five million dollars to the Palestinians to help them fight…
Israel’s Netanyahu, Gantz near unity deal to end political deadlock
Middle East

Israel’s Netanyahu, Gantz near unity deal to end political deadlock

JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival Benny Gantz were nearing a deal on Tuesday…
Gaza resumes coronavirus testing amid shortages
Middle East

Gaza resumes coronavirus testing amid shortages

GAZA (Reuters) — Coronavirus testing has resumed in the Gaza Strip after Israel allowed five testing kits purchased by the…
Former Israeli chief rabbi dies after contracting coronavirus
Middle East

Former Israeli chief rabbi dies after contracting coronavirus

JERUSALEM (Reuters) — A former Israeli chief rabbi has died after contracting the coronavirus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on…
UN Mideast envoys urge warring parties to cease fighting now
Middle East

UN Mideast envoys urge warring parties to cease fighting now

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations envoys in Middle East hot spots urged all warring parties on Saturday to…
Israel tightens quarantine in Jerusalem to halt virus spread
Middle East

Israel tightens quarantine in Jerusalem to halt virus spread

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government approved a tight quarantine of several areas of Jerusalem on Sunday, including the historic…
Jerusalem: An eerily different Easter in the time of coronavirus
Middle East

Jerusalem: An eerily different Easter in the time of coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has also gripped the Holy Land and Jerusalem’s Old City has come to a near standstill. Bereft…
Lockdown in West Bank, crowds in Gaza: Palestinians divided over coronavirus
Middle East

Lockdown in West Bank, crowds in Gaza: Palestinians divided over coronavirus

GAZA/WEST BANK (Reuters) — Political and physical divisions between Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza have induced two very…
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