Month: February 2020

Categories Middle East

As Israeli elections near, Palestinian Arabs in Israel demonstrate against ‘racist’ Netanyahu

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Few days before the commencement of the third Israeli elections in one year, a number of Palestinian Arabs in Israel demonstrated today against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, charging him of being racist and saying he is not welcome in the Arab towns … Read More >As Israeli elections near, Palestinian Arabs in Israel demonstrate against ‘racist’ Netanyahu

Categories Middle East

Israeli Drone Strike Kills Civilian in Syrian Golan Heights – Report

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Damascus reported numerous airstrikes conducted by Israel on Syrian territory over the past few years, with Tel Aviv officially claiming responsibility for some of them. Israel claims that it attacks positions of Iranian forces allegedly present in the country, and plotting attacks against the Jewish state. … Read More >Israeli Drone Strike Kills Civilian in Syrian Golan Heights – Report

Categories Middle East

Turkey ‘Will Do What is Necessary’ if Syrians Don’t Retreat to Designated Lines in Idlib – Official

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan previously warned that Ankara wouldn’t take the “smallest step back” in Idlib and stated that Turkey is “not a guest in [the] region, but its master”. … Read More >Turkey ‘Will Do What is Necessary’ if Syrians Don’t Retreat to Designated Lines in Idlib – Official

Categories Asia & Pacific

Chinese scientists desperately researching coronavirus discover that it shares human cell binding site with HIV, Ebola

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Chinese scientists have reported that the coronavirus ripping through populations worldwide is much more likely than its close cousin Sars to bind to human cells, as it contains unexpected genes which link it to HIV and Ebola. … Read More >Chinese scientists desperately researching coronavirus discover that it shares human cell binding site with HIV, Ebola

Categories USA

California confirms first possible ‘community transmission’ of coronavirus as China reports fewest new fatalities in a month

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California health officials have detected what may be the first local transmission of the deadly COVID-19 virus in the US – with no known ties to other confirmed cases – as China reported the lowest number of new deaths in weeks. … Read More >California confirms first possible ‘community transmission’ of coronavirus as China reports fewest new fatalities in a month

Categories Middle East

Iran’s VP for women and family affairs is latest official to test positive for coronavirus

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Iranian’s vice president for women and family affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, has contracted the coronavirus. Three high-ranking officials, including Iran’s deputy health minister, were already known to be infected. … Read More >Iran’s VP for women and family affairs is latest official to test positive for coronavirus