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Israel resumes indoor mask requirement amid virus spike

TEL AVIV: The Israeli health ministry reimposed a requirement on Friday for masks to be worn in enclosed public places…

3 years ago

‘New type of early human’ found in Israel

JERUSALEM: Bones belonging to a "new type of early human" previously unknown to science have been found in Israel, researchers…

3 years ago

Thousands attend Tel Aviv’s first post-lockdown pride parade

TEL AVIV: Thousands of people attended a pride parade in Tel Aviv on Friday in one of the largest public…

3 years ago

Israel brings back mask rules as variant spreads

JERUSALEM: Israel, a world leader in vaccinations, is once again requiring people to wear masks in indoor public spaces amid…

3 years ago

Iranian leader gets 1st dose of domestic Covid vaccine

TEHRAN: Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei received the first shot of the homegrown coronavirus vaccine, COVIran Barekat, on Friday and…

3 years ago

Palestinians protest against Abbas after activist’s death

JERUSALEM: Hundreds of Palestinians protested against President Mahmoud Abbas after Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem a day…

3 years ago

Syrian refugee girls face ‘dangerous’ child marriage trend, says charity

BEIRUT: Syrian refugee girls are increasingly at risk of child marriage due to a surge in pandemic-linked poverty, legal loopholes…

3 years ago

UN envoy calls for new international talks on Syrian war

UNITED NATIONS: With no progress toward ending the 10-year Syrian conflict, the UN special envoy for Syria called Friday for…

3 years ago

Israel to expand fishing zone, allow more imports into Gaza

JERUSALEM: Israel announced a further easing of its blockade on Gaza on Thursday, saying it would expand the coastal territory's…

3 years ago

Critic of Palestinian Authority dies after violent arrest

JERUSALEM: An outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority who was a candidate in parliamentary elections called off earlier this year…

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