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17 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli occupation forces in occupied Jerusalem

AFAQ NEWS Seventeen Palestinian civilians were wounded during clashes with the Israeli occupation forces tonight, in the vicinity of Bab al-Amud, Bab al-Sahira, Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, Bab al-Asbat, and Hatta in the occupied Jerusalem. Six injuries were transported to Al-Maqasid Hospital in Jerusalem, most of them were shot by rubber bullets, the Palestine Red Crescent …

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Temps to rise 7-8 degrees above average today

AFAQ NEWS Mercury levels on Sunday are predicted to rise 7-8 degrees above seasonal average, bringing relatively hot weather in the highlands, and sizzling conditions in other parts of the Kingdom, with clouds at medium and high altitudes, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily update. Over the next two days, a slight …

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Field hospital in Jerusalem to treat worshipers, as injuries rise to 163 – IFRC

AFAQ NEWS The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (IFRC) said, yesterday, a field hospital in the holy city of Jerusalem has been inaugurated to treat the hundreds of injured due to the Israeli assaults on the worshipers there. In a statement, the IFRC added that the move came due to the mounting numbers of injuries among …

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Jordanian ambassador gets UAE’s Order of Independence of First Degree

AFAQ NEWS His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has bestowed the Order of Independence of the First Degree upon Jordanian ambassador to the UAE, Jumah Abdullah Al-Abbadi. This comes in recognition of Al-Abbadi’s efforts in developing cooperation between the UAE and Jordan in all fields during …

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China reports 11 new COVID-19 cases , all from overseas

AFAQ NEWS China reported 11 new COVID-19 cases in the mainland on May 2, down from 15 cases a day earlier, Reuters reported, while quoting the country’s national health authority. In a statement, the National Health Commission said all the new cases were imported infections originating from overseas. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases …

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India’s tally of coronavirus infections crosses 20 million

AFAQ NEWS  India’s tally of coronavirus infections surged past 20 million on Tuesday, boosted by 357,229 new cases over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose 3,449 for a toll of 222,408, health ministry data showed. India becomes the world’s second nation, after the United States, to pass the grim milestone. It took the south …

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King receives US delegation from legislative, executive branches

AFAQ NEWS His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday received a high-level US delegation, headed by Senator Chris Murphy (D- Connecticut), and which included National Security Council Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk, US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking, and officials from the state and defense departments. The meeting covered the …

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Indian sailor in Aqaba tests positive for Indian Covid-19 variant

AFAQ NEWS A health official said that the infected person with the Indian Covid-19 variant in the southern port of Aqaba is an Indian sailor who had arrived in Aqaba via King Hussein International Airport a few days ago. Director of Health Affairs in the Aqaba Governorate, Saeb Abu Aboud Hiyasat, told the Jordan News …

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