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Israel passes 10,000 daily infections for first time since start of pandemic
For the first time since the pandemic began, more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases were

A new COVID-19 challenge: Mutations rise along with cases
The race against the virus that causes COVID-19 has taken a new turn: Mutations are

Newspaper headlines: Jab complacency fears and smart motorway inquest
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UN Security Council urged to enhance cooperation with Arab League
NEW YORK: The problems that continue to plague the Arab world were top of the

Why Iran’s nuclear facilities are still vulnerable to attack
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Morocco 2nd Arab country to promote combating anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism
Rabat inks agreement with US envoy to combat anti-Semitism, following signing of normalization deal with

Palestinians expected to receive first shipment of Russian Sputnik V vaccine
The Palestinian Authority will receive the first 5,000 doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine

Officials bicker over airport virus failures ahead of cabinet vote
Israeli officials traded blame on Monday for the ongoing and continued failures to put safeguards

Barak says he will not return to Labor, citing fractured left-wing field
Former prime minister Ehud Barak said Monday that he will not run to lead the

Egyptian leader in Jordan for post-Trump strategy talks
AMMAN: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi was greeted upon arrival in the Jordanian capital Amman

The 1920s white supremacist influencer beloved by president Harding – and Hitler
Few people can place — much less pronounce — the name Lothrop Stoddard. During his

Phil Spector’s death resurrects mixed reaction from skeptics
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phil Spector was viewed as a man with two distinct personas.

WHO raises ‘concerns’ about vaccine inequity between Israel and Palestinians
The World Health Organization has raised “concerns” about the unequal distribution of coronavirus vaccines in

Guided by domestic concerns, Biden aims to reenter Iran deal as ‘first step’
Despite objections by Israel, other countries, and many US lawmakers, president-elect wants to avoid escalation

Immune system ‘remembers’ to fight off coronavirus for at least 6 months: study
PARIS, France (AFP) — People may be able to fight off reinfection for at least

Netanyahu says Israel may need to extend lockdown, pleads with Haredim to comply
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday that Israel will likely need to extend its

Netanyahu lawyers say he was never questioned on many accusations in graft cases
Lawyers for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu filed a lengthy official response Monday to the charge

Lawyer for Israeli magnate: Bribery trial ‘impossible’ due to witnesses’ absence
Diamond dealer Beny Steinmetz, tried in Geneva over alleged corruption in Guinea mining deal, claims

Home repair organization helps elderly during coronavirus
Tenufa Bakehila is raising funds for a second emergency repair-mobile in Israel’s southSource Link: https://www.timesofisrael.com/home-repair-organization-helps-elderly-during-coronavirus/

UK ‘seriously concerned’ by Israeli approval of new West Bank homes
Foreign Office statement says move, which comes ahead of Biden inauguration in the US, ‘could

Lavrov: Israel should inform Moscow of Iranian threats in Syria, not bomb them
Russian FM says if his government were given intel, it would take action so IDF

Israeli hospital: 98% of staff who got 2nd shot have high-level COVID antibodies
A new serological study conducted at an Israeli hospital found that 98 percent of hospital

Rivlin pleads with government to resolve hospital budget crisis
President Reuven Rivlin on Monday called on the government to immediately resolve a budgeting crisis

Likud whip accuses defecting minister of choosing ‘white peoples’ party’
Coalition whip MK Miki Zohar, a senior member of Likud, on Monday accused former party

As Israel inoculates even those 45+, WHO chief blasts global vaccine inequality
UN agency warns of ‘catastrophic moral failure’ of wealthy countries moving ahead with vaccinations while

UK slams ‘illegal’ Israeli settlement plans
LONDON: The UK’s minister for the Middle East and North Africa on Monday slammed the

Israeli chef Assaf Granit awarded Michelin star for Paris restaurant Shabour
Israeli chef Assaf Granit’s Shabour restaurant in Paris received its first Michelin star on Monday