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Establishing more settlements will not achieve Israel's goal, says Palestinian FM

Date: 2018-01-02 13:38:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:7170849

RAMALLAH, Jan 2 (MENA) - Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said Tuesday that establishing more settlements and issuing annexation and expansion laws will not achieve Israel's goal. In a statement, the Palestinian ministry ....

Qattan: US religious freedoms report full of falsities

Date: 2018-01-02 13:17:40 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:7170729

CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia's Ambassador here and its chief delegate to the Arab League Ahmed bin Qattan said on Tuesday that US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report for the year 2017 contains several falsities and ....

Palestinian wounded in clashes with Israeli forces

Date: 2018-01-02 13:04:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:7170739

GAZA, Jan 2 (MENA) - A young Palestinian was wounded Tuesday in clashes with Israeli occupation forces in east of the city of Khan Yunis, southern the Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses said the Israeli forces stationed at outposts in east of the town of ....

23 raids, 38 killed in Damascus within 4 days

Date: 2018-01-02 12:44:20 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:7170632

LONDON, Jan 2 (MENA) - Military jets launched at least 23 raids on Damascus over the past four days, Director of the Observatory for Human Rights Rami Abdel Rahman said Tuesday. The raids killed 38 people, including nine children, he told Al Hadath ....

Jordanian army foils drug smuggling attempt

Date: 2018-01-02 11:44:39 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:7170564

AMMAN, Jan 2 (MENA) - The Jordanian army foiled an attempt to smuggle large quantities of drugs into Jordan through borders with Syria, a Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army source said on Tuesday. The northern military command, in coordination with ....

Cypriot president pays official visit to Saudi Arabia

Date: 2018-01-02 11:34:47 GMT - Cyprus - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:7170514

NICOSIA, Jan 2 (MENA) - Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades left here Tuesday for Riyadh on an official visit at an invitation from Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz, Cyprus Mail reported. On Wednesday, Anastasiades will be received by the Saudi ....

Bahraini PM arrives in Kuwait

Date: 2018-01-02 11:33:01 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:7170525

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 2 (MENA) - Bahraini Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa arrived here on Tuesday on a brief visit to Kuwait, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. The Bahraini PM and his accompanying delegation were received upon arrival ....

Iraqi police element injured in bomb blast in northern Ramadi city

Date: 2018-01-02 09:06:36 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7170125

BAGHDAD, Jan 2 (MENA) - An improvised explosive device (IED) went off in northern Ramadi city in Al Anbar province, injuring an Iraqi police element, an Iraqi military source said on Tuesday. The police element was seriously injured when the IED ....

Bahrain's foreign ministry issues Iran advisory

Date: 2018-01-01 19:04:01 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:7169771

MANAMA, Jan 1 (MENA) Bahrain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged all Bahraini citizens to totally refrain, under any circumstances, from travelling to Iran, due to the widespread unrest, unstable security conditions and severe violence in the ....

Mufti hails Saudi role in serving holy mosques, pilgrims

Date: 2018-01-01 18:19:56 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:7169800

RIYADH, Jan 1 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam on Monday hailed the role played by Saudi Arabia in serving the two holy mosques and their pilgrims. "Saudi Arabia is the only country that can manage this file", Allam told an international ....