Middle East
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Blast hits convoy of Palestinian premier in the Gaza Strip
Date: 2018-03-13 08:47:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7292154
GAZA CITY, March 13 (MENA) - A blast hit the convoy of Palestinian Prime Minister Rami al Hamadallah and Palestinian Intelligence Chief Majed Faraj on Tuesday upon their arrival at the Gaza Strip via Beit Hanoun crossing. (MORE) M H E/R E E ....
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US calls urgent meeting in Jordan after Syria strikes reports
Date: 2018-03-13 06:47:24 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:7291909
WASHINGTON, March 12 (MENA) - The US has called an urgent meeting in Jordan out of concern about reports of strikes in southwestern Syria within the boundaries of the de-escalation zone negotiated last year, a US State Department official said on ....
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Amid corruption charges .. Netanyahu says unafraid of elections
Date: 2018-03-12 21:18:30 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:106 - ID:7291625
GAZA CITY, March 12 (MENA) – Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke in the Knesset at the conclusion of a meeting convened by 40 opposition MKs regarding investigations linked to him, Israeli media reported on Monday. "Today is a ....
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Palestinian Foreign Ministry slams Israeli escalating settlement plans
Date: 2018-03-12 15:26:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:7290810
RAMALLAH, March 12 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said that the continued Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian territories undermines any chance to establish a sovereign Palestinian state ....
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Israeli forces detain Palestinian in Al Quds
Date: 2018-03-12 14:32:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:7290844
RAMALLAH, March 12 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested Monday a Palestinian young man at Bab Al Qattaneen outside the Aqsa Mosque. The young man was taken to an interrogation center. Also, Israeli settlers stormed the mosque from Bab ....
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ME peace plan nearly finished: The New York Times
Date: 2018-03-12 12:40:20 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:7290803
WASHINGTON, March 12 (MENA) - The Trump administration is putting the finishing touches on its long-awaited Middle East peace plan, three senior officials said on Sunday, and President Trump is likely to present it soon, despite risking swift ....
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Administrative prisoners threaten to stage hunger strike in Israeli jails
Date: 2018-03-12 10:16:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7290182
RAMALLAH, March 12 (MENA) - Head of the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners' Affairs Issa Qaraqe said administrative prisoners in the Israeli jails are threatening to stage a hunger strike in Israeli jails in April if the Israeli authorities did not ....
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Yisrael Beytenu threatens to quit government if Israeli draft bill passes 3rd reading
Date: 2018-03-12 09:04:34 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7290184
GAZA CITY, March 12 (MENA) - An Yisrael Beytenu source said Monday that if the Israeli draft bill passes its third reading in the Knesset, the party would quit the government, Ynet reported. According to a compromise reached late Sunday between ....
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Palestinian FM to file lawsuit against Netanyahu, Lieberman at ICC -- Official
Date: 2018-03-12 08:54:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7290174
RAMALLAH, March 12 (MENA) - Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al Maliki will leave for the Hague in days to file a lawsuit at the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor ....
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27 Palestinians detained from West Bank, Quds
Date: 2018-03-12 08:42:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7290095
RAMALLAH, March 12 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained on Monday 27 Palestinians from different parts in the West Bank and al Quds. The occupation forces stormed a number of homes during the detention campaign, Palestinian sources said. The forces ....