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250 killed in Western Ghouta: Syrian Observatory
Date: 2018-02-21 07:23:06 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:7257099
LONDON, Feb 21 (MENA) - As many as 250 people were killed during a shelling on Western Ghouta which is under the control of the opposition, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. This is the biggest number of dead to fall in 48 hours since ....
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Two Palestinians injured by Israeli troops in Nablus
Date: 2018-02-21 07:08:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7257064
RAMALLAH, Feb 21 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were injured late on Tuesday in confrontations with Israeli occupation forces in Al Quds (occupied East Jerusalem). Israeli forces fired a rubber-coated metal bullet at the head of a Palestinian man in ....
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US concerned about Eastern Ghouta violence
Date: 2018-02-21 06:37:40 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:7257105
WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (MENA) - The United States says it is "deeply concerned" about a surge in attacks by the Syrian government and its allies on a rebel-held enclave near the capital, Damascus. The cessation of violence in the Eastern Ghouta ....
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Fatah spokesman lambasts US ambassador's statements
Date: 2018-02-20 15:45:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:7256378
RAMALLAH, Feb 20 (MENA) - Fatah Movement spokesman Osama Al Qawasmi said on Tuesday that US ambassador in Tel Aviv David Friedman made himself a spokesman for far-right groups in Israel. Qawasmi described the ambassador's statements about the ....
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Maliki: Abbas to tender peace plan, overture at UNSC meeting
Date: 2018-02-20 13:57:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:7255581
RAMALLAH, Feb 20 (MENA) - Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al Maliki said President Mahmoud Abbas will tender a Palestinian peace overture and plan in his address later Tuesday at the United Nations Security Council meeting. Speaking to Sawt ....
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Palestinian administrative detainees boycott Israeli courts for 5th day
Date: 2018-02-20 13:40:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:7255596
RAMALLAH, Feb 20 (MENA) - Palestinian administrative detainees continued boycotting the Israeli military courts for the fifth day in a row in protest their arbitrary administrative detention. In a statement on Tuesday, the detainees said that the ....
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Explosion in Al Quds due to gas leak
Date: 2018-02-20 13:28:52 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:7256062
GAZA, Feb 20 (MENA) - An explosion suspected to be caused by a gas leak was heard in the neighborhood of Bakah in Al Quds, The Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday. Ten firefighting teams as well as police and other emergency forces are working ....
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Erdogan says 32 Turkish soldiers killed since start of Afrin operation
Date: 2018-02-20 12:22:44 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:7255602
ANKARA, Feb 20 (MENA) - Thirty-two Turkish soldiers have been killed since the start of a military operation in Syria's Afrin, says Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Addressing parliament Tuesday, the Turkish president also said that 60 fighters of the Free ....
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Preparations underway for int'l donor conf. to plug gap in UNRWA's budget
Date: 2018-02-20 11:32:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7255533
RAMALLAH, Feb 20 (MENA) - Spokesperson for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) Sami Mshasha said preparations are underway for an international donor conference that will discuss means of filling in the gap in UNRWA's ....
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Israeli settlers storm Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2018-02-20 10:26:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7255410
RAMALLAH, Feb 20 (MENA) - Israeli settlers on Tuesday stormed Al Aqsa Mosque from Bab Al Magharbah Gate under the heavy protection of Israeli forces. Eyewitnesses said the settlers toured the holy site and several shops were shut down. (MENA) M ....
