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Over 1,550 Kurdish elements killed in Afrin operation
Date: 2018-02-16 14:29:54 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7249130
ANKARA, Feb 16 (MENA) - A total of 1,551 PYD/PKK elements have been "neutralized" since the beginning of Operation Olive Branch in Syria's northwestern region of Afrin, Turkish military said on Friday. Turkish authorities often use the word ....
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Gaza power plant shuts down due to lack of fuel
Date: 2018-02-15 19:04:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:89 - ID:7248020
GAZA CITY, Feb 15 (MENA) – The Gaza Strip's only power plant was totally shut down Thursday due to lack of fuel needed to operate it. In statements, Gaza Electricity Distribution Company (GEDCO) media official Mohamed Thabet said that ....
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Japanese foreign ministry says it seeks resolving ME peace process via dialogue
Date: 2018-02-15 17:48:19 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:7247814
TOKYO, Feb 15 (MENA) - Japanese Foreign Ministry said Thursday that it seeks pushing forward the Middle East peace process via dialogue. Tokyo voted in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) recently in favor of the Egyptian resolution on ....
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Israel seizes property of Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Date: 2018-02-15 12:27:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:7247012
RAMALLAH, Feb 15 (MENA) - The Israeli authorities seized property and bank accounts belonging to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, with a total value of USD 8.5 million. The patriarchs and church leaders on Thursday condemned the ....
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Abbas speech at UNSC will state future Palestinian strategy - FM
Date: 2018-02-15 12:07:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:7246783
RAMALLAH, Feb 15 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ speech at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on February 20 will state the final Palestinian position and strategy following the decision of US President Donald Trump on ....
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Scores of Palestinian students suffocated by tear gas in Hebron
Date: 2018-02-15 11:53:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7247186
RAMALLAH, Feb 15 (MENA) - Scores of Palestinian students suffered suffocation after Israeli forces fired toxic tear gas canisters at a checkpoint in the West Bank city of Hebron on Thursday, Palestinian sources said. The occupation forces fired ....
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Israeli forces open fire at Palestinian fishing boats off Gaza coast
Date: 2018-02-15 11:31:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:7246774
GAZA, Feb 15 (MENA) - Israeli naval forces fired at Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of the Gaza Strip on Thursday. Israeli gunboats targeted the Palestinian boats in the central and northern parts of the coast, according to ....
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Israel sets up watchtower at Bab Al Amoud gate's entrance in Old Jerusalem
Date: 2018-02-15 11:00:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7246693
RAMALLAH, Feb 15 (MENA) - The Israeli army erected a security watchtower at the entrance of Bab Al Amoud gate (Damascus Gate), one of the main entrances to the Old City of Al Quds (Jerusalem). Eyewitnesses said Thursday the watchtower is adjacent ....
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Israeli forces arrest 19 Palestinians in West Bank
Date: 2018-02-15 10:29:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7246779
RAMALLAH, Feb 15 (MENA) – Israeli occupation forces arrested 19 Palestinians from different parts of the West Bank and Jerusalem, the Palestinian Prisoner's Club said in a statement on Thursday. Eight Palestinians were apprehended in Hebron and ....
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Israeli military force storms farmland in Tulkarm
Date: 2018-02-14 22:23:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:96 - ID:7246340
RAMALLAH, Feb 14 (MENA) – A large Israeli military force on Wednesday stormed northern farmland in Illar town of Tulkarm in northern West Bank. Loud explosions were heard in the town after the Israeli force had pushed its way into the northern ....
