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Putin meets Abbas, says Israeli-Palestinian conflict discussed with Trump

Date: 2018-02-12 20:59:24 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:100 - ID:7242467

MOSCOW, Feb 12 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday told visiting Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas he had just spoken over phone with US President Donald Trump. "Obviously we spoke about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," ....

Netanyahu: I've been talking to Americans about annexing settlements

Date: 2018-02-12 19:13:27 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:93 - ID:7242385

GAZA CITY, Feb 12 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Likud faction meeting Monday that Israel is coordinating with the US on the topic of sovereignty over settlements in the West Bank, The Jerusalem Post ....

Israel detains 15 Palestinians from West Bank

Date: 2018-02-12 12:15:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:7241112

RAMALLAH, Feb 12 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained at dawn on Monday 15 Palestinians from different governorates in the West Bank. The detained included three from Al Quds, five from Bethlehem, one from Tulkarm, two from Jenin, two from Salfit and ....

Israeli strikes on Syria clear message to Iran -- Israeli min.

Date: 2018-02-11 21:17:50 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:101 - ID:7240372

GAZA, Feb 11 (MENA) - Israeli Intelligence Minister Israel Katz said Israel was not seeking to inflame tensions along the northern border, and indicated the strikes caught Iran by surprise, The Times of Israel reported Sunday. “They, and we, know ....

Death toll among Turkish soldiers in Afrin rises to 31

Date: 2018-02-11 15:51:27 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:7240179

Damascus, Feb 11 (MENA) – Turkey's military announced the death of another soldier in its operation against a Syrian Kurdish militia in northern Syria on Sunday, The New York Times reported. Sunday's announcement brings to 31 the number of ....

Israeli forces storm Palestinian factory

Date: 2018-02-11 12:45:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:7239554

RAMALLAH, Feb 11 (MENA) - Israeli forces stormed a Palestinian factory for manufacturing air conditioners in Tulkarm on Sunday destroying its main contents. In statements, the factory's director Mohamed Goher said that the losses have not been ....

SDF asserts dropping 2 Turkish choppers in Afrin

Date: 2018-02-11 10:57:16 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7239344

DAMASCUS, Feb 11 (MENA) - In a statement on Sunday, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said they dropped two Turkish helicopters flying over Afrin city in northern Syria. Twenty Turkish soldiers were boarding the choppers, US-funded Alhurra ....

Israeli settlers storm Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-02-11 09:54:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7239142

RAMALLAH, Feb 11 (MENA) - Israeli settlers on Sunday stormed Al Aqsa Mosque from Bab Al Magharbah Gate under heavy protection of Israeli forces. Eyewitnesses said the settlers toured the holy site while listening to explanations about the alleged ....

SOHR: Six elements of regime forces killed in Israeli raids

Date: 2018-02-11 09:54:05 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7239022

DAMASCUS, Feb 11 (MENA) - At least six elements of the Syrian regime forces and their affiliate militants were killed in raids carried out by the Israeli warjets over several areas of Syria, Al Hurra news channel reported quoting the Syrian ....

SOHR: Afrin operations death toll climbs over 400

Date: 2018-02-11 08:31:54 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7238947

DAMASCUS, Feb 11 (MENA) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the death toll from the Turkish military operations in Syria's Afrin city rose to more than 400. SOHR said fierce clashes are going on between the People's Protection ....