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Number of Palestinians wounded rise to 57 in protests against US decision on Jerusalem
Date: 2018-02-09 19:38:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7236923
RAMALLAH, Feb 9 (MENA) - Number of Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israeli occupation forces rose to 57 people. This comes within protests that erupted earlier against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's ....
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Israeli forces raid several neighborhoods in Nablus
Date: 2018-02-09 10:33:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:7235859
RAMALLAH, Feb 9 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces stormed at dawn Friday several neighborhoods in Nablus, in the north of the West Bank. The Israeli troops broke into several houses and inspected them, with no arrests reported, Palestinian sources ....
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Turkish jets resume airstrikes on Syria's Afrin region
Date: 2018-02-09 08:48:09 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7235801
DAMASCUS, Feb 9 (MENA) - Turkish warplanes have resumed airstrikes in the Syrian Afrin region after a five-day halt, field sources said on Friday. Turkey's military said in a brief statement that Turkish jets resumed their aerial bombing campaign ....
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Mattis calls attack in Syria on U.S.-backed forces 'perplexing'
Date: 2018-02-08 22:46:23 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:117 - ID:7235615
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (MENA) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday called a thwarted attack on U.S. and U.S.-backed forces in Syria overnight “perplexing,” saying he had no idea what motivated pro-Syrian government forces to attempt the ....
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Israeli forces detain 2 young Palestinians in Hebron
Date: 2018-02-08 21:51:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:115 - ID:7235589
RAMALLAH, Feb 8 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained Thursday a young Palestinian for allegedly attempting to carry out a stabbing attack in Hebron, south of West Bank. Another allegedly stabbing attack by a young Palestinian on a Israeli ....
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Israeli PM blocks settlement annexation bill from coming to vote
Date: 2018-02-08 21:31:42 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:113 - ID:7235580
RAMALLAH, Feb 8 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday pulled legislation aimed at annexing Israeli settlements in the West Bank that was slated to come before a key Knesset committee for a vote next week, The Times of Israel ....
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Russia to ask US to explain strike on pro-government forces in Syria — UN ambassador
Date: 2018-02-08 21:18:52 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:112 - ID:7235574
MOSCOW, Feb 8 (MENA) - At a closed-door meeting of the UN Security Council on Thursday, Russia will ask the US delegation to explain the coalition’s strike on pro-government troops in Syria, Russia's UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya told reporters on ....
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Tillerson to travel to Cairo, Amman, Ankara, Beirut, Kuwait City next week
Date: 2018-02-08 19:39:09 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:105 - ID:7235441
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Cairo, Amman, Ankara, Beirut, and Kuwait City on February 11–16, the US State Department said in a press release on Thursday. The Secretary will meet with senior ....
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Palestine to demand full membership in UN in February - Official
Date: 2018-02-08 18:41:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:100 - ID:7235349
RAMALLAH, Feb 8 (MENA) – Member of Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Wasel Abu Yousef said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government are trying to legalize the establishment of settlements ....
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Israeli forces detain 19 Palestinians from West Bank
Date: 2018-02-08 14:35:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:7234874
RAMALLAH, Feb 8 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained 19 Palestinians in multiple overnight raids across the West Bank, said Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Israeli forces detained four Palestinians, including two brothers and their uncle, after ....
