Middle East
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AL condemns Israel's racist practices against Palestinians
Date: 2018-01-30 14:14:07 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:7218205
CAIRO, Jan 30 (MENA) - The Arab League condemned Israel's racist practices against the Arabs of 48, Palestinians in Israel, considering these practices as blatant violation of human rights and the international law. The Palestinians in Israel are ....
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Extremist settlers storm Al Aqsa compound
Date: 2018-01-30 11:51:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7217995
RAMALLAH, Jan 30 (MENA) - Groups of extremist Israeli settlers early Tuesday stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque/ Haram Al Sharif in the occupied holy city of Jerusalem, Petra reported quoting a Palestinian source. The General Director of the Islamic ....
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Putin: Sochi conf. presents opportunity to eradicate terrorism in Syria
Date: 2018-01-30 11:28:06 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:7218141
MOSCOW, Jan 30 (MENA) - The Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Sochi provides an opportunity to meet the Syrians’ aspirations to end the war and fully eradicate terrorism, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his message to participants in the ....
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Israeli embassy in Amman gradually reopens -- newspaper
Date: 2018-01-30 11:24:03 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7217999
GAZA CITY, Jan 30 (MENA) - The Israeli embassy in the Jordanian capital of Amman has gradually resumed activities, after shutting down following an incident this past July in which an Israeli security guard shot two Jordanian civilians to death, the ....
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Sochi peace conference for Syria kicks off
Date: 2018-01-30 10:58:12 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7218071
MOSCOW, Jan 30 (MENA) - A Russian-sponsored peace conference for Syria kicked off on Tuesday in the Black Sea Resort of Sochi after it has been delayed for almost two hours. At least 1,500 participants from Syria, including 107 representatives of ....
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Russia says Sochi conference on Syria delayed
Date: 2018-01-30 10:01:04 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7217801
MOSCOW, Jan 30 (MENA) - A Russian diplomat said Tuesday the opening of a Russia-sponsored peace conference for Syria is being delayed, Sputnik News Agency reported. Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi is hosting the conference that Moscow ....
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Israeli occupation forces round up dozens of Palestinians in arrest campaign
Date: 2018-01-30 08:57:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7217729
RAMALLAH, Jan 30 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained early Tuesday at least 30 Palestinians, mainly minors, during a wide-scale search-and-arrest campaign in the West Bank and Al Quds. The campaign included al-Issawiya, a neighborhood in ....
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Jordan King urges world to shoulder responsibility of protecting Palestinians in Jerusalem
Date: 2018-01-29 16:00:10 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:7217135
AMMAN, Jan 29 (MENA) - King Abdullah II and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks at Al Husseiniya Palace on Monday as part of ongoing coordination and consultation on developments related to the Palestinian issue and Jerusalem, said Petra ....
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Palestinians hold protest in front of UNRWA HQs in Bethlehem
Date: 2018-01-29 15:20:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:7216586
GAZA CITY, Jan 29 (MENA) - The Palestinian youth movement organized a protest in front of UNRWA headquarters in Bethlehem and closed down the office, in response to the cuts of the agency’s services following US administration decision to cut aid to ....
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Settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque under protection of Israeli forces
Date: 2018-01-29 13:54:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:7216514
RAMALLAH, Jan 29 (MENA) - Some 100 Jewish settlers stormed the courtyards of Al Aqsa Mosque Monday morning from Maghrabi Gate amid tight security by the Israeli forces. The occupation troops detained a young man from inside the holy site after he ....