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Israeli air force leaning toward upgraded F-15 over F-35 for next fighter jet acquisition

Date: 2018-01-29 13:10:19 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7216656

GAZA, Jan 29 (MENA) - The Israel Air Force is to decide in a few months between purchasing a third squadron of F-35 fighter jets or the F-15I, which, while less advanced, has other advantages, Haaretz reported on Monday. The acquisition requires ....

First delegates arrive in Sochi ahead of Syrian Dialogue Congress

Date: 2018-01-29 10:46:11 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:7216129

MOSCOW, Jan 29 (MENA) - The first delegates of the upcoming Syrian National Dialogue Congress have arrived from Damascus in the Russian resort city of Sochi late on Sunday. Among the first 175 participants to arrive are representatives of the ....

Israeli occupation forces arrest 17 Palestinians from WB cities

Date: 2018-01-29 10:13:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7216161

RAMALLAH, Jan 29 (MENA) - Israeli Occupation forces on Monday arrested 17 Palestinians from a number of West Bank cities, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said. It said five citizens were arrested from Hebron governorate, four from Jenin, three ....

UN envoy arrives in Sochi to attend Syria dialogue talks

Date: 2018-01-29 08:36:40 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7215938

MOSCOW, Jan 29 (MENA) - UN special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura arrived on Monday in Sochi to take part in the Russia-sponsored Congress of the Syrian National Dialogue, Sputnik News Agency reported. A number of participants in the conference ....

New Likud bill seeks to annex Israeli settlements in West Bank

Date: 2018-01-28 21:31:09 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:96 - ID:7215620

GAZA CITY, Jan 28 (MENA) - A new Likud bill proposal seeks to apply Israeli law to Jewish settlements in the West Bank, effectively annexing them, Ynetnews reported on Sunday. The annexation bill, sponsored by Likud MK Yoav Kisch, is identical to ....

Two Palestinians spotted trying to infiltrate settlement

Date: 2018-01-28 20:58:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:7215668

RAMALLAH, Jan 28 (MENA) - A Palestinian wearing khaki-colored clothes resembling to the Israeli forces uniform was caught and arrested Sunday evening after trying to break into the settlement of Itamar in the West Bank, Ynetnews reported. After ....

Abbas arrives in Amman

Date: 2018-01-28 20:23:56 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:92 - ID:7215625

AMMAN, Jan 28 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has arrived in the Jordanian capital Amman at an invitation from Jordanian King Abdullah II, Petra news agency said Sunday. Jordanian Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Al ....

Jordanian king sheds light on protecting Islamic, Christian sanctuaries

Date: 2018-01-28 16:10:41 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:7215303

AMMAN, Jan 28 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II held talks at Al Husseiniya Palace with Dr. Derek Browning, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, on the need to foster interfaith dialogue among the followers of different ....

Netanyahu: Israel won't tolerate Poland 'distorting truth or re-writing history'

Date: 2018-01-28 15:57:40 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:7215286

GAZA CITY, Jan 28 (MENA) - Israel has zero tolerance for “distorting the truth, rewriting history or denying the Holocaust,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at Sunday's cabinet meeting, addressing the controversy over the draft bill that ....

Jordanian king holds talks with German president

Date: 2018-01-28 15:55:11 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:7215264

AMMAN, Jan 28 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II held talks at Al Husseiniya Palace on Sunday with visiting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier that focused on the strategic partnership between the two countries, as well as regional and ....