Middle East
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59 Jewish settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2018-01-28 12:58:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:7214544
RAMALLAH, Jan 28 (MENA) - Fifty-nine Jewish settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque from Magharba Gate on Sunday under tight protection from Israeli troops. Settlers toured the holy site and performed prayers.(MENA) R G E/D A E ....
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Palestinian Foreign Ministry slams dications by Israel
Date: 2018-01-28 12:27:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:7214716
RAMALLAH, Jan 28 (MENA) - Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the expansionary policies implemented by the Israeli cabinet under its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the occupied Palestinian territories. Any ....
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Shaath: we will ask Japan to recognize Palestine
Date: 2018-01-28 12:13:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:7214710
RAMALLAH, Jan 28 (MENA) - Palestinian Presidential Adviser for International Relations and Foreign Affairs Nabil Shaath said Sunday that he will ask Japan to recognize the Palestinian state during his meeting with Japanese officials on Monday. In ....
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Fatah calls for day of anger to affirm identity of Al Quds as capital of Palestine
Date: 2018-01-28 10:45:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7214335
RAMALLAH, Jan 28 (MENA) - The Palestinian Fatah movement announced on Sunday that a day of rage in east Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza Strip and other Arab and Islamic capitals will take place on Friday to affirm the identity of Al Quds as a ....
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Palestinian youth injured in Palestinian-Israeli clashes in Beit Rima
Date: 2018-01-28 10:17:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7214281
RAMALLAH, Jan 28 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth was injured early Sunday during clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops in Beit Rima village, north west of Ramallah. The clashes erupted as Israeli forces broke into several houses in Beit ....
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Erekat hails unified int'l stand against Trump's decisions on Jerusalem
Date: 2018-01-28 09:21:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7214192
RAMALLAH, Jan 28 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat hailed the unanimous international stand against decisions of US President Donald Trump, topped by moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to ....
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Palestinian official denies reports of new initiatives to revive peace process
Date: 2018-01-27 10:41:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7212793
RAMALLAH, Jan 27 (MENA) - The diplomatic adviser to the Palestinian president has denied reports of new initiatives to revive the peace process. No initiatives are on the table right now, Majdi al Khaldi told Voice of Palestine radio on ....
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Light quake jolts western Iran
Date: 2018-01-27 09:03:15 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7212643
TEHRAN, Jan 27 (MENA) - An earthquake measuring 4.4 on Richter scale shook Sumar in the western province of Kermanshah at 23:47 hours local time (20:17 GMT) on Friday night. According to the Seismological Center affiliated to the Institute of ....
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Aoun: Lebanese parliamentary election to be held on May 6
Date: 2018-01-26 14:38:54 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:7211866
BEIRUT, Jan 26 (MENA) – Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said Friday that the parliamentary election will be held in the country as scheduled on May 6. Aoun’s remarks came during his meeting with United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for ....
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Death toll from Turkish airstrikes on Afrin rises to 38
Date: 2018-01-26 13:27:16 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7211613
LONDON, Jan 26 (MENA) – The death toll from a Turkish military operation in Syria's Afrin city rose to 38 civilians, including four children and 10 women, a watchdog said Friday. At least 53 from the Kurdish fighters were killed in the operation, ....