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Israel closes several roads in Jerusalem over US vice president's visit

Date: 2018-01-22 11:30:50 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:7204410

GAZA, Jan 22 (MENA) - The Israeli government announced on Monday that several roads in Jerusalem have been blocked during US Vice President Mike Pence’s stay, with US security services also involved in preparations. Israel has been braced for the ....

US vice president arrives in Jerusalem

Date: 2018-01-22 10:18:15 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7204244

GAZA CITY, Jan 22 (MENA) - US Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Jerusalem on Monday as part of his visit to Israel, the first by a high-ranking US official since President Donald Trump declared Jerusalem as Israel's capital in December 2017, the ....

SDF denies attacking Turkey's Reyhanli town

Date: 2018-01-22 10:15:51 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7204185

DAMASCUS, Jan 22 (MENA) - The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) denied on Monday Turkey's allegations that it attacked the border town of Reyhanli, blaming Turkey for the attack. In a statement, the SDF said Turkish forces are attacking ....

Iran's navy kicks off annual drill near key Strait of Hormuz

Date: 2018-01-22 08:33:55 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7203971

TEHRAN, Jan 22 (MENA) - Iran's state TV said the country's navy has kicked off its two-day annual drill near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Fox news reported. The strait is a key waterway through which a third of all oil traded by sea passes and ....

Palestinian FM: Abbas to urge EU to officially recognize Palestine

Date: 2018-01-22 07:50:40 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7203828

BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (MENA) - Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al Maliki said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will urge the EU to officially recognize the state of Palestine when he meets the foreign ministers of the bloc on Monday, Sky news ....

Syrian troops begin eliminating surrounded Jabhat al-Nusra task force

Date: 2018-01-22 06:36:26 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:7203820

MOSCOW, Jan 22 (MENA) - The Russian Defense Ministry said Syrian troops and militia forces have begun to eliminate a 1,500-strong group of Jabhat al Nusra militants in the Idlib province, TASS reported Monday. "Syrian government troops and ....

US Vice President Pence starts visit to Israel

Date: 2018-01-21 22:21:21 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:115 - ID:7203609

GAZA, Jan 21 (MENA) - US Vice President Mike Pence began a three-day visit to Israel on Sunday after visiting Egypt and Jordan as part of his Middle East tour, Ynet news reported. Pence was welcomed at Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport by Israel's ....

US advised ahead of Turkish strikes in Syria - Mattis

Date: 2018-01-21 21:49:54 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:112 - ID:7203697

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense James Mattis said Sunday Turkey advised his country ahead of its air strikes in Syria against the Kurdish militia in Syria's Afrin, Al Hurra television reported. "Turkey was candid. We are ....

Pence visits US military base near Syria border

Date: 2018-01-21 18:30:00 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:101 - ID:7203469

GAZA, Jan 21 (MENA) - US Vice President Mike Pence made an unscheduled visit to a US military base near the Jordan-Syria border, according to pool reporters accompanying him. Pence's visit comes hours before he is slated to arrive in Israel, ....

Palestinian govt renews condemnation of applying Israeli sovereignty to settlements

Date: 2018-01-21 10:32:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7202284

RAMALLAH, Jan 21 (MENA) - The Palestinian national unity government renewed on Sunday its condemnation of applying Israeli sovereignty to settlements in the West Bank. Such a move is meant to cement Israeli occupation and reinforce wider Israeli ....