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EU: Al Quds status should be decided via talks

Date: 2017-12-20 12:44:29 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7150531

CAIRO, Dec 20 (MENA) - European Union (EU) Ambassador here Ivan Surkoš on Wednesday asserted that the EU stance on the two-state solution for the Palestinian issue is stable. He said in press statements that the status of Al Quds city should be ....

Israeli troops detain Tamimi's father

Date: 2017-12-20 12:28:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:7150433

RAMALLAH, Dec 20 (MENA) - Israeli occupation troops arrested Wednesday Bassem al Tamimi, the father of the Palestinian girl who was detained at dawn Tuesday for attacking Israeli soldiers. Tamimi was apprehended while attending a trial session ....

Confrontations renew between Palestinians, Israeli forces in West Bank, Gaza Strip

Date: 2017-12-20 12:12:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7150388

RAMALLAH, Dec 20 (MENA) - Confrontations renewed on Wednesday between Palestinians and Israeli forces in a number of West Bank and Gaza Strip towns in protest against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of ....

SOHR: 19 civilians killed in air shelling on northwest Syria

Date: 2017-12-20 11:39:35 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7150169

LONDON, Dec 20 (MENA) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) announced on Wednesday that 19 civilians, including seven children, were killed in an air shelling on Idlib governorate, northwest of Syria, SkyNews reported. Director of SOHR ....

Israel arrests Palestinian girl after soldier slapping video goes viral

Date: 2017-12-20 09:50:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7149812

RAMALLAH, Dec 20 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested Wednesday a Palestinian girl in Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah, after a video footage showing her and a relative of hers slapping Israeli soldiers went viral on the internet. Eyewitnesses ....

Palestinian FM hails Egyptian pro-cause role

Date: 2017-12-19 21:02:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:93 - ID:7149561

RAMALLAH, Dec 19 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riad Malki on Tuesday hailed the Egyptian role in support of the Palestinian cause, especially following a US decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem. During a ....

Occupation authorities open synagogue under Aqsa mosque

Date: 2017-12-19 14:38:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:7148805

RAMALLAH, Dec 19 (MENA) - Hebrew media outlets revealed Tuesday that Israeli occupation authorities built a synagogue under Al Aqsa mosque following continuous digging along Al Buraq Wall. The occupation authorities opened the synagogue Monday ....

Palestinian students suffocate from Israeli army teargas

Date: 2017-12-19 14:04:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:7148825

RAMALLAH, Dec 19 (MENA) - Dozens of students suffered from tear gas inhalation on Tuesday after Israeli forces attacked a school with teargas in the village of Deir Nizam, to the northwest of Ramallah, according to local sources. Ahmad Tamimi, ....

Russia regrets US veto against Quds draft resolution

Date: 2017-12-19 13:47:42 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:7148780

MOSCOW, Dec 19 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed regret about the US veto in the United Nations Security Council aborting a draft resolution sponsored by Egypt for protecting the status of the holy city of Al Quds. The foreign ....

Shaath says US has no right to grant Jerusalem to Israel

Date: 2017-12-19 12:52:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:7148390

RAMALLAH, Dec 19 (MENA) - A Palestinian Presidential adviser has called on the United States to review its foreign policy, saying it has no right to grant Jerusalem to Israel. Dr Nabil Shaath told Russia Today news channel that President Donald ....