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Dozens of settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque accompanied by Knesset member

Date: 2018-11-08 11:00:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7660225

RAMALLAH, Nov 8 (MENA) - Knesset member Shuli Moalem stormed Al Aqsa Mosque accompanied by dozens of Israeli settlers on Thursday under heavy protection provided by Israeli police. In statements on Thursday, Public relations chief at the Islamic ....

2 settlers injured in shooting near Ramallah

Date: 2018-11-08 07:14:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7659792

RAMALLAH, Nov 7 (MENA) - Two Israeli settlers were wounded on Wednesday in gunmen's shooting attack on a bus near a settlement Beit El, north of Ramallah City. Israeli forces are combing the area in search of the gunmen, according the official ....

Turkey arrests 14 army personnel over 2016 coup attempt

Date: 2018-11-07 19:02:39 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:7659232

ANKARA, Nov 7 (MENA) - Turkish authorities on Wednesday announced that out of 17 persons wanted for their affiliation to the Fethullah Gülen movement, 14 persons had already been detained. The detainees, who included current as well as ex army ....

Palestinians hit out at Netanyahu's disregard for int'l law

Date: 2018-11-07 15:41:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:7659128

RAMALLAH, Nov 7 (MENA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest statements that he is proud of occupation of the Palestinian territories. Netanyahu’s statements ....

Israeli forces detain 11 Palestinians from WB

Date: 2018-11-07 12:25:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:7658821

RAMALLAH, Nov 7 (MENA) – Israeli forces early Wednesday detained 11 Palestinians, including a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, from multiple West Bank districts, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). PPS said in a ....

20 Palestinians wounded by Israel in Nablus

Date: 2018-11-07 09:23:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7658409

RAMALLAH, Nov 7 (MENA) - Twenty Palestinians were wounded during confrontations with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday, security sources said. Confrontations erupted after hundreds of settlers stormed Joseph’s Tomb in ....

Palestinian girl shot, detained in eastern Al Quds

Date: 2018-11-06 13:53:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:7657390

RAMALLAH, Nov 6 (MENA) - A Palestinian girl was shot and injured after she allegedly attempted to stab Israelis near the illegal Israeli settlement of Kfar Adumim, to the east of Al Quds, WAFA news agency reported Tuesday. The girl, who was not ....

Israeli occupation forces arrest 18 Palestinians

Date: 2018-11-06 11:35:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:7657143

RAMALLAH, Nov 6 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday arrested 18 Palestinians from various areas of the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Club. In a statement released on Tuesday, it said the detained youths are from ....

Sisi: Nobody could impose solution on Palestinians

Date: 2018-11-06 10:59:24 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:7657059

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 6 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday said that nobody could impose any solution on the Palestinians. At a meeting with foreign media, he added that Egypt's stance on the Palestinian issue is represented ....

10 Palestinians wounded by Israeli fire in Gaza Strip

Date: 2018-11-05 19:42:21 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:97 - ID:7656384

GAZA CITY, Nov 5 (MENA) - Ten Palestinians were wounded Monday after Israeli naval forces fired live ammunition and tear gas at a peaceful rally in northwestern Gaza Strip. According to medical sources, the injured protesters were moved to nearby ....