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Achieving Mideast peace depends on returning rights of Palestinian - diplomat

Date: 2019-01-26 14:00:41 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7775122

CAIRO, Jan 26 (MENA) – Achieving peace and restoring stability in the region depend on returning the rights of Palestinians, Egypt’s Permanent Representative to the UN Mohamed Idris said Saturday. The road to peace is remained clear, but requires ....

National Iraqi Alliance supports establishing Palestinian state

Date: 2019-01-26 10:56:28 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7774908

BAGHDAD, Jan 26 (MENA) - Head of the National Iraqi Alliance Ayad Allawi voiced his support for the establishment of a Palestinian state in order to achieve comprehensive and just peace. This came at a meeting that Allawi held in his office here ....

Lavrov: External players use differences in Palestine in their interests

Date: 2019-01-26 10:47:34 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7774860

MOSCOW, Jan 26 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned external players against using differences among the Palestinian movements in their own geopolitical purposes, TASSnews agency reported. "We value the efforts taken by our Egyptian ....

Israel obligates Palestinian citizen to demolish rooms in his home

Date: 2019-01-26 10:28:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7774901

RAMALLAH, Jan 26 (MENA) - A Palestinian resident in Silwan, demolished on Saturday two rooms in his home after he received a warning from the West Jerusalem Israeli municipality, WAFA news agency reported on Saturday. The Israeli warning said ....

Israeli police kill Palestinian youth in Al Quds

Date: 2019-01-26 10:04:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7774776

RAMALLAH, Jan 26 (MENA) - Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian youth in Al Quds city early Saturday after shooting at a car he was driving, according to Palestinian and Israeli reports. Israeli police claimed it opened fire at a suspicious car ....

Two policemen killed in Iran

Date: 2019-01-26 09:44:09 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:7774770

TEHRAN, Jan 26 (MENA) - Shooting by unidentified people shooting toward a police car in Bandar-e Emam Khomeini, Khuzestan Province has claimed the lives of two police officers, the deputy police commander of Khuzestan said. Speaking to the ....

Turkish jets violate Greek airspace

Date: 2019-01-25 13:46:30 GMT - Greece - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7773850

ATHENS, Jan 25 (MENA) - Turkish fighter jets violated Greek airspace on Friday morning, flying over three islets in the southeastern Aegean, Greece's Ekathimerini paper reported. According to an announcement from the National Defense General ....

Turkish court orders release of Kurdish MP after 11 weeks on hunger strike

Date: 2019-01-25 12:06:20 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7773789

ANKARA, Jan 25 (MENA) - A Turkish court on Friday ordered the supervised release of a detained lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) who is seriously ill as a result of her 11-week hunger strike, France 24 reported. Leyla ....

Israel deploys Iron Dome in greater Tel Aviv after threats against Ben Gurion Airport

Date: 2019-01-24 20:19:39 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:7773235

GAZA, Jan 24 (MENA) - The Israeli military deployed Iron Dome missile defense systems in central and southern Israel in recent days, amid escalating tensions both in Syria and in the Gaza Strip, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday. A battery ....

Israeli forces detain Palestinian minor near Jerusalem

Date: 2019-01-24 19:07:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:7773153

RAMALLAH, Jan 24 (MENA) – Israeli occupation forces on Thursday detained a Palestinian minor, who was injured by an Israeli army special unit’s fire north of Jerusalem. The Red Crescent said Mohamed Al Qwasmah, 15, was previously shot in his back ....