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3 Iranian revolutionary guards killed in Syria

Date: 2020-05-24 05:38:02 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:8443918

LONDON, May 24 (MENA) - Three members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed when their vehicle exploded in the Deir Ezzor region of eastern Syria due to what is believed to have been an airstrike by unidentified aircraft on Saturday, ....

Malaysia condemns Israel's planned annexation of Palestinian lands

Date: 2020-05-23 09:13:28 GMT - Malaysia - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8443063

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (MENA) - Malaysia has strongly condemned and rejected Israel's plan to annex parts of the Occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank, according to Bernama news agency. Describing it as an illegal unilateral action, the ....

Palestinian PM calls on EU to recognize State of Palestine

Date: 2020-05-21 18:13:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:8441534

RAMALLAH, May 21 (MENA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh called upon the European Union to break the fait accompli which Israel has been trying to impose, by recognizing the State of Palestine as an independent country and pressuring ....

Turkey's Coronaviruc tally climbs to 153,548 Cases, 4,249 deaths

Date: 2020-05-21 17:41:56 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:8441549

ANKARA, May 21 (MENA) - Turkey's death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic has climbed to 4,249 with 27 deaths over the pat 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry figures. The number of new cases was below 1,000 for the second day in a ....

Arab troika reiterates illegality of Israel's annexation plans

Date: 2020-05-21 15:31:41 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:8441460

NEW YORK, May 21 (MENA) - The Arab troika delegation in New York reiterated on Thursday the illegality of the policy adopted by Israel in East Jerusalem and its plans to annex large parts of the West Bank, including the Valley of Jordan, in a ....

Russia ready to hold Quartet meetings with key countries to settle Mideast impasse - Nebenzia

Date: 2020-05-21 07:26:48 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:8440660

MOSCOW, May 21 (MENA) - Russia is ready to hold meetings of the Quartet of the Middle East with key regional states to mediate the Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement, the Russian news agency Sputnik reported, quoting Russian Permanent ....

China voices concern over Israel's planned annexation of Palestinian territory

Date: 2020-05-21 06:37:33 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:8440625

BEIJING, May 21 (MENA) - A Chinese envoy said that China is deeply concerned about reports of Israel's plan to annex part of the occupied Palestinian territory, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday. The two-state solution is the ....

Russia ready to mediate Palestinian-Israeli Conflict - Senior Lawmaker

Date: 2020-05-20 20:44:01 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:8440530

MOSCOW, May 20 (MENA) - Russia is ready to mediate the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Konstantin Kosachev, the head of the upper house's foreign affairs committee, told Sputnik on Wednesday. The remarks come one day after Palestinian National ....

Jordan registers 23 new coronavirus cases, total at 672

Date: 2020-05-20 19:52:08 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:8440477

AMMAN, May 20 (MENA) - A total of 23 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Jordan on Wednesday, Minister of Health Saad Jabir announced. This has taken the total number of infected cases in the country to 672 since the outbreak in early March, ....

EU urges Palestinians, Israelis to refrain from unilateral action

Date: 2020-05-20 19:09:56 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:8440435

BRUSSELS, May 20 (MENA) - The European Union urged on Wednesday both Palestinians and Israelis to refrain from unilateral action and resort to implementing the two-state solution. Spokesman for the EU foreign and security affairs chief Peter ....