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Israel detains 36 Palestinians including girl, five children in WB
Date: 2020-02-24 11:21:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:8325197
RAMALLAH, Feb 24 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained during the past hours 36 Palestinians, including five minors and a girl, in multiple raids across occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank, WAFA news agency quoted the Palestine Prisoner Society (PPS) as ....
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OIC decries Israeli occupation’s decision to build new settlements in Al Quds
Date: 2020-02-24 11:06:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:8325074
RIYADH, Feb 24 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Monday condemned the endorsement of the Israeli occupation for a plan to build thousands of new settlements in the occupied Al Quds city. The OIC described the move an ....
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Russia to conduct observation flight over Turkey on February 25-28 - Defence Ministry
Date: 2020-02-24 10:56:13 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:8325131
MOSCOW, Feb 24 (MENA) - Russia will conduct a surveillance flight over the Turkish territory under the Open Skies Treaty from February 25-28, Sputnik News Agency reported quoting the Russian Defense Ministry as saying in a statement on ....
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OIC welcomes US-Taliban agreement
Date: 2020-02-24 09:57:59 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:8325023
JEDDAH, Feb 24 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) welcomed the agreement reached between the US and the Taliban in consultation with the government of Afghanistan to reduce violence across Afghanistan. The deal will pave the way ....
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Iran's coronavirus death toll rises to 12 with 47 confirmed cases
Date: 2020-02-24 09:51:36 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:8324946
TEHRAN, Feb 24 (MENA) - The coronavirus death toll in Iran has risen to 12 and the total number of confirmed cases to 47, Al Arabiya news website reported, quoting state media. “Fourty-seven people have so far been infected with coronavirus in ....
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Iran sustains military spending in face of US sanctions
Date: 2020-02-24 09:50:23 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:8325047
LONDON, Feb 24 (MENA) - Iran has sustained its military spending in the face of debilitating US sanctions, a military adviser to the supreme leader has said in a rare interview, dismissing the Trump administration’s claims that its maximum pressure ....
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SOHR: Six militants killed in Israeli airstrike near Damascus
Date: 2020-02-24 09:46:14 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:8324985
LONDON, Feb 24 (MENA) - Six pro-Syrian regime fighters were killed in overnight Israeli air strikes near Damascus, a war monitor said Monday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said two members of the Islamic Jihad militant group and four ....
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Pope Francis warns against ‘unfair’ solutions to end Israel-Palestine conflict
Date: 2020-02-23 13:22:18 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:8324001
ROME, Feb 23 (MENA) - Pope Francis cautioned against “unfair” solutions aimed at ending the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, Al Arabiya reported on Saturday. In a speech Sunday during a visit to the Italian southern port city of Bari ....
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Magnitude 5.7 quake hits northwest Iran
Date: 2020-02-23 10:00:53 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:8323589
TEHRAN, Feb 23 (MENA) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Khoy County in West Azarbaijan Province to the northwest of Iran on Sunday, according to the Iranian Seismological Center. The powerful earthquake hit near Qotur in Khoy County in West ....
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EU calls on Israel to reconsider plans to build new settlements on Palestinian territories
Date: 2020-02-23 07:03:11 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:8323351
BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (MENA) - EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Chief Josep Borrell called on Israel to reconsider its plans to build new settlements on Palestinian territories. In a statement released by the European Union, Borrell said "The ....
