Middle East
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Bogdanov discusses with PLO member situation in Middle East
Date: 2020-02-20 15:12:05 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:8320583
MOSCOW, Feb 20 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov discussed on Thursday with PLO Executive Committee member Ahmed Mejdalni restoring Palestinian national unity and prospects of Palestinian-Israeli settlement. The two sides ....
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Israel arrests 11 Palestinians from West Bank
Date: 2020-02-20 11:21:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:8320079
RAMALLAH, Feb 20 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested 11 Palestinians on Thursday from different parts of the West Bank. The occupation forces held five from Al Quds, three from Hebron, two from Ramallah and one from Salfit. (MENA) M H K/R E E ....
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IFC names new regional director for MENA region
Date: 2020-02-19 22:12:22 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:8319474
CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) – The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has appointed Beatrice Maser as its new Director for the Middle East and North Africa region, based in Cairo. The IFC said in a statement that ....
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Ninth Valdai Club Middle East Conference kicks off in Moscow
Date: 2020-02-17 10:54:47 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8315327
MOSCOW, Feb 17 (MENA) - The Ninth Valdai Middle East Conference kicked off here on Monday under the theme of “Middle East in a Time of Change: Towards New Stability Architecture”, Russia Today reported. The conference is organized by Valdai ....
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Lavrov doubts US Middle East plan's capacity to improve Israeli-Palestinian relations
Date: 2020-02-17 09:26:18 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8315238
MOSCOW, Feb 17 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov cast doubts that the US-suggested peace plan could lead to a settlement to the Palestinian issue. Washington is ignoring the internationally-accepted approach to the Middle East ....
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Russia to continue efforts for crises resolution in Middle East - Lavrov
Date: 2020-02-16 10:53:03 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:8313974
MUNICH, Feb 16 (MENA) - Russia will continue searching for ways to resolve crises in the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf area in cooperation with partners in different formats, the Russian news agency Tass reported, quoting Foreign Minister ....
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NATO to resume training mission in Iraq 'soon' - Commander
Date: 2020-02-14 18:04:27 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:8312191
BRUSSELS, Feb 14 (MENA) - NATO will resume its training mission in Iraq in the coming days or weeks, the alliance’s top military commander said Friday, after activities were suspended following a US drone strike on Baghdad. US General Tod Wolters ....
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Turkey increases security measures at Russian embassy due to threats
Date: 2020-02-14 10:00:49 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8311618
ANKARA, Feb 14 (MENA) - Turkish officials have increased security at the Russian Embassy in Ankara in the wake of threats addressed to Ambassador Alexey Yerkhov due to an escalation of tensions in Syria’s Idlib, spokesperson for the Russian ....
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AL welcomes UN release of list of companies with ties to Israeli settlements
Date: 2020-02-12 21:56:03 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:8309710
CAIRO, Feb 12 (MENA) – The Arab League (AL) has welcomed the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights issuance of a list of businesses and companies with ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. AL Assistant ....
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Palestinian premier welcomes release of UN database on companies involved in Israeli settlement
Date: 2020-02-12 17:55:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:8309506
RAMALLAH, Feb 12 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh welcomed the release by the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the database of companies involved in the illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine, state news agency ....