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Israeli forces arrest seven Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2020-02-12 12:56:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:8308584

RAMALLAH, Feb 12 (MENA) - Israeli forces on Tuesday arrested seven Palestinians and seized a private vehicle, mostly in multiple raids across the West Bank, WAFA quoted local sources and witnesses as saying. The occupation troops rounded up two ....

Turkey continues sending mercenaries, drones to Tripoli despite pledges

Date: 2020-02-12 12:38:04 GMT - Libya - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:8308760

LONDON, Feb 12 (MENA) - Turkey continues sending Syrian mercenaries to the Libyan capital, Tripoli to support the Government of National Accord (GNA), the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Wednesday. This comes after Ankara pledged ....

Scores of Jewish settlers storm Aqsa Mosque backed by Israeli occupation forces

Date: 2020-02-12 11:32:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:8308657

RAMALLAH, Feb 12 (MENA) - Scores of Jewish settlers on Wednesday stormed the precincts of Al Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, Wafa News Agency reported. The news network said as many as 50 settlers and 21 of Israeli ....

First suspected coronavirus death in Iran

Date: 2020-02-12 06:41:19 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8308234

TEHRAN, Feb 12 (MENA) - The state-owned Iran newspaper reported the death of a 63 years old woman suspected of coronavirus, which would make it the first coronavirus related death in Iran, Iran International reported. Health Ministry officials ....

Abbas reiterates rejection of Trump’s peace plan

Date: 2020-02-11 23:16:35 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:8308128

NEW YORK, Feb 11 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas slammed a Middle East peace plan unveiled by US President Donald Trump late last month, saying that it “transforms our homeland into fragmented residential encampments” and described the ....

Palestinian president at UN: We reject US plan because of its unilateral steps

Date: 2020-02-11 16:41:21 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:8307874

NEW YORK, Feb 11 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday that he rejected the US so-called peace plan because of its unilateral steps and because it violates United Nations resolutions, state news agency WAFA ....

US accuses Iran of developing missiles through satellite bid

Date: 2020-02-11 16:34:05 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:8307739

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday accused Iran of honing its ballistic missile skills through a satellite launch and vowed to exert more pressure, Al Arabiya reported. “The United States will continue to ....

Israel arrests eight Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2020-02-11 12:36:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:8307230

RAMALLAH, Feb 11 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested on Tuesday eight Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said Israeli forces arrested three citizens in al ....

Lebanese protest ahead of confidence vote session

Date: 2020-02-11 09:00:59 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:8306826

BEIRUT, Feb 11 (MENA) - Lebanese Security Forces demanded that protesters keep demonstrations “peaceful” away from rioting ahead of a Parliament session dedicated to holding a confidence vote for the new government, Naharnet reported Tuesday. ....

Palestinian foreign ministry: Abbas speech at UNSC to focus on protecting peace, rights

Date: 2020-02-10 15:51:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:8305962

RAMALLAH, Feb 10 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that President Mahmoud Abbas will head to the United Nations Security Council to present his vision on achieving peace in the Middle East which is largely supported ....