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Uzbekistan against US peace plan

Date: 2020-02-06 14:58:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:8300805

RAMALLAH, Feb 6 (MENA) - Uzbekistan reiterated rejection of the US peace plan, calling for finding a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue. Uzbekistan underlined the importance of abiding by international legitimacy resolutions ....

Two Palestinians killed, six injured by Israeli fire in Jenin city

Date: 2020-02-06 13:41:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:8300417

RAMALLAH, Feb 6 (MENA) - Two Palestinian young men were shot dead by Israeli gunfire in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, WAFA reported on Thursday. Six other Palestinian youth were injured during the violent confrontations erupted with the ....

Ban on entry of Israeli goods into Palestinian market goes into effect

Date: 2020-02-06 13:36:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:8300419

RAMALLAH, Feb 6 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Economy announced that the government's decision to ban Israeli vegetables, fruits, juices, mineral water and carbonated drinks into the Palestinian markets came into effect on Thursday, WAFA ....

Syria denounces Turkish violation of its borders

Date: 2020-02-06 13:11:57 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:8300494

DAMASCUS, Feb 6 (MENA) - The Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Ministry affirmed that breaching the Syrian borders by the Turkish forces at dawn on Thursday under a cover of an Israeli air aggression confirms the unity of goals between the Turkish ....

Palestinian min. urges Arab support for independent Palestinian economy

Date: 2020-02-06 13:01:49 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:8300309

CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of National Economy Khaled al Osaily urged supporting efforts to get the Palestinian economy to be independent from Israel. Addressing the 105th session of the Arab League's Economic and Social Council, ....

Israeli warplanes strike locations in Gaza without causing injuries

Date: 2020-02-06 10:19:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:8300236

RAMALLAH, Feb 6 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes attacked early on Thursday several locations across the besieged Gaza Strip, causing material damage but no casualties, reported WAFA. The Palestinian news agency also said that the Israeli fighter jets ....

Syrian air defenses intercept Israeli missile attack on southern region

Date: 2020-02-06 08:21:31 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8300045

DAMASCUS, Feb 6 (MENA) - Syrian air defenses, after midnight, responded to an Israeli missile attack that targeted the vicinity of Damascus and the southern region, shooting down most of the missiles before reaching their targets, according to the ....

14 injured in Al Quds car ramming attack

Date: 2020-02-06 06:09:31 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:8299910

GAZA CITY, Feb 6 (MENA) - Fourteen people were injured, one seriously, when a vehicle struck people on David Remez Street in Al Quds on Wednesday night, police searching for the vehicle which fled the scene, Arutz Sheva reported. Police said the ....

Palestinian boy shot dead by Israeli soldiers in Hebron

Date: 2020-02-05 16:02:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:8299528

RAMALLAH, Feb 5 (MENA) - A Palestinian boy was shot dead during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, WAFA reported on Wednesday, quoting the Palestinian Ministry of Health as saying. A 17-year-old boy ....

Palestinian president says will never accept US Mideast peace plan

Date: 2020-02-05 15:31:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:8299369

RAMALLAH, Feb 5 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed on Wednesday that the Palestinian people and leadership will never accept the peace deal announced by US President Donald Trump. "The deal will eventually fail exactly as all ....