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Abbas reiterates refusal to have US as sole mediator in peace process

Date: 2020-02-03 16:04:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:8296667

RAMALLAH, Feb 3 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that he is going to stop security coordination with Israel, WAFA news agency reported. Speaking at the opening of the Palestinian cabinet meeting in Ramallah on Monday, ....

Scores of settlers storm Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2020-02-03 11:59:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:8296063

RAMALLAH, Feb 3 (MENA) - Scores of settlers, backed by Israeli forces, broke into Al Aqsa Mosque from Bab el Magharba on Monday. Forty-four settlers, accompanied by 11 Israeli officers and staffers, toured the mosque yards before leaving from Bab ....

OIC emergency meeting on Middle East peace starts

Date: 2020-02-03 11:57:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:8296059

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Feb 3 (MENA) - An emergency meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) began on Monday here at a ministerial level to discuss the developments of the Palestinian issue and the status of Al Quds (East ....

Israel arrests 13 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2020-02-03 10:33:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:8295782

RAMALLAH, Feb 13 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested 13 Palestinians in various parts of the West Bank. The Palestinian news agency Wafa said Israeli forces stormed into several houses as well as a medical company HQ, west Hebron. Road barriers ....

Four Turkish soldiers killed in regime strikes on Syria’s Idlib

Date: 2020-02-03 06:43:04 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:8295607

DAMASCUS, Feb 3 (MENA) - Four Turkish soldiers were killed and nine wounded, one of them seriously, in shelling by Syrian regime forces in northwest Syria’s Idlib region on Monday, Al Arabiya reported quoting the Turkish defense ministry as ....

Palestinian president appreciates Egypt support for Palestinian rights

Date: 2020-02-02 14:30:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:8294782

RAMALLAH, Feb 2 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has greatly appreciated Egypt's efforts in support of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. Egypt, under President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, has played a leading role in the ....

New EU foreign policy chief to make his first visit to Iran

Date: 2020-02-02 08:45:17 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:8294402

TEHRAN, Feb 2 (MENA) - The European Union's new foreign affairs chief is traveling to Iran to meet with the country's leaders amid high regional tensions, ABC news reported. The visit is seen as the latest move by the EU to save the 2015 nuclear ....

Projectile fired at Israel from Gaza

Date: 2020-02-01 21:51:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:8294145

GAZA CITY, Feb 1 (MENA) - Palestinians fired a rocket from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Saturday, the Israeli troops said. There were no reports of casualties in the attack and no Palestinian group immediately claimed responsibility, ABC news ....

Dozens of Palestinians suffocated in confrontations with occupation forces in WB

Date: 2020-01-31 14:59:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:8292503

RAMALLAH, Jan 31 (MENA) - Dozens of Palestinians were suffocated on Friday in confrontations with Israeli occupation forces who fired teargas canisters at citizens participating in the protests held in the West Bank. Citizens from Ramallah and ....

King Abdullah reaffirms Jordan’s firm position supporting Palestinian cause

Date: 2020-01-31 11:31:36 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8292288

AMMAN, Jan 31 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II stressed Jordan’s steadfast position on the Palestinian cause and its support for the Palestinian people in gaining their just and legitimate rights, and establishing their independent state on the 4 ....