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Iran's foreign minister cancels attendance at Davos summit

Date: 2020-01-20 09:25:17 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8276748

TEHRAN, Jan 20 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has cancelled his trip and will not be attending the Davos Forum, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said Monday amid a crisis with Washington and disputes with Europe over Iran's ....

Pakistan stands for peace in ME, says FM

Date: 2020-01-20 07:46:55 GMT - Pakistan - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:8276660

ISLAMABAD, Jan 20 (MENA) - Paksitani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that he had "constructive engagement" with his counterparts in Iran, the United States and Arab countries on efforts to defuse tensions and promote peace in the Middle ....

Trump to decide release date for ME peace plan within days

Date: 2020-01-19 22:58:25 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:8276505

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump is expected to decide in the next several days whether to present the White House's Middle East peace plan before Israel's March 2 elections, Israeli and US sources revealed, according to Axios ....

Palestine's Foreign Ministry: Israeli defense min. tops list of war criminals due to his decisions

Date: 2020-01-19 14:44:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:8275603

RAMALLAH, Jan 19 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that the decisions of Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett make him top the list of Israeli war criminals. Earlier, Bennett decided to ban Anarchists Against the Wall ....

Jordan's Lower House approves bill banning Israeli gas import

Date: 2020-01-19 13:11:11 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:8275731

AMMAN, Jan 19 (MENA) - The Jordanian Lower House of Parliament on Sunday approved with a majority vote a bill banning the import of Israeli gas, giving it an urgency statute, Petra News Agency reported. The bill, put forward by the legal ....

Israel detains 4 Palestinians from Al Khalil, Ramallah

Date: 2020-01-19 13:08:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:8275698

RAMALLAH, Jan 19 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained on Sunday four Palestinians in Al Khalil (Hebron) and Ramallah, local sources said. The forces arrested two from Al Khalil, one from Ramallah, and one from Al Quds, according to WAFA ....

Cyprus denounces Ankara's illegal drilling in Mediterranean

Date: 2020-01-19 13:05:14 GMT - Cyprus - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:8275759

NICOSIA, Jan 19 (MENA) - The Government of Cyprus condemns Turkey’s newly planned illegal drilling within the Exclusive Economic Zone and continental shelf of the Republic of Cyprus, Cyprus News Agency reported on Sunday. In a statement issued ....

Putin arrives in Berlin

Date: 2020-01-19 12:51:52 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:8275689

BERLIN, Jan 19 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived here on Sunday to take part in the Berlin International Conference on Libya, Russia Today reported. The conference is expected to gather more than 12 world nations and a number of ....

Israel summons former mufti for questioning

Date: 2020-01-19 12:11:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:8275672

RAMALLAH, Jan 19 (MENA) - Israeli police and intelligence summoned on Sunday the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem (Al Quds) Sheikh Ekrema Sabri, for questioning, local sources were quoted by WAFA news agency as saying. Intelligence and police ....

Car-bomb attack in northern Syria kills 3 Turkish soldiers

Date: 2020-01-17 19:01:13 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:8273913

ANKARA, Jan 17 (MENA) - A car bombing has killed three Turkish soldiers in a Turkish-controlled area in northern Syria, Washington Post quoted Turkey's Defense Ministry as saying Friday. The ministry added that the attack occurred late on ....