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Israeli forces arrest 13 in West Bank

Date: 2020-09-17 07:22:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8591305

RAMALLAH, Sept 17 (MENA) - Israeli forces launched a wide-scale campaign on Thursday, leading to the arrest of 13 Palestinians in different parts of the West Bank. Six were arrested in Hebron, four in Jenin, two in Tulkarm and one west of ....

COVID-19 kills 179 more Iranians over past 24 hours

Date: 2020-09-16 17:25:40 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:8590898

TEHRAN, Sept 16 (MENA) - Iran’s Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Wednesday that some 179 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours, IRNA reported. With the 179 new deaths, the ....

Report: Israeli occupation forces detained 297 Palestinians, including 12 minors, in August

Date: 2020-09-16 11:14:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:8590075

RAMALLAH, Sept 16 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained 297 Palestinians, including 12 minors and 10 women, during the month of August, according to human rights and prisoners’ advocacy organizations, reported Wafa News Agency Wednesday. A ....

Mayor among 11 Palestinians detained from West Bank

Date: 2020-09-16 09:45:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8589971

RAMALLAH, Sept 16 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces Wednesday overnight detained 11 Palestinians, including a mayor, from various parts of the West Bank, WAFA quoted the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) as saying. PPS confirmed in a press ....

13 injured as rockets fired at southern Israel

Date: 2020-09-15 22:14:14 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:8589616

GAZA CITY, Sept 13 (MENA) - Thirteen people were injured after two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip towards Ashkelon and Ashdod in southern Israel on Tuesday, the Jerusalem Post reported. Rocket sirens sounded as Israeli Prime Minister ....

Israeli forces arrest 10 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2020-09-15 09:20:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8588429

RAMALLAH, Sept 15 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces have arrested 10 Palestinians in the West Bank after searching their houses, WAFA news agency reported Tuesday. The Israeli forces stormed the town of Eissawiya in occupied East Jerusalem and ....

US urges ICJ to reject Iranian request for lifting US sanctions

Date: 2020-09-15 08:07:40 GMT - Netherlands - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8588274

THE HAGUE, Sept 15 (MENA) - The US on Tuesday urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to turn down an Iranian request calling for lifting US sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump on Tehran. The US representative to the court said ....

US condemns acts of violence against aid workers in Syria

Date: 2020-09-15 07:51:07 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8588256

WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (MENA) - The US State Department has condemned acts of violence against humanitarian workers in Syria. Washington is calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Arab country, said Morgan Ortagus, the spokesperson for the US State ....

Trump warns Iran against any attack on US targets

Date: 2020-09-15 07:50:37 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8588249

WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday strongly warned the Iranian regime and threatened Tehran with a strong response if any US facility was targeted avenging the killing Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian ....

Cyprus welcomes diplomatic ties between Bahrain, Israel

Date: 2020-09-14 13:41:10 GMT - Cyprus - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:8587373

NICOSIA, Sept 14 (MENA) - Cyprus welcomed the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bahrain and Israel, the Cypriot Foreign Ministry tweeted on Monday. This constitutes another positive development for peace and stability in the region ....