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S. Korea hails agreement normalizing Bahrain-Israel ties
Date: 2020-09-14 10:34:38 GMT - south korea - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:8586979
SEOUL, Sept 14 (MENA) - South Korea welcomes an agreement reached between Bahrain and Israel to normalize their diplomatic relations, Yonhap quoted the South Korean foreign ministry as saying Monday. "The government welcomes the agreement between ....
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China welcomes measures to ease Mideast tension
Date: 2020-09-14 09:45:16 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:8586849
BEIJING, Sept 14 (MENA) - China welcomed on Monday any measures aiming at easing tensions in the Middle East and enhancing regional peace and stability. China hopes that sides concerned would take tangible measures to bring the Palestinian state ....
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Israel detains 297 Palestinians in August
Date: 2020-09-14 09:08:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8586757
RAMALLAH, Sept 14 (MENA) - The Israeli forces detained 297 Palestinians, including 12 children and 10 women, in August, several institutions in charge of prisoners and human rights in Palestinian said. The forces detained 103 Palestinians from ....
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Netanyahu files to Washington to sign historic peace deals with UAE and Bahrain
Date: 2020-09-14 08:27:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:8586709
GAZA CITY, Sept 14 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for Washington just after midnight Sunday, to attend a Tuesday ceremony at the White House at which he will sign declarations of normalization and peace with senior ....
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Israel to impose three-week lockdown as of Friday
Date: 2020-09-13 21:56:44 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:8586451
GAZA CITY, Sept 13 (MENA) - Israel is heading into a three-week nearly total lockdown on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the government determined on Sunday, according to the Jerusalem Post. During the lockdown, the school system will remain closed, ....
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Palestine could return to full lockdown due to a surge in COVID-19 cases: Official
Date: 2020-09-13 09:45:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8585509
RAMALLAH, Sept 13 (MENA) - Palestinian Interior Ministry Spokesman Ghassan Nemer said Sunday that the country could return to a full lockdown due to a surge in the daily coronavirus infections, resulting from the failure of the public to adhere to ....
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Trump announces deal between Bahrain, Israel to normalize relations
Date: 2020-09-11 18:04:49 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:8583867
WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that Bahrain has agreed to normalize relations with Israel, Fox News reported. According to a formal statement issued by the three countries, they had agreed to "the ....
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UN official: Unlawful demolitions in West Bank spike during COVID-19
Date: 2020-09-11 14:56:23 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:8583640
GENEVA, Sep 11 (MENA) - UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories Jamie McGoldrick said the period from March to August 2020 saw the demolition or confiscation of 389 Palestinian-owned structures in the West Bank, on average, 65%, ....
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Fire erupts in Beirut port over a month after deadly explosion
Date: 2020-09-10 12:15:16 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:8582117
BEIRUT, Sept 10 (MENA) - A large fire erupted at the port of Beirut on Thursday, sending up a column of black smoke over the skies of the Lebanese capital more than a month after a deadly explosion killed at least 190 people and destroyed large ....
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$338 mln urgently needed to sustain assistance for Palestine refugees: UNRWA chief
Date: 2020-09-09 19:50:17 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:8581280
CAIRO, Sept 9 (MENA) - The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) urgently needs a total sum of $338 million in the immediate term, between now and the end of the year UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini ....
