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Palestine slams Israel's attacks on olive trees

Date: 2019-10-08 14:57:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:8136177

RAMALLAH, Oct 8 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned attacks by Israel's forces and settlers on olive trees, expressing surprise at the silence of the related international bodies, especially the International Olive Council. In a ....

Putin has not discussed with Trump, Erdogan developments in Syria Yet: Kremlin

Date: 2019-10-08 11:57:47 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:8135859

MOSCOW, Oct 8 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet discussed with US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the recent developments in Syria, where Turkey prepares to launch a military operation against ....

Palestinian Endowments Ministry decries storming of al Aqsa mosque

Date: 2019-10-08 11:39:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:8135750

RAMALLAH, Oct 8 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowments on Tuesday denounced the storming of al Aqsa Mosque courtyards in Jerusalem by Jewish settlers to perform Talmudic rituals under the protection of Israeli occupation ....

AL chief receives file on Palestinian state maritime borders

Date: 2019-10-08 11:13:15 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:8135775

CAIRO, Oct 8 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Tuesday received from Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyadh Maliki a file on the maritime borders of the state of Palestine. Abul Gheit received the file, that was ....

Israeli occupation arrests 17 Palestinians during raids on West Bank

Date: 2019-10-08 10:15:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:8135631

RAMALLAH, Oct 8 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested on Tuesday 17 Palestinians, including two brothers, a father and his son, during raids on their homes in various parts of the West Bank, Wafa news agency quoted the Palestinian Prisoner ....

Thousands of Jewish settlers storm al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2019-10-08 07:10:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:8135380

RAMALLAH, October 8 (MENA) - Thousands of Jewish settlers stormed late Monday the courtyards of al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem to perform Talmudic rituals, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces. The number of settlers, led by senior ....

Turkey expelled from Coalition’s air-tasking order in Syria: Pentagon

Date: 2019-10-08 06:22:15 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:3 - ID:8135341

WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (MENA) - The Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) has pulled Turkey off the air tasking order and stopped the ISR feed, Radio Sawa reported. Pentagon Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Carla Gleason announced that US has closed ....

EU calls on Astana parties to put end to conflict, protect civilians in northern Syria

Date: 2019-10-07 14:43:28 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:8134535

BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (MENA) - The European Union (EU) has called on Astana guarantors including Turkey to make intensified efforts "to put an end to the conflict, protect the civilians and to ensure unhindered humanitarian aid" in northern Syria. Maja ....

Trump: It is time to get out of endless wars

Date: 2019-10-07 14:01:05 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:8134621

WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump defended US withdrawal from northern Syria, saying it is time for us to get out of these ridiculous endless wars. "We will fight where it is to our benefit and only fight to win. Turkey, ....

Palestinian youth succumbs to injuries in northern Gaza

Date: 2019-10-07 13:30:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:8134610

GAZA CITY, Oct 7 (MENA) - A 21-year-old Palestinian youth, injured by Israeli troops during a peaceful demonstration in the northern Gaza strip a few months ago, succumbed to his injuries on Monday, a Palestinian medical source said. Israeli ....