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Israeli PM to make one-day visit to Russia Thursday

Date: 2019-09-11 10:55:14 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:8099318

MOSCOW, Sept 11 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Sochi for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, the Kremlin said. The one-day trip comes just five days before the September 17 election, and ....

Russia registers 50 ceasefire violations in Syria in 24 hours

Date: 2019-09-11 09:47:00 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:8099173

MOSCOW, Sept 11 (MENA) - The Russian side to the joint commission with Turkey tasked with monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 50 ceasefire breaches in Syria over the past 24 hours. The Russian side said 10 violations ....

Israeli forces arrest 16 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2019-09-11 09:33:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8099130

RAMALLAH, Sept 11 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested 16 Palestinians in different parts of the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society on Wednesday. The arrests continued from Tuesday evening till Wednesday dawn. The arrests ....

Bahrain strongly condemns Netanyahu plans to annex parts of occupied WB

Date: 2019-09-11 08:36:49 GMT - Bahrain - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8099095

MANAMA, Sept 11 (MENA) - Bahrain strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to to annex the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea in the occupied West Bank, should he be reelected on September 17, the Bahraini News ....

Iran position on talks won’t change with White House reshuffles - UN envoy

Date: 2019-09-11 08:12:01 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8099102

NEW YORK, Sept 11 (MENA) - As long as US’ economic terrorism is in place, there is no room for talks between Tehran and Washington, Iran’s UN envoy Majid Takht-Ravanchi said in reaction to John Bolton’s ouster last night. Speaking to IRNA, Iran's ....

22 Palestinians in Ramon jail start open-ended hunger strike

Date: 2019-09-11 08:06:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8099092

RAMALLAH, Sept 11 (MENA) - Twenty two Palestinian prisoners in Ramon jail began on Wednesday an open-ended hunger strike in protest against the jail administration's failure to honor their promise to remove jamming devices from all prison sections, ....

Israeli occupation bulldozers demolish two buildings in eastern Al Quds

Date: 2019-09-11 07:11:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:8099008

RAMALLAH, Sept 11 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday demolished two residential buildings in Al Aziriya town in Eastern Jerusalem. Palestinian local sources said the Israeli bulldozers pushed deep into Al Shayah district at the wee ....

Israeli warplanes raid Gaza Strip

Date: 2019-09-11 06:06:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:8098961

GAZA CITY, Sept 11 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes launched at dawn of Wednesday a series of air strikes over different parts of Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses said Israeli F16 fighter planes targeted an outpost in western Deir el Balah town in central the ....

Israel confirms: Drone fell in Gaza Strip

Date: 2019-09-10 06:31:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:8097447

RAMALLAH, Sept 10 (MENA) - An Israeli drone fell in the Gaza Strip on Monday night, Israel confirmed. The reasons are currently being investigated, JPost reported Tuesday. The drone fell in the southern Gaza Strip, in the Rafah area. ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns Israeli policy intimidation against Palestinians

Date: 2019-09-09 14:02:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:8096316

RAMALLAH, Sept 9 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has condemned the policy of intimidation and destruction adopted by Israeli authorities and settlers against the Palestinian people. In a statement Monday, the Foreign Ministry said such ....