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Palestinian Foreign Ministry denounces Israeli decisions banning activities in Al Quds
Date: 2019-08-07 13:37:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:8056050
RAMALLAH, Aug 7 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday denounced decisions by Israeli Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan banning Palestinian charity and cultural activities in occupied Al Quds city considering them as acts of ....
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Israeli occupation forces arrest 15 Palestinians in WB
Date: 2019-08-07 12:34:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:8055998
RAMALLAH, Aug 7 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested on Wednesday 15 Palestinians from the West Bank. According to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoner Club, five Palestinians were detained from Bethlehem and four from Al Quds including ....
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Israeli settlers storm into Al Aqsa mosque
Date: 2019-08-07 11:10:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:8055612
RAMALLAH, Aug 7 (MENA) - Scores of Israeli settlers stormed Wednesday morning Al Aqsa mosque, through al Maghariba gate, under tight protection of the Israeli occupation forces. As many as 100 settlers broke into the holy mosque in successive ....
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Brazil court rejects Turkey’s extradition request for businessman
Date: 2019-08-07 06:09:37 GMT - Brazil - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:8055369
BRASILIA, Aug 7 (MENA) - Brazil’s highest court has rejected a request to extradite a Turkish citizen accused by Ankara of terrorism, saying the man would not be guaranteed a fair trial, The Sun Daily reported Wednesday. The unanimous decision by ....
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8 civilians killed, wounded in terrorist shelling in Hama countryside
Date: 2019-08-06 12:31:38 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:8054202
DAMASCUS, Aug 6 (MENA) - In a new breach of the de-escalation zone agreement in Idlib, terrorist organizations fired a number of rocket shells on the villages of Jourin, al-Jeed and Salimou in Hama northern countryside, SANA reported Tuesday. A ....
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UN voices concern over renewed fighting in Idlib
Date: 2019-08-06 12:16:49 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:8054236
GENEVA, Aug 6 (MENA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the situation in Idlib and its surroundings after the renewal of fighting in the area in northwestern ....
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Iran unveils three new 'precision guided missiles'
Date: 2019-08-06 11:44:08 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:8054158
TEHRAN, Aug 6 (MENA) - Iran unveiled what it described as three new precision guided missiles, The Daily Mail reported. Defence Minister Brigadier-General Amir Hatami said Iran 'will not hesitate for a moment to defend [itself]' as he viewed the ....
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Israeli occupation forces arrest 25 Palestinians from West Bank
Date: 2019-08-06 10:58:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:8054242
RAMALLAH, Aug 6 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested overnight as many as 25 Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank, according to security sources on Tuesday. The Israeli occupation troops apprehended 11 Palestinians, including a former ....
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Israel demolishes two houses in occupied Jerusalem
Date: 2019-08-06 10:11:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:8054105
RAMALLAH, Aug 6 (MENA) - Israel demolished on Tuesday two houses in the occupied East Jerusalem under the pretext that they were not licensed, Palestinian sources said. The Wall and Settlement Resistance Committee said Israel razed this year ....
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Pentagon looking forward to work with UK to protect shipping in Arabian Gulf
Date: 2019-08-06 09:34:29 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:8054067
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (MENA) - The UK said it is “spearheading” an international mission to protect shipping in the Arabian Gulf, which will see the Royal Navy work with the US to ensure safe passage amid the ongoing confrontation with Iran, Bloomberg ....