Middle East
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White House declines to comment on explosion of pagers in Lebanon
Date: 2024-09-18 09:08:48 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:10875283
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (MENA) - The White House declined to comment on the explosion of hundreds of pager communications devices belonging to Hezbollah members in Lebanon on Tuesday. It underscored the necessity of the diplomatic solution to the ....
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UN's General assembly mulls over resolution demanding end of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land within 12 months
Date: 2024-09-18 07:38:32 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10875112
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (MENA) - In an emergency special session that resumed Wednesday, the General Assembly of the United Nations began its consideration of a draft resolution demanding an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory within 12 ....
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Harris says Israel must not reoccupy Gaza and calls for end to war
Date: 2024-09-18 06:33:27 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10875019
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (MENA) - Democratic presidential candidate and US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday said Israel must not reoccupy the Gaza Strip when the nearly year-old war on Gaza ends, The National reported. Ms Harris told the ....
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Israel didn't tell Washington before Hezbollah pager attack - US officials
Date: 2024-09-17 22:20:21 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:10874946
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (MENA) - Israel did not inform the Biden administration ahead of its intelligence operation that included exploding thousands of Hezbollah members' pager devices, two US officials said Tuesday. The explosions killed at least ....
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Washington not involved in pager explosions in Lebanon - US State Department
Date: 2024-09-17 22:17:45 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:10874869
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (MENA) - US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the US was not involved in the recent pager explosions in Lebanon. “The US was not aware of this incident in advance, and at this point, we’re gathering ....
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Developments in Lebanon extremely concerning - UN spox
Date: 2024-09-17 20:53:17 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10874765
NEW YORK, Sept 17 (MENA) - UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the developments in Lebanon are extremely concerning, especially given the "extremely volatile" context. In statements carried by Alhurra US-based news channel on Tuesday, Dujarric ....
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Arab League chief condemns Israel for deadly pager blasts across Lebanon
Date: 2024-09-17 20:43:59 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:10874944
CAIRO, Sept 17 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit strongly condemned Israel for a wave of pager blasts that left at least nine people killed, including a child, and thousands injured across Lebanon on Tuesday. According to ....
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Gaza war death toll surges to 41,252
Date: 2024-09-17 19:28:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10874593
RAMALLAH, Sept 17 (MENA) - The Israeli war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has so far resulted in the killing of 41,252 people, the majority of whom are children and women, and the injury of 95,497 others, WAFA reported on ....
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Palestinian authority says Al-Karamah Crossing opens Wednesday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Date: 2024-09-17 18:23:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:10874576
RAMALLAH, Sept 17 (MENA) - The General Administration of Palestinian Crossings and Borders announced Tuesday that Al-Karamah Crossing will operate Wednesday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, in the two directions. It said in a brief statement broadcast by ....
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Lebanon: Dozens of injuries in southern Lebanon, southern Beirut due to ‘pager’ explosions
Date: 2024-09-17 14:22:33 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10874416
BEIRUT, Sept 17 (MENA) - Dozens of injuries were reported in southern Beirut and southern Lebanon due to the explosion of pagers they use to communicate, National News Agency (NNA) reported Tuesday. The unprecedented security incident that ....