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Israelis of Ethiopian origin resume protests over killing of teenager by cop
Date: 2019-07-08 17:34:32 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:8015554
GAZA, July 8 (MENA) – Israelis of Ethiopian origin on Monday resumed their protests over the killing of a 19-year-old teen, whose family ends the seven-day traditional mourning. Solomon Tekah, an Israeli of Ethiopian origin, was shot dead by an ....
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Iran enriching uranium to 4.5%, breaking deal limit
Date: 2019-07-08 13:30:47 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:8015352
TEHRAN, July 8 (MENA) - Iran began enriching uranium Monday to 4.5%, breaking the limit set by its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, ABC news reported. The acknowledgement by the spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran comes a day ....
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Jewish settlers break through Aqsa Mosque guarded by occupation forces
Date: 2019-07-08 13:07:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:8015183
RAMALLAH, July 8 (MENA) - Groups of Jewish settlers, again, forced their way into Al Aqsa Mosque from Bab al Maghareba guarded by occupation troops. Eyewitnesses said about 50 settlers stormed the mosque Monday and made provocative tours inside ....
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Sacking of Turkish central banker sparks concern - paper
Date: 2019-07-08 12:39:54 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:8015168
LONDON, July 8 (MENA) - Few Turkish financiers expected to find themselves standing up for Murat Cetinkaya, Turkey’s former central bank governor, whose three years in office were often marred by erratic and unorthodox policy making, Financial Times ....
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Moscow: 1,800 Syrian refugees return home
Date: 2019-07-08 11:54:38 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:8014759
MOSCOW, July 8 (MENA) - The Russian Defense Ministry said around 1,825 Syrian refugees have returned to their homeland from Lebanon and Jordan over the past 24 hours. "During the past 24 hours, about 1,825 Syrian refugees returned to Syria, ....
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Kremlin: Russia concerned over Iran nuclear threat, will ‘continue dialogue’
Date: 2019-07-08 11:52:48 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:8014917
MOSCOW, July 8 (MENA) - Russia is concerned over plans by Iran to breach the uranium enrichment cap set by the 2015 nuclear deal and will pursue diplomatic efforts to save the pact, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday. “The situation is of ....
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21 persons killed, injured in quake in southwestern Iran
Date: 2019-07-08 11:41:36 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:8014916
TEHRAN, July 8 (MENA) - One man has died and 10 others have been injured by an earlier 5.7-magnitude earthquake in southwestern Iranian city of Masjed Soleyman, according to the governor of Masjed Soleyman Heidar Hojjatinia. The quake jolted ....
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Iran surpasses uranium enrichment limit in first major violation of nuclear deal
Date: 2019-07-08 10:38:11 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:8014751
WASHINGTON, July 8 (MENA) - Iran has surpassed the cap on uranium enrichment set by the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, a spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said Monday, warning that Tehran would take further steps to reduce its ....
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Foreign Ministry condemns Israeli settlement expansion in West Bank
Date: 2019-07-08 10:18:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:8014747
RAMALLAH, July 8 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned on Monday growing Israeli settlement activities in Al Quds and Area C, saying it is a flagrant violation of international legitimacy and human rights principles. Under the ....
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Israeli settlers take over Palestinian-owned building in Quds neighborhood
Date: 2019-07-08 09:59:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:8014760
RAMALLAH, July 8 (MENA) - Israeli settlers took over on Monday a Palestinian-owned building in Suwwana area on the Mount of Olives in occupied al Quds, according to local sources. They told WAFA that Israeli police escorted the settlers during ....