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Palestinian foreign ministry decries int'l silence over US support for Israeli settlements

Date: 2019-06-16 09:57:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7982285

RAMALLAH, June 16 (MENA) - The Palestinian foreign ministry has expressed strong condemnation of the US support for Israeli settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories. In a statement on Sunday, the ministry decried the ....

Turkish army site attacked northwestern Syria

Date: 2019-06-16 09:44:49 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7982259

ANKARA, June 16 (MENA) - A Turkish army observation site was attacked in Syria's northwestern governorate of Idlib, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Sunday. Though no causalities were reported, significant damage resulted from the attack, ....

Crew members of Norwegian oil tanker arrive in Dubai

Date: 2019-06-15 20:33:39 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:7981924

DUBAI, June 15 (MENA) - The crew members of the Norwegian-owned Front Altair oil tanker, which was attacked in the Gulf of Oman, arrived in Dubai Saturday, Sky News reported. The oil tanker left Iran's territorial waters and was under tow to the ....

Front Altair oil tanker leaves Iran waters after Gulf of Oman attacks

Date: 2019-06-15 15:39:55 GMT - Norway - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:7981674

OSLO, June 15 (MENA) - The Norwegian-owned Front Altair oil tanker has left Iran's territorial waters and was under tow to the UAE two days after it was attacked in the Gulf of Oman, France 24 quoted shipping officials as saying Saturday. The ....

Iran threatens to continue modification of nuclear deal undertakings

Date: 2019-06-15 09:39:19 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7981081

TEHRAN, June 15 (MENA) - Iran warned on Saturday that it will continue modifying its obligations under the nuclear deal after the 60-day deadline is met on May 8, Fars News Agency reported. "On the nuclear deal, I remind that Iran's full ....

Moscow insists on dialogue after Gulf of Oman attack

Date: 2019-06-14 18:07:00 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:7980680

MOSCOW, June 14 (MENA) - The Russian foreign ministry said on Friday said there is no alternative to establishing dialogue to settle the situation around the incident with two tankers in the Gulf of Oman and called on all parties concerned to show ....

Israeli warplanes hit various sites in Gaza Strip

Date: 2019-06-14 07:45:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7979744

GAZA CITY, June 14 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes launched a series of strikes against several sites and targets in the Gaza Strip, causing damage to property of the Palestinians. No casualties were reported, according to Palestinian sources, Israel ....

UK warns Iran over ‘deeply unwise’ attacks on oil tankers

Date: 2019-06-14 07:21:19 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7979728

LONDON, June 14 (MENA) - Britain is working on the basis that Iran is responsible for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, and warned Iran that these actions were “deeply unwise,” Al Arabiya channel quoted Foreign Secretary ....

2 miners killed by collapse of coal mine in central Iran

Date: 2019-06-13 19:11:35 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:7979534

TEHRAN, June 13 (MENA) - Two miners were killed and a third was injured in the collapse of an underground coal mine in the central province of Semnan in central Iran, Iran News Agency (IRNA) reported. The all-news network quoted the governor of ....

5 Palestinians arrested in Bethlehem, Al Khalil

Date: 2019-06-13 10:45:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7978340

RAMALLAH, June 13 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested Thursday five Palestinians during raids on Bethlehem and Al Khalil cities in the West Bank. Several military checkpoints were also erected by Israeli troops at the entrance to Al ....