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US accuses Iran of developing missiles through satellite bid

Date: 2020-02-11 16:34:05 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:8307739

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday accused Iran of honing its ballistic missile skills through a satellite launch and vowed to exert more pressure, Al Arabiya reported. “The United States will continue to ....

Israel arrests eight Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2020-02-11 12:36:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:8307230

RAMALLAH, Feb 11 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested on Tuesday eight Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said Israeli forces arrested three citizens in al ....

Lebanese protest ahead of confidence vote session

Date: 2020-02-11 09:00:59 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:8306826

BEIRUT, Feb 11 (MENA) - Lebanese Security Forces demanded that protesters keep demonstrations “peaceful” away from rioting ahead of a Parliament session dedicated to holding a confidence vote for the new government, Naharnet reported Tuesday. ....

Palestinian foreign ministry: Abbas speech at UNSC to focus on protecting peace, rights

Date: 2020-02-10 15:51:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:8305962

RAMALLAH, Feb 10 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that President Mahmoud Abbas will head to the United Nations Security Council to present his vision on achieving peace in the Middle East which is largely supported ....

Abbas sends message to Malaysian PM on Palestinian developments

Date: 2020-02-10 13:47:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:8305816

RAMALLAH, Feb 10 (MENA) - Member of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Fatah Central Committees Azzam Al Ahmed has handed over a message to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from President Mahmoud Abbas on the latest Palestinian ....

Regional situation entails Iran-Russia cooperation: diplomat

Date: 2020-02-10 10:28:29 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:8305263

MOSCOW, Feb 10 (MENA) - Iran’s new ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said the regional situation necessitates continuation of Iran-Russia cooperation, Tehran Times reported. During a meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin, ....

China warns unilateral measures could worsen Palestinian-Israeli tensions

Date: 2020-02-10 09:35:24 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8305202

BEIJING, Feb 10 (MENA) - China expressed on Monday rejection of adopting any unilateral measures that would worsen already-existing tensions between Palestinians and Israelis. Speaking to MENA, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang ....

Israeli measures against Aqsa, Quds invalid: Palestinian Foreign Ministry

Date: 2020-02-09 14:28:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:8304067

RAMALLAH, Feb 9 (MENA) - Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates termed the Israeli measures against al Quds, Aqsa Mosque and the sanctuaries as null and void and illegal. In a statement on Sunday, the Foreign Ministry said that ....

Scores of Israeli settlers storm into Al Aqsa

Date: 2020-02-09 11:55:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:8303954

RAMALLAH, Feb 9 (MENA) - As many as 62 settlers stormed into Al Aqsa Mosque on Sunday guarded by Israeli police. The settlers barged through Bab al Maghareba gate and conducted provocative tours inside and all around the mosque, the third holiest ....

Israel bans Palestinian agricultural exports via Jordan

Date: 2020-02-09 11:01:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:8303952

RAMALLAH, Feb 9 (MENA) - Palestine's Assistant Undersecretary for the economic sector at the Agriculture Ministry Tareq Abu Laban said the decision by Israeli Minister of Defense Naftali Bennett to ban all Palestinian agricultural exports to the ....