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Israeli forces storm Aqsa Mosque, injure worshipers

Date: 2019-06-02 09:53:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7965330

ٌRAMALLAH, June 2 (MENA) - A number of Palestinian Muslim worshipers were injured Sunday by Israeli police officers who were escorting dozens of Jewish fanatics performing a provocative tour of the holy Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, the ....

Israeli occupation forces storm into Aqsa, assault worshipers

Date: 2019-06-02 08:20:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7965212

RAMALLAH, June 2 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces stormed into al Aqsa Mosque and assaulted Palestinian Muslim worshipers. Israeli occupation officers were escorting dozens of Jewish fanatics performing a provocative tour of the holy Al Aqsa ....

25 Palestinians injured after Israeli military incursion into Nablus

Date: 2019-05-31 12:28:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7962949

RAMALLAH, May 31 (MENA)- At least 25 Palestinians were injured on Friday after Israeli occupation forces stormed into the eastern parts of Nablus in the northern West Bank. A young man was wounded by live bullets that pierced into his foot and ....

Palestinian teen gunned down by Israeli soldiers for trying to get past road barriers to pray in Al Aqsa

Date: 2019-05-31 11:20:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7962910

‏RAMALLAH, May 31 (MENA)- A Palestinian teenager was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers for trying to enter Jerusalem from Jeroun Al-Homos area, east Bethlehem city in the southern West Bank to pray in Al Aqsa Mosque. The 16-year-old boy, from ....

MENA Agenda for Friday, May 31

Date: 2019-05-31 06:23:50 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:7962806

MECCA, The Saudi holy city of Mecca will host on Friday the 14th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) themed "Hand in Hand toward the Future" with the participation of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. BERLIN, German Chancellor ....

Bolton: Evidence to be presented that Iran behind Gulf attacks

Date: 2019-05-30 18:31:55 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:7962455

LONDON, May 30 (MENA) - US national security adviser John Bolton has said he is to present evidence to the UN security council as early as next week that he claims will show Iran was behind recent attacks on oil tankers and pipelines in the ....

Iran has not exceeded JCPOA-imposed limit of heavy water accumulation yet - Moscow

Date: 2019-05-30 08:41:16 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7961476

MOSCOW, May 30 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Iran has not yet exceeded the limit of 130 tonnes of accumulated heavy water, imposed by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), but this can happen if nuclear deal ....

Jordan king receives Kuchner, calls for peace in ME

Date: 2019-05-29 15:07:08 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:7960754

AMMAN, May 29 (MENA) - King Abdullah II on Wednesday received the US President's top adviser, Jared Kushner, currently visiting Jordan within his regional tour. During the meeting at Al Husseiniya Palace, discussions went over regional ....

Iranian personnel killed in clashes with PKK gunmen

Date: 2019-05-29 08:47:42 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7960130

TEHRAN, May 29 (MENA) - One of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards was killed during confrontations with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) on the country's borders with Turkey. The clashes broke out when a group of armed PKK members attempted to ....

John Bolton blames Iran for Fujairah tanker attacks

Date: 2019-05-29 07:30:50 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7960042

ABU DHABI, May 29 (MENA) - US National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday that attacks on four tankers docked off the Emirati port city of Fujairah earlier this month were caused by "naval mines almost certainly from Iran", Sky News ....