Middle East
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Settlers storm Al Aqsa mosque
Date: 2019-05-27 09:33:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7957416
RAMALLAH, May 27 (MENA) - Settlers, backed by Israeli forces, barged into Al Aqsa Mosque early Monday, according to Palestinian sources. More than 30 members of the Israeli intelligence, special forces and police personnel stormed the mosque and ....
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Trump: Talks with Iran possible in coming period
Date: 2019-05-27 08:14:21 GMT - Japan - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7957291
TOKYO, May 27 (MENA) - Visiting US President Donald Trump said there is a possibility for holding talks with Iran in the coming period. Trump said “I do believe that Iran would like to talk, and if they’d like to talk, we’d like to talk also,” ....
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Israel prepares for new elections amid deadlock
Date: 2019-05-26 21:24:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:7957096
RAMALLAH, May 26 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed Likud MK Miki Zohar to introduce a bill to dissolve the Knesset, putting pressure on potential coalition parties to reach an agreement or face another election, Israeli ....
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Palestinian foreign ministry deplores Israeli aggression on Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2019-05-26 13:12:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7956608
RAMALLAH, May 26 (MENA) - The Palestinian foreign ministry deplored on Sunday fresh Israeli assaults on Al-Quds' sacred places, particularly Al-Aqsa Mosque. The ministry said it will raise this key issue at a meeting Islamic foreign ministers to ....
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Iranian president acknowledges difficult conditions due to economic war with US
Date: 2019-05-26 12:56:26 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7956553
TEHRAN, May 26 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that his country is going through a difficult time due to its economic war with Washington. Rouhani, however, told his government, Iran would come out of this war victorious. ....
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Jordan condemns Israel's violations against Al-Aqsa
Date: 2019-05-26 12:25:15 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7956417
AMMAN, May 26 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned on Sunday Israel's continued violations against Al-Aqsa mosque through break-ins by extremists and provocative acts against worshipers and Muslim clerics. Israel has to be ....
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Palestinian detainees in Etzion prison suffering miserable conditions - commission
Date: 2019-05-26 11:20:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7956362
RAMALLAH, May 26 (MENA) - The Palestinian Authority’s Detained and Ex-Detainees Commission said that the Palestinian political prisoners in the Israeli prison of Etzion, near Bethlehem city in the occupied West Bank, have been suffering unbearable ....
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Iraq plays role to ease Iranian-US tensions -- parlt speaker
Date: 2019-05-26 10:58:29 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7956241
BAGHDAD, May 26 (MENA) - Iraqi Parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi said on Sunday that his country is playing a pivotal role to ease the tensions between Iran and the United States. His remarks were carried by Sumariya news channel after a ....
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Iraq offers to mediate between Iran, US
Date: 2019-05-26 10:57:22 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7956255
BAGHDAD, May 26 (MENA) - Iraq offered Sunday to mediate in the crisis between its two key allies, the United States and Iran, said Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed al Hakim, Alsumaria news reported. "We are trying to help and to be mediators," ....
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Rep. Pete King: Trump serious about deterring Iran attacks
Date: 2019-05-26 09:09:06 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7956193
WASHINGTON, May 26 (MENA) - Moves to send more troops into the Middle East shows President Donald Trump is serious about deterring Iran from launching attacks against US interests or allies, Rep. Pete King said. "Iran is a state terror nation and ....