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Palestine's Foreign Ministry: Israeli defense min. tops list of war criminals due to his decisions

Date: 2020-01-19 14:44:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:8275603

RAMALLAH, Jan 19 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that the decisions of Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett make him top the list of Israeli war criminals. Earlier, Bennett decided to ban Anarchists Against the Wall ....

Jordan's Lower House approves bill banning Israeli gas import

Date: 2020-01-19 13:11:11 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:8275731

AMMAN, Jan 19 (MENA) - The Jordanian Lower House of Parliament on Sunday approved with a majority vote a bill banning the import of Israeli gas, giving it an urgency statute, Petra News Agency reported. The bill, put forward by the legal ....

Israel detains 4 Palestinians from Al Khalil, Ramallah

Date: 2020-01-19 13:08:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:8275698

RAMALLAH, Jan 19 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained on Sunday four Palestinians in Al Khalil (Hebron) and Ramallah, local sources said. The forces arrested two from Al Khalil, one from Ramallah, and one from Al Quds, according to WAFA ....

Cyprus denounces Ankara's illegal drilling in Mediterranean

Date: 2020-01-19 13:05:14 GMT - Cyprus - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:8275759

NICOSIA, Jan 19 (MENA) - The Government of Cyprus condemns Turkey’s newly planned illegal drilling within the Exclusive Economic Zone and continental shelf of the Republic of Cyprus, Cyprus News Agency reported on Sunday. In a statement issued ....

Putin arrives in Berlin

Date: 2020-01-19 12:51:52 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:8275689

BERLIN, Jan 19 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived here on Sunday to take part in the Berlin International Conference on Libya, Russia Today reported. The conference is expected to gather more than 12 world nations and a number of ....

Israel summons former mufti for questioning

Date: 2020-01-19 12:11:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:8275672

RAMALLAH, Jan 19 (MENA) - Israeli police and intelligence summoned on Sunday the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem (Al Quds) Sheikh Ekrema Sabri, for questioning, local sources were quoted by WAFA news agency as saying. Intelligence and police ....

Car-bomb attack in northern Syria kills 3 Turkish soldiers

Date: 2020-01-17 19:01:13 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:8273913

ANKARA, Jan 17 (MENA) - A car bombing has killed three Turkish soldiers in a Turkish-controlled area in northern Syria, Washington Post quoted Turkey's Defense Ministry as saying Friday. The ministry added that the attack occurred late on ....

Palestine deplores Israeli storming of Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2020-01-17 11:46:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8273384

RAMALLAH, Jan 17 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned storming of Al Aqsa Mosque by Israeli occupation forces and assaulting worshipers during Fajr prayers. In a statement on Friday, the ministry ....

Canada, European, Asian countries develops framework on Ukrainian plane tragedy

Date: 2020-01-16 20:32:53 GMT - Canada - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:8272919

OTTAWA, Jan 16 (MENA) - Canada, Ukraine, Sweden, Afghanistan and the UK held an in-person meeting at Canada House in London on Thursday and agreed upon a framework for cooperation with Iran in response to the recent tragedy Ukrainian plane crash. ....

Macron announces Charles De Gaulle Carrier to be sent to help French military ops in Middle East

Date: 2020-01-16 18:51:25 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:8272832

PARIS, Jan 16 (MENA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that the country's Charles De Gaulle aircraft carrier strike group will be deployed to the Levant between January and April 2020 in order to aid French military Operation Chammal ....