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Fatah will not compromise on Palestinian people's rights: spokesman

Date: 2019-05-18 15:08:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7946492

RAMALLAH, May 18 (MENA) - The Palestinian Fatah movement will not compromise on the rights of the Palestinian people, no matter how great sacrifices this may require, the movement spokesman Osama Al-Qawasmi said in a press release on ....

Erekat: Deviation from peace terms of reference doomed to failure

Date: 2019-05-18 14:32:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7946498

RAMALLAH, May 18 (MENA) - Any attempt to deviate from the international and Arab terms of reference on peace for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is doomed to failure, Saeb Erekat, the secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine ....

China asks to fight terrorism and further political process in Syria

Date: 2019-05-18 10:27:08 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7945967

BEIJING/NEW YORK, May 18 (MENA) - A Chinese envoy has asked the international community to fight terrorism and push forward the political process in Syria, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday. "It is imperative to fight terrorism ....

UK warns British-Iranian dual nationals against travelling to Iran

Date: 2019-05-17 15:11:33 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:7945442

LONDON, May 17 (MENA) - Britain's Foreign Office is advising against all travel to Iran by British-Iranian dual nationals, the Daily Mail reported. The government said Friday the upgraded travel warning is in response to Iran's "continued ....

Russia, Palestine working on possible Putin-Abbas meeting

Date: 2019-05-17 14:38:05 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:7945412

MOSCOW, May 17 (MENA) - Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that Russia and the Palestinian side are working on a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Dushanbe in June, TASS ....

UN Security Council to meet Friday on northwest Syria

Date: 2019-05-16 21:22:29 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:7944697

NEW YORK, May 16 (MENA) - The UN Security Council will meet Friday to discuss the surge of fighting in northwest Syria, the second meeting on the worsening violence in as many weeks, diplomats said. Belgium, Germany and Kuwait requested the ....

Italian PM reiterates need to reach truce in Libya

Date: 2019-05-16 20:34:09 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:7944681

ROME, May 16 (MENA) - There must be a ceasefire in the deadly battle for Tripoli and a return to dialogue to prevent a "humanitarian crisis" in Libya and to safeguard its people, Italy's premier Giuseppe Conte said in a statement on Thursday after ....

French presidency: Marcon to meet Libya commander Haftar next week

Date: 2019-05-16 20:26:04 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:7944674

PARIS, May 16 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron will meet eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in the middle of next week to discuss how to resume peace talks in the country, a French presidential source said on Thursday. Macron last ....

Jewish settlers storm Aqsa Mosque compound

Date: 2019-05-16 14:58:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:7944316

RAMALLAH, May 16 (MENA) - Up to 50 settlers on Thursday stormed Al Aqsa Mosque compound from the Mughrabi Gate. The settlers, who were accompanied by 25 Jewish students of Hebrew universities and religious institutes, conducted provocative tours ....

Iran's Zarif says 'no possibility' of talks with US: Kyodo

Date: 2019-05-16 14:39:37 GMT - Japan - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:7944333

TOKYO, May 16 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Thursday there is "no possibility" of negotiations with the US to reduce spiraling tensions, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. "No, there is no possibility for ....