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Washington to announce soon Palestine-Israel peace plan: envoy

Date: 2019-05-10 08:00:26 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7935663

WASHINGTON, May 10 (MENA) - The US is poised to announce soon its vision on achieving peace between the Palestinians and Israel, said U.S. Middle East peace negotiator Jason Greenblatt. The US plan will be realistic and applicable, yet, it will ....

Moscow urges foreign partners not to scale back purchases of energy carriers from Iran

Date: 2019-05-09 21:40:54 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:7935591

MOSCOW, May 9 (MENA) - Moscow has urged its foreign partners not to curtail cooperation with Tehran, in particular, not to stop buying energy carriers, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a commentary released on Thursday. "We call on everyone not ....

Palestinian foreign ministry considers "deal of century" as recognition of Israeli apartheid regime in occupied territories

Date: 2019-05-09 13:17:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:7934862

RAMALLAH, May 9 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said that the announcements and decisions made by US President Donald Trump along with the leaks pertaining to the "deal of the century" in addition to the practices of the Israeli occupation ....

Jewish settlers storm Aqsa Mosque compound

Date: 2019-05-09 10:24:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7934656

RAMALLAH, May 9 (MENA) - Settlers on Thursday stormed Al Aqsa Mosque compound from the Maghareba gate, said the Palestinian Awqaf authorities in Al Quds. Guarded by special units of the Israeli police, the settlers conducted provocative tours at ....

Dunford: Deployment of Lincoln carrier meant to deter Iran

Date: 2019-05-09 10:23:13 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:7934637

WASHINGTON, May 9 (MENA) - US General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said that the deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force was intended to deter Iran, according to abc ....

Death toll from Idlib clashes rises to 374: SOHR

Date: 2019-05-09 08:45:51 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7934513

DAMASCUS, May 9 (MENA) - The death toll from fierce clashes over the past 18 days in Idlib has climbed to 374, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) announced on Thursday. Out of the 160 civilian deaths, 26 children and 35 women lost ....

US State Dept. official says Iran engaging in 'nuclear blackmail'

Date: 2019-05-09 08:43:39 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7934512

WASHINGTON, May 9 (MENA) - US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said "America is never going to be held hostage to the Iranian regime's nuclear blackmail." "We are ready to restore diplomatic ties and welcome the country into the ....

Turkish opposition calls for 'revoking Erdogan’s mandate'

Date: 2019-05-09 07:04:04 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:7934427

ANKARA, May 9 (MENA) - Turkey’s main opposition party said it had formally requested the annulment of President Tayyip Erdogan’s mandate because the same flaws his AK Party alleged in the city’s March 31 mayoral vote occurred in last year’s national ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry: we are committed to two-state solution

Date: 2019-05-08 12:31:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7933429

RAMALLAH, May 8 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has said the Palestinian side does not base its positions on leaks from unknown sources, pointing out its stance towards the US administration is clear and based on rejecting decisions ....

JCPOA needs urgent surgery: President Rouhani

Date: 2019-05-08 07:56:51 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7932990

TEHRAN, May 8 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that Iran is not withdrawing from the nuclear deal, rather it is reducing its commitments to the deal and that JCPOA needs surgery, the Iranian news agency IRNA reported. The ....