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Israel diminishes fishing zone in Gaza coast

Date: 2019-12-19 13:48:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:8235977

GAZA CITY, Dec 19 (MENA) - Israeli authorities on Thursday diminished the fishing zone off the coast of the Gaza Strip. The Union of Fishermen’s Committees in Gaza said that the Israeli occupation authorities reduced the fishing area in Gaza ....

Israeli forces arrest 11 Palestinian in WB

Date: 2019-12-19 12:45:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:8235979

RAMALLAH, Dec 19 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested on Thursday 11 Palestinians and issued an arrest warrant for another one after raiding and searching their homes in the West Bank. One Palestinian was arrested in Hebron, three in Jenin ....

Chinese envoy urges world to facilitate resumption of Palestinian-Israeli peace talks

Date: 2019-12-19 08:44:36 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8235727

BEIJING, Dec 19 (MENA) - A Chinese UN envoy said the world should encourage Palestine and Israel to move toward each other and relaunch their peace talks as soon as possible, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday. At a Security Council ....

Israel shells agricultural land northwest of Gaza

Date: 2019-12-19 08:40:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8235749

GAZA CITY, Dec 19 (MENA) - Israel fired at least five rockets early Thursday at an agricultural land northwest of Gaza city, causing severe damage to the area. No casualties were reported, Palestinian sources said. Meanwhile, sirens were set ....

Israel prevents Palestinian farmers from plowing their farmlands in Jordan Valley

Date: 2019-12-18 11:56:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:8234664

RAMALLAH, Dec 18 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday prevented Palestinian farmers from plowing their farmland in the Bedouin community of Khirbet Umm al-Jamal, east of Tubas city, in the northern Jordan Valley, according to local ....

13 Palestinians arrested, two injured in W.Bank

Date: 2019-12-18 09:46:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:8234458

RAMALLAH, Dec 18 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested on Wednesday 13 Palestinians in the West Bank. Palestinian security sources said that a large security force stormed Dheisheh Refugee Camp, south of Bethlehem, prompting clashes with a ....

S. Korea mulling troops dispatch to Strait of Hormuz

Date: 2019-12-18 09:30:54 GMT - south korea - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8234410

SEOUL, Dec 18 (MENA) - South Korea has been reviewing various options, including troop dispatch, as to what role it can play to safeguard the Strait of Hormuz, Yonhap news agency quoted South Korean officials as saying Wednesday. Amid tensions ....

Palestinian amb. urges Brazil to backpedal on opening trade office in Jerusalem

Date: 2019-12-18 09:13:02 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8234408

CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) - Palestinian Ambassador here Diab el Louh on Wednesday urged Brazil to backpedal on its decision to open a trade office in Jerusalem. In press statements, he said that the Arab League Council will hold an extraordinary ....

Russia to invest $500m in Syrian port of Tartus

Date: 2019-12-18 09:02:21 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8234413

LONDON, Dec 18 (MENA) - Russia will invest $500m in the port of Tartus in its largest ever investment in Syria, as Moscow seeks to leverage its position as the most powerful foreign player in the war-torn country, The Financial Times newspaper ....

Iran president to make 2-day visit to Japan from Friday

Date: 2019-12-17 12:57:28 GMT - Japan - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:8233325

TOKYO, Dec 17 (MENA) - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani will visit Japan from Friday to meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Japanese government said Tuesday. The two-day visit comes amid the U.S.-Iran standoff over a landmark nuclear deal ....