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10 Palestinians arrested in W.Bank

Date: 2019-04-18 07:35:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7903327

RAMALLAH, April 18 (MENA) - At least 10 Palestinians were arrested by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank on Thursday. Palestinian sources said that the 10 Palestinians were arrested during Israel's campaigns in Bethlehem, Hebron, Salfit, ....

WB report on Palestinian economy reflects real difficult situation -- PLO member

Date: 2019-04-17 13:32:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:7902444

RAMALLAH, April 17 (MENA) - Member of the Palestine Liberation Organization Executive Committee Ahmed Magdalani on Wednesday said that a World Bank report describing the Palestinian economy as suffering a severe financial crisis is reflecting the ....

Iran closes oil wells in flood-hit Khuzestan province, output drops

Date: 2019-04-17 13:20:58 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:7902390

TEHRAN, April 17 (MENA) - Iran has shut around a dozen oil wells in its oil-rich southwestern Khuzestan province because of massive floods, leading to a drop of up to 20,000 barrels per day in crude production, CNBC reported on Wednesday. “There ....

Lavrov: Syria's return to Arab League to help in finding solution to its crisis

Date: 2019-04-17 12:05:19 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:7901967

MOSCOW, April 17 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged the need for Syria's return to the Arab League in order to work out a solution for its crisis. In statements to Russia Today, Lavrov said Syria's return to the Arab League ....

Report: Barghouthi, Saadat spent more quarter century in Israeli detention

Date: 2019-04-17 11:49:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:7902006

RAMALLAH, April 17 (MENA) - A report issued on Wednesday by the studies and documentation department of the Palestinian Commission of Detainees & Ex-Detainees Affairs said that member of Fatah central committee Marwan Barghouti and Secretary General ....

Israeli forces arrest 22 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2019-04-17 10:49:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7902000

RAMALLAH, April 17 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested 22 Palestinians in different parts of the West Bank on Wednesday, the Palestinian Prisoner Club said. The arrests took place in Bethlehem, Ramallah, Biera, Qalqiliya, Hebron and Al ....

Israeli forces demolish several houses in Quds, West Bank

Date: 2019-04-17 08:08:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7901749

RAMALLAH, April 17 (MENA) - Israeli bulldozers, backed by occupation forces, demolished a house and a warehouse in Al Quds on Wednesday, claiming they were unlicensed. Citizens engaged in confrontations with Israeli forces while trying to bar ....

Fire at Aqsa was due to playing fire by children playing -- Officials

Date: 2019-04-16 09:47:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7900083

RAMALLAH, April 16 (MENA) - The Islamic Awqaf and Aqsa Affairs Department in Al Quds said on Tuesday that Monday's fire at part of the mosque was due to children in the area playing around with fire. The department in a statement lauded efforts ....

Israel captures 12 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2019-04-16 09:02:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7899975

RAMALLAH, April 16 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested at dawn on Tuesday 12 Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank, said the Palestine Prisoners Club. The forces detained five from al Quds, two from Hebron, three from Ramallah and Bireh, ....

New Palestinian gov't has plan to rationalize expenses - spokesman

Date: 2019-04-14 10:30:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7896787

RAMALLAH, April 14 (MENA) - New Palestinian government spokesman Ibrahim Melhem said the government will take major measures to rationalize expenses. In statements to Voice of Palestine, he said the coming stage will witness grave challenges, not ....