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Netanyahu to meet Pompeo in Lisbon Wednesday

Date: 2019-12-03 16:18:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:8214890

GAZA CITY, Dec 3 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel Wednesday to Lisbon, Portugal, to meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, amid spiraling tensions over Iran, said The Times of Israel The trip comes a day after ....

Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa under protection of occupation forces

Date: 2019-12-03 15:42:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:8214825

RAMALLAH, Dec 3 (MENA)- Dozens of Israeli settlers on Tuesday to break into Al Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the occupation forces. The settlers stormed into Al Aqsa from the Maghraba gate and carried out provocative tours and left from Bab ....

Amnesty International: Death toll from bloody crackdown on protests in Iran rises to 208

Date: 2019-12-03 09:31:47 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:8214044

LONDON, Dec 3 (MENA) - The number of people believed to have been killed during demonstrations in Iran that broke out on November 15 has risen to at least 208, said Amnesty International. The real figure is likely to be higher. Dozens of the ....

Israeli gunboats open fire at Palestinian fishermen

Date: 2019-12-02 14:46:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:8213235

GAZA CITY, Dec 2 (MENA) - The Israeli navy opened fire at the boats of Palestinian fishermen sailing off the northern shores of the Gaza Strip on Monday. The Israeli gunboats fired at the fishing boats three miles away from Gaza city, ....

Return marches resume Friday in Gaza

Date: 2019-12-02 13:48:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:8212874

GAZA CITY, Dec 2 (MENA) - The Palestinian National Authority announced on Monday the resumption of the Great Marches of Return along the borders of Gaza city as of the coming Friday after a three-week hiatus. The authority called on the ....

Palestinian presidency condemns new Israeli settlement plan in Hebron

Date: 2019-12-02 11:59:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:8212730

RAMALLAH, Dec 2 (MENA) - The Palestinian presidency on Monday condemned the Israeli new settler project announced by Israel’s new defense minister, Naftali Bennett, regarding the establishment of a settler neighborhood in Hebron’s wholesale ....

Israeli forces detain 18 Palestinians from Jerusalem, WB

Date: 2019-12-02 11:35:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:8212770

RAMALLAH, Dec 2 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained at least 18 Palestinians in overnight raids in the occupied East Jerusalem and across the West Bank, according to the Palestine Prisoner Society (PPS). The occupation forces detained at least 10 ....

Netanyahu considers flying to London to meet with Mike Pompeo

Date: 2019-12-01 15:38:14 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:8211884

GAZA, Dec 1 (MENA)- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a trip to London on Tuesday to meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and European leaders, The Jerusalem Post reported. The Pompeo meeting would take place on the ....

Conf. of Supervisors of Palestinian Affairs in Arab Host Countries kicks off in Cairo 2 last Cairo

Date: 2019-12-01 13:15:25 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:8211582

On his part, Arab League Assistant Secretary General Saeed Abu Ali said the conference comes amid serious threats and challenges surrounding the Palestinian cause, calling for intensifying Arab efforts and mobilizing all available potentials to ....

Conf. of Supervisors of Palestinian Affairs in Arab Host Countries kicks off in Cairo

Date: 2019-12-01 12:27:18 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:8211488

CAIRO, Dec 1 (MENA) - The 103rd round of the Conference of Supervisors of Palestinian Affairs in Arab Host Countries kicked off here Sunday at the Arab League's headquarters. Delegations from Egypt, Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon in addition to ....