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Next Astana talks on Syria planned for April 25-26

Date: 2019-04-04 07:39:45 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7880768

MOSCOW, April 4 (MENA) - The next round of the Astana-format Syrian settlement talks has been planned to be held in the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan on April 25-26, Sputnik reported Thursday. "We have not received the official [confirmation] but ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns world silence at Israeli crimes against Palestinians

Date: 2019-04-03 12:53:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:7879750

RAMALLAH, April 3 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates expressed surprise at the silence of the world community regarding what it said were Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people, WAFA news agency reported on ....

Israeli bulldozers raze lands, navy attacks fishermen in Gaza

Date: 2019-04-03 10:03:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7879384

GAZA CITY, April 3 (MENA) - Several Israeli military vehicles raided Palestinian lands along the eastern borders of al-Breij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Maan news agency reported. Locals said five large D-9 Israeli military ....

Turkey’s elections show the limits of Erdogan’s nationalism - paper

Date: 2019-04-03 09:22:27 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7879189

WASHINGTON, April 3 (MENA) - Ahead of local elections throughout his country last weekend, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan resorted to his usual tactics. He cast some of his ruling party’s opponents as traitors in league with terrorists. He ....

YSK to recount votes in eight Istanbul districts

Date: 2019-04-03 08:56:15 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7879125

ANKARA, April 3 (MENA) - Turkey's electoral board, the YSK, said there will be a vote recount in eight districts of Istanbul following weekend local elections, TRT World reported. Nationwide, the 57 million-strong electorate voted for ....

Israeli troops arrest Palestinian youth for opening door to Bab al-Rahma prayer area

Date: 2019-04-03 08:36:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7879132

RAMALLAH, April 3 (MENA) - Israeli police detained a Jerusalemite youth because he opened the door to Bab al-Rahma prayer area within Al-Aqsa Mosque compound Wednesday. Ahmed Najuib was arrested and led to an investigation center in the Old ....

Palestinian youth killed by Israel settler's fire - Israeli sources

Date: 2019-04-03 08:13:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7879126

ٌRAMALLAH, April 2 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth succumbed to wounds he sustained as an Israeli settler opened fire at him in Nablus over an alleged stabbing operation, Israeli medical sources said. Israeli media said that another youth was ....

Israeli warplanes target several Palestinian civilians in Gaza

Date: 2019-04-02 15:40:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:7878185

GAZA CITY, April 2 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes targeted on Tuesday a number of Palestinian civilians east of Gaza City. Eyewitnesses said an Israeli reconnaissance drone fired a rocket towards several civilians east of Gaza, noting that ambulances ....

2 Palestinians injured in Qalandia refugee camp

Date: 2019-04-02 14:18:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:7878238

RAMALLAH, April 2 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were wounded by Israeli rubber bullets after clashes in Qalandia refugee camp, north of Al Quds city, according to local sources. Israeli troops fired rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry slams Israel's killing of Qalandia youth

Date: 2019-04-02 10:55:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7877686

RAMALLAH, April 2 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry vehemently condemned Israel's killing of a Palestinian youth in Qalandia camp, north of the occupied East Jerusalem city. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry slammed the crime as ....