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Jewish settlers storm into Al Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2019-08-01 12:29:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:8047792
RAMALLAH, Aug 1 (MENA) - About 126 Jewish settlers, accompanied by 40 employees of the Israeli government, on Thursday broke into Al Aqsa Mosque from Magharbah gate, guarded by Israeli police forces. The Islamic Awqaf department in al Quds said ....
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Iraq, UN sign MoU on reconstruction, development
Date: 2019-08-01 11:46:46 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:8047646
BAGHDAD, Aug 1 (MENA) - Iraq and the United nations signed on Thursday an MoU on reconstruction and recovery and development in the country. The MoU falls within the framework of the Iraqi government's commitment to the resolutions of Kuwait 2018 ....
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Zarif sanctioned by US due to his negotiating skills: Iran
Date: 2019-08-01 10:33:45 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:8047600
TEHRAN, Aug 1 (MENA) - The United States has sanctioned Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif because they fear his negotiating skills, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said in a tweet early on Thursday. “The peak of ....
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Administrative detention orders issued against 100 Palestinians in July, says commission
Date: 2019-08-01 10:20:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:8047618
RAMALLAH, Aug 1 (MENA) - Israeli military authorities issued in July administrative detention orders against 100 Palestinians, some new and others extensions, WAFA quoted the Prisoners Commission as saying on Thursday. It said the orders were ....
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Kazakhstan ready for 13th round of talks on Syria
Date: 2019-08-01 09:10:15 GMT - Kazakhstan - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8047463
NUR-SULTAN, Aug 1 (MENA) - All participants of the process toward a peaceful settlement in Syria, also known as the Astana process, confirmed their participation in the 13th round of talks on Syria, which will open Thursday in the capital of ....
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US treasury designates Iran’s FM for acting for Supreme Leader
Date: 2019-08-01 08:25:57 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8047309
WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (MENA) - The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action Wednesday against Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13876 because Zarif acted or ....
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Palestinian killed by Israeli army gunfire on Gaza border
Date: 2019-08-01 06:24:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:8047300
GAZA CITY, Aug 1 (MENA) - A Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire on the southern Gaza border, but Palestinian sources could not confirm this. An Israeli army spokesman claimed a Palestinian infiltrated the border near Khan Younis and engaged ....
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Arab rights committee urges int'l action to stop Israeli crimes
Date: 2019-07-31 16:48:11 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:8046546
CAIRO, July 31 (MENA) - The Arab Permanent Committee on Human Rights has recommended tasking the Arab League (AL) General Secretariat with calling on the Arab group at the UN in Geneva and New York to work with other countries to take clear stances ....
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Iran Cabinet approves plan to slash 4 zeros from currency
Date: 2019-07-31 10:15:27 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8046040
TEHRAN, July 31 (MENA) - Iran’s cabinet has approved a plan to slash four zeros from the national currency, the rial, according to Bloomberg. The redenomination of the currency has been discussed for years as the rial’s value has plummeted, said ....
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Israel arrests 14 Palestinians in WB
Date: 2019-07-31 09:07:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8045996
RAMALLAH, July 31 (MENA) - Israel arrested 14 Palestinians during a wide-scale detention campaign in the West Bank. In Jerusalem, Israeli forces arrested Fatah Movement's secretary Yasser Darwish after storming into his house and searching ....
