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Palestinian amb. warns against serious escalation in Gaza
Date: 2019-03-26 14:51:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:7866289
NEW YORK/RAMALLAH, March 26 (MENA) - Permanent Observer of Palestine to the UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour warned on Tuesday of the dangerous escalation in the Gaza Strip because of the Israeli besiege. In messages to the UN chief, UN Security ....
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Moscow regrets Washington's decision over Golan Heights
Date: 2019-03-26 14:05:50 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:7866722
MOSCOW, March 26 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump’s decision to sign a proclamation recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights will have negative consequences for the situation in the Middle East, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said ....
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KSA rejects, denounces US recognition of Israel's sovereignty over Syrian Golan Heights
Date: 2019-03-26 12:11:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:7866803
RIYADH, March 26 (MENA) - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has expressed its firm rejection and condemnation of the declaration issued by the United States Administration to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, the Saudi ....
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UAE expresses regret, condemnation of US decision on Golan
Date: 2019-03-26 12:09:13 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:7866784
ABU DHABI, March 26 (MENA) - The UAE has expressed its deep regret and condemnation of the recognition by the United States of the Syrian Golan Heights as sovereign Israeli territory, describing it as a move that disrupts all efforts to achieve a ....
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China opposes unilateral action to change Golan Heights status
Date: 2019-03-26 11:30:08 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:7866571
BEIJING, March 26 (MENA) - China said on Tuesday it opposed any unilateral action to change the status of the Golan Heights and would not like to see any escalation of tensions in the region, China Daily reported. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng ....
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Japan's position on Golan to remain unchanged -- spokesman
Date: 2019-03-26 10:24:03 GMT - Japan - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7866465
TOKYO, March 26 (MENA) - Japan's top government spokesperson says the country will maintain its position on the Golan Heights and will not recognize it as Israeli territory, Japan's NHK reported. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga spoke to ....
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Israel resumes raiding GS despite ceasefire announcement
Date: 2019-03-26 09:19:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7866279
GAZA CITY, March 26 (MENA) - Israeli occupation army's war jets and artillery on Tuesday resumed raids on Palestinian resistance sites and farmlands in the Gaza Strip despite an announced ceasefire agreement. Palestinian resistance factions ....
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Abbas, King Abdullah discuss Palestinian developments over telephone
Date: 2019-03-26 06:38:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:7866104
RAMALLAH, March 26 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordanian King Abdullah II discussed the latest developments in the Palestinian territories in a telephone conversation Monday night. Abbas appreciated king Abdullah's firm ....
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Trump's proclamation on Golan triggers Arab ... 6 last Cairo/Capitals
Date: 2019-03-25 21:55:32 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:103 - ID:7865947
Spokesman for the House of Representatives Salah Hasaballah rejected Trump's proclamation on Golan, describing the occupied heights as a "100-percent Syrian territory". Trump's proclamation would not change the reality and history of the ....
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Terrorists involved in ambushing Russian troops in Syria killed - Moscow
Date: 2019-03-25 21:17:23 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:102 - ID:7865907
MOSCOW, March 25 (MENA) - According to the Russian Defense Ministry, an armed gang involved in the attack on a vehicle with Russian servicemen in Syria in late February has been eliminated. "As a result of a joint operation of the Russian ....