Middle East
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Israeli army launches overnight intensive strikes at targets in Gaza
Date: 2019-03-15 04:22:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:7848821
GAZA, March 15 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation army launched intensive strikes at a number of targets in the Gaza Strip Thursday overnight. The US-funded Alhurra channel said explosions were heard in the southern part of the Palestinian ....
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Six students among 16 Palestinians arrested by Israeli forces in WB raids
Date: 2019-03-14 12:49:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:7847882
RAMALLAH, March 14 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested 16 Palestinians, including six university students, during multiple overnight raids across the West Bank, said the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS). In a press release, the PPS confirmed that ....
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Supporters of Temple Mount groups storm into Al Aqsa
Date: 2019-03-14 10:54:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7847505
RAMALLAH, March 14 (MENA) - Supporters of the so-called Temple Mount groups stormed on Thursday into Al Aqsa Mosque under strong protection by Israeli police. More than 150 settlers broke into the holy shrine in one hour, a media official at ....
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Iran says gas pipeline explosion kills at least 2
Date: 2019-03-14 09:28:51 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7847520
TEHRAN, March 14 (MENA) - A gas pipeline explosion has killed at least two people in the country’s southwest, the Washington Post reported, quoting Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency. Thursday’s report cites the fire chief in the city of ....
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Jerusalemites perform Fajr prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque after opening its gates
Date: 2019-03-13 10:40:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7845734
RAMALLAH, March 13 (MENA) - A large number of Jerusalem residents on Wednesday performed Fajr (before sunset) prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque after its gates were reopened by the Israeli occupation forces. Director of Awqaf and Al Aqsa Mosque Affairs ....
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Israeli troops arrest 22 Palestinians in WB
Date: 2019-03-13 09:17:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7845776
RAMALLAH, March 13 (MENA) - Israeli troops arrested 22 Palestinians after storming houses of their families in a number of West Bank cities before dawn on Wednesday. Six youth were apprehended in the city of Jenin, four others were arrested in ....
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Palestinian young man killed by Israeli forces in Hebron
Date: 2019-03-12 12:44:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:7844667
RAMALLAH, March 12 (MENA) - A Palestinian young man was killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Hebron, said the Palestinian Health Ministry on Tuesday. Yasser al Shoubaky, 27, was killed by Israeli bullets in Wad el Hassin area in ....
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Lebanon bans entry of Israeli products into its markets
Date: 2019-03-12 12:36:43 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7844631
BEIRUT, March 12 (MENA) - Minister of Economy and Trade Mansour Bteish on Tuesday issued a decision banning the entry to the Lebanese markets of all commodities and products bearing the Israeli trademark. Bteish's decision comes within the ....
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Occupation encourages settlers to attack churches -- Authority
Date: 2019-03-12 12:07:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7844574
RAMALLAH, March 12 (MENA) - The Islamic Christian Authority for Supporting Al Quds and Sanctuaries on Tuesday said that Israeli court's acquittal of two settlers who set ablaze Virgin Mary Apparition Church in Al Quds in 2016 and another church in ....
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Israeli forces detain 11 Palestinians from the West Bank
Date: 2019-03-12 11:36:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7844495
RAMALLAH, March 12 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Monday evening and Tuesday morning detained 11 Palestinians from the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Prisoner Club, two Palestinians were detained from Bethlehem, three from ....