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  • Mufti denounces Israeli practices against Al Aqsa Mosque

    Date: 2019-03-05 12:16:26 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7833794

    CAIRO, March 5 (MENA) - Mufti of the Republic Shawky Allam on Tuesday denounced Israeli settlers' storming operations of Al Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli police. In a statement, the Mufti also denounced measures adopted by the Israeli ....

  • Israeli forces close Shafaat checkpoint in Al Quds

    Date: 2019-03-05 09:00:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7833416

    RAMALLAH, March 5 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces closed on Tuesday Shafaat military checkpoint in Al Quds city before buses and citizens. According to eyewitnesses, the measure blocked the traffic movement triggering clashes between the ....

  • Malaysia against merging of US Consulate General and Embassy in Jerusalem

    Date: 2019-03-05 06:46:09 GMT - Malaysia - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:7833260

    KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (MENA) - Malaysia is strongly opposed to the merging of the United States (US) Consulate General with its Embassy in Jerusalem, Bernama reported. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Wisma Putra) in a statement today said the ....

  • Palestinian amb. asserts importance of Arab strategic depth

    Date: 2019-03-04 15:25:45 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:7832262

    CAIRO, March 4 (MENA) - Palestinian Ambassador to Egypt Diab Al Louh said the Arab strategic depth is significant as a main pillar to back the Palestinian cause. The ambassador made his statements at the 151st session of the Arab League (AL) ....

  • Israeli forces arrest 25 Palestinians in West Bank

    Date: 2019-03-04 12:03:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7831893

    RAMALLAH, March 4 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested at least 25 Palestinians, including former prisoners, particularly throughout the central occupied West Bank, in a predawn campaign on Monday, Maan news agency reported. According to Palestine ....

  • Scores of Israeli settlers storm into Al Aqsa

    Date: 2019-03-04 11:56:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7831976

    RAMALLAH, March 4 (MENA) - About 38 extremist Jewish settlers stormed on Monday into Al Aqsa Mosque from Magharbah gate under protection provided by special Israeli police forces. Eyewitnesses said Israeli settlers conducted provocative tours in ....

  • AL urges int'l action against Israel's violations in Al Aqsa Mosque

    Date: 2019-03-04 09:21:14 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7831738

    CAIRO, March 4 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) called on the international community to take action to prod Israel into halting its gross violations in Al Aqsa Mosque. In statements on Monday, Arab League Assistant Secretary General Said Abu Ali, ....

  • US Consulate in Jerusalem will merge with embassy

    Date: 2019-03-04 09:17:49 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7831815

    WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - The State Department publicly confirmed that the US Consulate General in Jerusalem would merge with the US Embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, Hurra Channel reported. "We will continue to conduct all of the diplomatic and ....

  • Two Palestinians killed by Israeli forces northwest Ramallah

    Date: 2019-03-04 09:02:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7831680

    RAMALLAH, March 4 (MENA) - Two Palestinian citizens were killed and three others injured by Israeli occupation forces in Kafr Ni'ma, some 3 kilometers northwest of Ramallah city. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Monday that two Palestinians ....

  • Israeli navy fires at Palestinian fishermen off Gaza shores

    Date: 2019-03-04 08:30:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7831678

    GAZA CITY, March 4 (MENA) - The Israeli navy attacked Palestinian fishing boats off northern Gaza shores on Monday. Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli gunboats opened machine-gun fire at the boats of Palestinian fishermen in areas where fishing ....

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