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Israeli occupation forces arrest 11 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2019-06-20 09:53:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7988550

RAMALLAH, June 20 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested 11 Palestinians in the West Bank on Wednesday night and in the wee hours of Thursday morning. In Ramallah, two unidentified citizens and three youths were apprehended after the ....

Seven Palestinians detained from West Bank

Date: 2019-06-19 11:14:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:7987220

RAMALLAH, June 19 (MENA) - Israeli forces Wednesday detained at least seven Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank, WAFA quoted the Palestine Prisoners Club (PPC) as saying. PPC confirmed that Israeli forces rounded up five Palestinians ....

Syrian ambassador in Moscow: War on terrorism in its final stage

Date: 2019-06-19 09:37:51 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7987036

MOSCOW, June 19 (MENA) - Syrian Ambassador to Russia Riyadh Haddad said the war on terrorism in Syria entered its final phase as militants are currently escaping to various world countries to carry out terror attacks. The Syrian ambassador's ....

Israeli forces demolish Palestinian house in Jericho

Date: 2019-06-19 09:20:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7986901

RAMALLAH, June 19 (MENA) - Israeli bulldozers demolished an under-construction house in Al-Matar area, east of the West Bank city of Jericho. WAFA news agency reported that Israeli forces demolished a one-story house, which occupied an area of ....

We are very prepared for Iran, regardless of what goes: Trump

Date: 2019-06-18 21:39:41 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:95 - ID:7986678

WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Washington is well prepared for any actions against Iran. “We are looking at Iran... We are very prepared for Iran…regardless of what goes,” the president told ....

Kremlin urges to show restraint amid US plans to boost military presence in ME

Date: 2019-06-18 13:01:21 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:7985755

MOSCOW, June 18 (MENA) - The Kremlin called on all the parties to show restraint amid Washington's plans to boost its military presence in the Middle East, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted by Sputnik as saying on Tuesday. "We have ....

Moscow sees Washington's plans to increase its military presence in Middle East as intention to provoke war

Date: 2019-06-18 12:47:34 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:7985509

MOSCOW, June 18 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Tuesday that Washington's plans to build up its military presence in the Middle East as means of putting pressure on Iran can only be seen as an intention to provoke war ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry warns against Gild Erdan's incitement against Abbas

Date: 2019-06-18 11:46:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7985565

RAMALLAH, June 18 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned against the serious impact of Israeli Interior Security Minister Gilad Erdan's remarks against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. In a statement released on Tuesday, ....

Prisoners commission: 8 Palestinian prisoners suffer from difficult health conditions

Date: 2019-06-18 11:07:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7985448

RAMALLAH, June 18 (MENA) - The Palestinian Prisoners Affairs Commission said that eight Palestinian prisoners in Ashkelon detention center are suffering from difficult health conditions. In a statement on Tuesday, the Palestinian prisoners ....

Palestinian Mufti: What is happening in Palestine 'abhorrent ethnic cleansing'

Date: 2019-06-18 10:54:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7985452

RAMALLAH, June 18 (MENA) - Palestinian Mufti and Speaker of Al-Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Muhammad Hussein lashed out at Israeli occupation forces' destruction of houses, confiscation of Palestinian lands and chopping of trees, describing these acts as ....