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6 Palestinian detainees continue hunger strike in Israeli prions

Date: 2019-09-07 10:25:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8093543

RAMALLAH, Sept 7 (MENA) - Six Palestinian detainees are continuing their open-ended hunger strike, despite their deteriorating health condition, said the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs on Saturday. Prisoner Ahmed el ....

Iran begins feeding gas into IR-6 centrifuge machines: spokesman

Date: 2019-09-07 09:55:48 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8093433

TEHRAN, Sept 7 (MENA) - Iran has begun feeding gas into its IR-6 centrifuge machines as part of its third phase of reducing its nuclear commitments, IRNA news agency quoted the spokesman of the country’s nuclear agency Behruz Kamalvandi as saying on ....

Iran seizes new vessel over smuggling fuel

Date: 2019-09-07 08:11:35 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:8093398

TEHRAN, Sept 7 (MENA) - Iran says its naval forces seized a foreign ship in the Arab Gulf and held its 12 Philippine sailors. The Iranian Navy stopped off its coast a ship laden with 283,900 liters of smuggled fuel, Russia Today channel quoted ....

Israeli jets shell sites in Gaza

Date: 2019-09-07 06:57:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:8093346

GAZA CITY, Sept 7 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes attacked locations in the Gaza Strip causing damage, yet no injuries were reported, Wafa news quoted local sources as saying on Saturday. According to the sources, warplanes attacked locations in ....

Russia, Lebanon discuss situation on Lebanon-Israel borders

Date: 2019-09-05 21:58:47 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:8092207

MOSCOW, Sept 5 (MENA) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and adviser to the Lebanese Prime Minister George Shaaban have discussed the situation in the Arab country. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Thursday that ....

Arab Parliament decries Israeli officials' intrusion into Hebron

Date: 2019-09-05 18:56:16 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:8092025

CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) – Speaker of the Arab Parliament Mishaal bin Fahm Al-Salami has categorically denounced the intrusion into the city of Al Khalil (Hebron) by the Israeli president and prime minister. He said in a statement issued on Thursday ....

Trump’s Mideast peace envoy resigns

Date: 2019-09-05 17:43:41 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:8091984

WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (MENA) – A chief architect of US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace initiative announced he’s stepping down, Bloomberg reported. Jason Greenblatt, who has worked closely with Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner on the ....

AL condemns Israeli officials' intrusion into al Khalil

Date: 2019-09-05 13:38:00 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8091553

CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) has condemned the intrusion into the city of Al Khalil (Hebrown) by the Israeli president and his prime minister. Arab League Assistant Secretary General for Palestine Affairs Saeed Abu Ali said the ....

Iran seizes seven fishing boats in Gulf of Oman

Date: 2019-09-04 11:14:07 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:8089867

TEHRAN, Sept 4 (MENA) - The Iranian Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday seized seven fishing boats in the Gulf of Oman, reported Russia Today channel. Also, 24 foreigners who were on board the boats were held by the guard, added the ....

Israel arrests 10 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2019-09-04 10:47:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:8089817

RAMALLAH, Sept 4 (MENA) - Israeli forces apprehended on Wednesday 10 Palestinians in the West Bank, mostly freed prisoners. In a statement on Wednesday, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said five Palestinians were arrested in Nablus, three in ....