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Israel to decide on future action with Lebanon depending on developments - Netanyahu

Date: 2019-09-01 19:16:12 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:8086379

GAZA CITY, Sep 1 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is prepared for any scenario, and will decide on future actions with Lebanon depending on the developments, according to the Jerusalem Post Sunday. Israel, he said, ....

Palestinian official rejects Netanyahu's plan to annex more WB lands

Date: 2019-09-01 12:22:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:8085705

RAMALLAH, Sept 1 (MENA) - Palestinian Presidential Spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh slammed remarks made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he pledged to annex and impose Israeli sovereignty on illegal West Bank settlements, said ....

Israeli gunboats open fire at Palestinian fishermen in Gaza

Date: 2019-09-01 11:30:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:8085539

GAZA CITY, Sept 1 (MENA) - Israeli naval forces opened fire towards Palestinian fishing boats, on Sunday morning, off the coasts of Al Sudaniya area in northern the Gaza Strip. A statement released by the Palestinian fishermen committee said no ....

Iran to sell oil to any and all buyers: Zarif

Date: 2019-08-31 21:46:16 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:8085048

TEHRAN, Aug 31 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Saturday his country will continue selling oil as usual, Mehr news agency reported. "US engages in piracy and threats to prevent Iran from selling oil to traditional ....

Palestinian youth dies from Israeli gunfire wounds in Gaza

Date: 2019-08-31 10:41:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8084392

GAZA CITY, Aug 31 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth died on Saturday from wounds sustained by Israeli gunfire during protests at Gaza border yesterday, Palestinian news agency WAFA quoted medical sources as saying. Badr Eddin Musa, 25, was shot and ....

Air strikes stop in Syria's Idlib after truce announced

Date: 2019-08-31 08:53:21 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8084250

LONDON, Aug 31 (MENA) - Air strikes on Syria's northwestern Idlib region stopped on Saturday after a Russian-backed ceasefire went into effect, France 24 quoted a war monitor as saying on Saturday. "There are no warplanes in the sky and air ....

PLO member: Honduras, Nauru announcements on Jerusalem are affront to international law

Date: 2019-08-29 20:26:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:8082821

RAMALLAH, Aug 29 (MENA) – Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Hanan Ashrawi condemned the announced opening of a Honduran diplomatic mission to Israel in occupied Jerusalem, WAFA reported ....

Israel bans two Palestinians from entering Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2019-08-29 14:31:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:8082384

RAMALLAH, Aug 29 (MENA) - Israeli occupation authorities on Thursday handed two Palestinian citizens orders to keep them away from Al Aqsa Mosque. According to an Israeli court's orders, one Palestinian identified as Madeline Issa will be banned ....

Germany's Merkel insists on two-state solution for Israel-Palestine conflict

Date: 2019-08-29 12:12:00 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:8081879

BERLIN, Aug 29 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Thursday for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict even if this goal is "increasingly difficult to achieve", Deutsche Welle reported. Speaking alongside Palestinian ....

Palestine files complaint with UN over Honduras' opening of diplomatic office in Jerusalem

Date: 2019-08-29 12:04:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:8082097

RAMALLAH, Aug 29 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry decided to file a complaint with the UN over Honduras' decision to open a diplomatic office in Jerusalem. The ministry condemned the move, saying it is a flagrant violation of the ....