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  • Palestinian Foreign Ministry: Escalation of Israeli settlement threatens two-state solution

    Date: 2018-12-27 11:45:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7732457

    RAMALLAH, Dec 27 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry stressed that the escalation of the Israeli settlement construction in the Palestinian territories and abusing the Palestinians, their property and sanctuaries threaten the culture of ....

  • Syria's return to Arab League important for peaceful settlement - Russia

    Date: 2018-12-27 11:40:06 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:7732583

    MOSCOW, Dec 27 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Ministry representative Igor Konashenkov underlined the importance of bringing Syria back to the Arab League, saying the move is very important for reaching a political settlement in the country. He lauded ....

  • US withdrawal from Syria positive but questions remain: Russian foreign ministry

    Date: 2018-12-27 11:03:23 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7732579

    MOSCOW, Dec 27 (MENA) - Russia salutes the U.S. troops' withdrawal from Syria, announced by the U.S. administration last week, but still has questions related to the process, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday night. "We understand the ....

  • Russia registers 20 violations of truce in Syria over past 24 hours

    Date: 2018-12-27 09:42:36 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7732397

    MOSCOW, Dec 27 (MENA) - The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire has registered 20 truce breaches in the country over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has recorded as many as ....

  • Israeli knesset officially disperses ahead of early elections

    Date: 2018-12-27 05:47:59 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:3 - ID:7732176

    GAZA CITY, Dec 27 (MENA) - The bill to dissolve the 20th Knesset passed all three plenum votes on Wednesday, meaning the election campaign period has officially begun, The Jerusalem Post newspaper said Thursday. The final vote count was 102 in ....

  • OIC condemns terror attack in Iraq

    Date: 2018-12-26 15:44:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:7731751

    JEDDAH, Dec 26 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned Wednesday a terrorist attack that targeted Tal Afar, Nineveh Governorate, northwestern Iraq, on Tuesday. OIC Secretary General Yousef Al-Othaimeen extended his ....

  • Israeli settlers break into al-Aqsa mosque

    Date: 2018-12-26 14:41:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:7731530

    RAMALLAH, Dec 26 (MENA) - Extremist Israeli settlers Wednesday broke into al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied city of Jerusalem under heavy protection by Israeli police, WAFA news agency quoted eyewitnesses as saying. Divided into groups, the settlers ....

  • Palestine initiates application for full UN membership

    Date: 2018-12-26 13:13:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:7731259

    RAMALLAH, Dec 26 (MENA) - Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister Riyad al Malki Wednesday announced that Palestine would initiate an application to gain full state membership at the United Nations. Speaking to Voice of Palestine radio station, ....

  • 3 blasts hit western, west-southern countrysides of Damascus

    Date: 2018-12-26 06:52:15 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7730879

    LONDON, Dec 25 (MENA) - Three explosions hit the western and the west-southern countrysides of Damascus, Head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Rami Abdel Rahman said. In statements to Sky News news channel, Abdel Rahman asserted that ....

  • Weapons depot blows up in Damscus

    Date: 2018-12-26 06:26:51 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:7730890

    DAMASCUS, Dec 26 (MENA) - A weapons depot blew up in an Israeli rocket attack targeting the Syrian capital Damascus, leaving three soldiers wounded, a military source said. Syrian air defenses intercepted the rockets launched by Israeli jets from ....

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