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Israel detains 9 Palestinians from Quds, Jenin
Date: 2018-12-25 11:29:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7729809
RAMALLAH, Dec 25 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained on Tuesday nine Palestinians from al Quds and Jenin in the West Bank. The forces detained eight Palestinians from al Quds and one from Jenin in the northern West Bank. Meanwhile, the forces ....
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Netanyahu could be Israel’s longest-serving PM despite decades of scandals
Date: 2018-12-25 10:44:46 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7729796
WASHINGTON, Dec 25 (MENA) - The Washington Post said that if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wins next year’s freshly announced snap election, he will become Israel’s longest-serving premier — besting even the country’s founder, David ....
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Christmas festivities begin in West Bank town of Bethlehem
Date: 2018-12-24 13:24:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:7728618
RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (MENA) - Palestinians are preparing to host pilgrims from around the world in celebrating Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, ABC News reported. Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic cleric in the ....
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Barghouti slams Palestinian Constitutional Court ruling dissolving PLC
Date: 2018-12-24 11:41:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7728333
RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative Mustafa Barghouti slammed a ruling of the Constitutional Court dissolving the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC). The court decision comes at a very difficult ....
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Thousands flee Daesh-controlled areas in eastern Euphrates River
Date: 2018-12-24 09:48:46 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7728263
DAMASCUS, Dec 24 (MENA) - Thousands of Syrians were seen fleeing the eastern sector of Deir Ezzor countryside at the eastern banks of the Euphrates River in wake of the US decision to pull out from Syria and in fear of a possible Turkish offensive, ....
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Pentagon withdrawal order for US troops from Syria 'signed'
Date: 2018-12-24 08:40:22 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:7728158
WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Pentagon has said the order for the withdrawal of US troops from Syria has been signed following President Donald Trump’s December 19 announcement setting out plans for a full pullout, US media are reporting. "The ....
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Palestinian min. condemns Israeli settlers' raid on Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2018-12-23 13:42:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:7727325
RAMALLAH, Dec 23 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs Yousef Ede’es on Sunday condemned the raid by dozens of extremist Israeli settlers, led by the Knesset member Yehuda Glick, on Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, WAFA ....
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Israeli forces arrest 4 Palestinians in West Bank
Date: 2018-12-23 09:41:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7726809
RAMALLAH, Dec 23 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested four Palestinians in different parts of the West Bank at dawn of Sunday, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said on Sunday. The arrests took place in Bethlehem and Ramallah. The occupation forces ....
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Saudi Arabia supports Albania's decision to expel Iranian diplomats
Date: 2018-12-22 08:08:35 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7725457
RIYADH, Dec 22 (MENA) - An official source at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the kingdom’s support for the measures taken by the Republic of Albania to expel two Iranian diplomats, one of them the Iranian ambassador, for involvement ....
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One Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces
Date: 2018-12-22 07:54:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7725455
GAZA CITY, Dec 22 (MENA) - One Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces after he had sustained injuries during the protests for return in the Gaza Strip on Friday, said a statement by the Palestinian Health Ministry on Saturday. Ashraf al Kudra, ....
