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Palestinian prisoner completes 60 days of hunger strike

Date: 2019-08-29 11:38:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:8081952

RAMALLAH, Aug 29 (MENA) - Palestinian Prisoner Huthayfa Halabiyeh completed 60 days of hunger strike to protest being placed under administrative detention by Israeli authorities. In a statement on Thursday, the Palestinian Prisoner Society ....

Israeli forces demolish Araqib village for 156th time

Date: 2019-08-29 11:32:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:8082052

RAMALLAH, Aug 29 (MENA) - Israeli forces have made hundreds of Bedouin Palestinians homeless after demolishing their village in the Negev region for the 156th time. Israeli authorities demolished on Thursday the homes and tents in the Bedouin ....

Israeli forces arrest 16 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2019-08-29 10:35:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:8081827

RAMALLAH, Aug 29 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Thursday arrested 16 Palestinians, including a girl, in different parts of the West Bank (WB), the Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC) said in a statement. Around 11 Palestinians were nabbed in ....

Israel closes Hebron's Ibrahimi mosque to Muslim worshipers

Date: 2019-08-29 10:20:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:8081804

RAMALLAH, Aug 29 (MENA) - Israeli forces Thursday closed the Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslim worshipers for 24 hours in preparation for Israeli settlers raid to mark a Jewish holiday, WAFA news agency reported. Director of the Hebron Waqf ....

Israeli forces arrest 10 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2019-08-28 10:59:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:8080140

RAMALLAH, Aug 28 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested ten Palestinians in different areas of the West Bank on Wednesday. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said the arrests took place in Ramallah, Tulkarm, and Salfit governorates. In ....

Iran FM hails ‘constructive’ talks with Japan officials after meeting Abe

Date: 2019-08-28 10:53:13 GMT - Japan - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:8080221

TOKYO, Aug 28 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said he has held “constructive” negotiations with Japanese officials on a range of issues, among them bilateral relations, Iran's Press TV reported. He also described as ....

Rouhani: Iran can not isolate itself from the world

Date: 2019-08-28 10:26:38 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:8080122

TEHRAN, Aug 28 (MENA) - President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Iran can not isolate itself from the world. At a meeting of the Iranian government, he underlined the necessity of cooperating with the international community, reported ....

Abe tells Zarif Japan will work to ease tensions

Date: 2019-08-28 07:28:42 GMT - Japan - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:8079993

YOKOHAMA, Aug 28 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that Japan will continue diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in the Middle East, NHK reported Wednesday. Abe met Zarif in ....

2 Palestinians killed in Israeli rocket attack in southern Gaza

Date: 2019-08-27 21:44:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:8079780

GAZA CITY, Aug 27 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were killed when an Israeli reconnaissance plane fired a rocket at a motorcycle in Tel al Hawa neighborhood in southern Gaza, Palestinian sources said on Tuesday. A third Palestinian was seriously ....

Israeli warplanes violate Lebanese skies

Date: 2019-08-27 14:36:21 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:8079262

BEIRUT, Aug 27 (MENA) - Israeli reconnaissance planes continued for the second day to breach Lebanon's airspace after Hezbollah's threats to down any Israeli aircraft entering the Lebanese airspace. The planes circled, around the clock, over ....