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UK warns British-Iranian dual nationals against travelling to Iran

Date: 2019-05-17 15:11:33 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:7945442

LONDON, May 17 (MENA) - Britain's Foreign Office is advising against all travel to Iran by British-Iranian dual nationals, the Daily Mail reported. The government said Friday the upgraded travel warning is in response to Iran's "continued ....

Russia, Palestine working on possible Putin-Abbas meeting

Date: 2019-05-17 14:38:05 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:7945412

MOSCOW, May 17 (MENA) - Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that Russia and the Palestinian side are working on a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Dushanbe in June, TASS ....

UN Security Council to meet Friday on northwest Syria

Date: 2019-05-16 21:22:29 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:7944697

NEW YORK, May 16 (MENA) - The UN Security Council will meet Friday to discuss the surge of fighting in northwest Syria, the second meeting on the worsening violence in as many weeks, diplomats said. Belgium, Germany and Kuwait requested the ....

Italian PM reiterates need to reach truce in Libya

Date: 2019-05-16 20:34:09 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:7944681

ROME, May 16 (MENA) - There must be a ceasefire in the deadly battle for Tripoli and a return to dialogue to prevent a "humanitarian crisis" in Libya and to safeguard its people, Italy's premier Giuseppe Conte said in a statement on Thursday after ....

French presidency: Marcon to meet Libya commander Haftar next week

Date: 2019-05-16 20:26:04 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:7944674

PARIS, May 16 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron will meet eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in the middle of next week to discuss how to resume peace talks in the country, a French presidential source said on Thursday. Macron last ....

Jewish settlers storm Aqsa Mosque compound

Date: 2019-05-16 14:58:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:7944316

RAMALLAH, May 16 (MENA) - Up to 50 settlers on Thursday stormed Al Aqsa Mosque compound from the Mughrabi Gate. The settlers, who were accompanied by 25 Jewish students of Hebrew universities and religious institutes, conducted provocative tours ....

Iran's Zarif says 'no possibility' of talks with US: Kyodo

Date: 2019-05-16 14:39:37 GMT - Japan - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:7944333

TOKYO, May 16 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Thursday there is "no possibility" of negotiations with the US to reduce spiraling tensions, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. "No, there is no possibility for ....

Jubeir: Houthi attack proves they are indivisible part of IRGC

Date: 2019-05-16 10:48:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7943831

RIYADH, May 16 (MENA) - Yemen's Houthis are an indivisible part of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and are subject to the IRGC’s orders, Al Arabiya channel quoted Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al Jubeir as saying on ....

Israel arrests 8 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2019-05-16 10:47:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7943793

RAMALLAH, May 16 (MENA) - Israeli forces on Thursday arrested at least eight Palestinians from various parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) was quoted by WAFA news agency as saying in a statement. PPS said that ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry urges int'l community to take action against anti-Palestinian crimes

Date: 2019-05-16 10:38:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:7943784

RAMALLAH, May 16 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry urged the international community to take serious action in the face of crimes committed against the Palestinians. In a statement on Thursday, the ministry called on the International ....