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Lavrov: Israel not ready yet to agree on date of meeting with Palestinian leader in Moscow

Date: 2018-12-21 12:16:50 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7724650

MOSCOW, Dec 21 (MENA) - Russia's foreign minister said on Friday that Israel does not rule out a meeting in Moscow between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas but is not ready to set the date yet, Sputnik news ....

PA won’t honor agreements with Israel if aggression continues, says Fatah official

Date: 2018-12-20 22:43:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:7724158

RAMALLAH, Dec 20 (MENA) - Member of the Central Committee of Fatah movement Mohammad Shtayeh said on Thursday that the Palestinian Authority has sent a message to the Israeli government to the effect that the PA will not continue to honor signed ....

Turkey is preparing for operation in Syria: defense minister

Date: 2018-12-20 21:54:03 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:7724131

ANKARA, Dec 20 (MENA) - Turkey is carrying out an intensive effort to prepare for a military operation in Syria, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday. This is Ankara’s first official statement after the US announced the decision ....

Israeli occupation forces kill Palestinian man near Al-Bireh

Date: 2018-12-20 21:03:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7724104

RAMALLAH, Dec 20 (MENA) - A Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli soldiers at the northern entrance to Al-Bireh city in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reported according to local sources. Soldiers stationed at the DCO checkpoint on ....

Netanyahu: Israel will step up fight against Iran in Syria after US exit

Date: 2018-12-20 15:46:40 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:7723720

GAZA CITY, Dec 20 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel will escalate its fight against Iranian-aligned forces in Syria after the withdrawal of US troops from the country, Yediot Aharonot newspaper ....

OIC discusses establishing Endowment Fund to Support Palestinian Refugees

Date: 2018-12-20 14:31:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7723551

JEDDAH, Dec 20 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held here a meeting of the Committee of Experts of the OIC Member States to discuss the draft statute of Endowment Fund to Support Palestinian Refugees, ....

Albania expels 2 Iranian diplomats for security reasons

Date: 2018-12-20 06:21:41 GMT - Albania - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:7722770

TIRANA, Dec 20 (MENA) - Albania said that it has expelled two Iranian diplomats for allegedly engaging in illegal activities that threaten the country’s security. A spokesman from the Foreign Ministry said that the two diplomats were expelled for ....

White House: US starts withdrawing troops from Syria

Date: 2018-12-19 20:06:53 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:7722553

WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (MENA) - The White House said Wednesday the United States has begun withdrawing troops from Syria, shortly after US President Donald Trump tweeted the US has defeated the Daesh terror group there, the Voice of America ....

Pentagon says it starts process of returning US troops from Syria

Date: 2018-12-19 19:29:44 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:7722552

WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (MENA) - The Pentagon said Wednesday it had started the process of returning US troops from Syria as the United States began to transition into the next phase of the campaign, US News reported. The Coalition has liberated the ....

100 olive trees cut down by Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank

Date: 2018-12-19 09:58:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7721490

RAMALLAH, Dec 19 (MENA) - "Adora" settlers cut down more than 100 olive trees in Tiba area, Tarqumiyah town, some 12 km northwest of the West Bank city of Al Khalil (Hebron). In statements on Wednesday, Head of the Farmers Services Department at ....