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Iranian TV: Suicide car bombing kills 3 in southeast Iran

Date: 2018-12-06 08:18:12 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7701841

TEHRAN, Dec 6 (MENA) - A suicide car bomber attacked a police headquarters in the southeastern Iranian port city of Chabahar on Thursday, killing at least three people and wounding several others, ABC News reported. State television broke into ....

OIC condemns Law of "Nation-State of the Jewish People"

Date: 2018-12-05 14:41:46 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:7700841

JEDDAH, Dec 5 (MENA) - The Permanent Representatives Committee of the Member States of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed its strong condemnation and rejection of the "Nation-State of the Jewish People". The Committee said ....

AL, EU discuss cooperation on Palestinian issue

Date: 2018-12-05 13:33:32 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:7700800

CAIRO, Dec 5 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Assistant Secretary General for Palestinian and Occupied Arab Lands Affairs Saeed Abu Ali on Wednesday had talks with European Union (EU) Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process Susanna ....

Palestinian foreign ministry urges UNSC to protect Palestinians

Date: 2018-12-05 13:18:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:7700721

RAMALLAH, Dec 5 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to swiftly provide international protection to the Palestinian people from the violence of the Israeli occupation after demolishing "Challenge ....

Limited Israeli incursions in Gaza

Date: 2018-12-05 12:46:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:7700387

GAZA CITY, Dec 5 (MENA) - Israeli bulldozers conducted limited incursions in Palestinian lands on Wednesday in eastern Beit Hanoun in Gaza Strip. Palestinian local sources said that the Israeli forces fired at the houses of farmers in eastern ....

Shaath praises Abbas visit to Italy, Vatican

Date: 2018-12-04 14:36:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:7698580

RAMALLAH, Dec 4 (MENA) - Advisor to President of Palestine for International Affairs Nabil Shaath asserted the importance of the visit of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Italy and The Vatican. Shaath asserted the importance of keeping ....

UNIFIL contacts all parties concerned to maintain stability on Lebanese-Israeli borders

Date: 2018-12-04 14:18:24 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:7698819

BEIRUT, Dec 4 (MENA) - UN Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced on Tuesday that it contacts all the parties concerned to maintain stability and calm on the borders between Lebanon and Israel. The UNIFIL urged all the parties to practice ....

Scores of settlers storm into Aqsa mosque

Date: 2018-12-04 12:05:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:7698841

RAMALLAH, Dec 4 (MENA) - Scores of settlers stormed into Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday amid tight Israeli security measures. Eyewitnesses said the settlers, who were escorted by heavily-armed Israeli special forces, made provocative tours in the mosque ....

AL urges UN to announce lists of firms cooperating with Israeli settlements

Date: 2018-12-04 11:59:41 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:7698817

CAIRO, Dec 4 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) on Tuesday urged the United Nations to announce lists of companies cooperating with the Israeli settlements in the occupied Arab territories. The League also called for adopting a firm international ....

Coming Friday will be day of massive rage in territories

Date: 2018-12-04 11:29:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7698706

RAMALLAH, Dec 4 (MENA) - Palestinian national powers coordinator in Ramallah Essam Bakr said on Tuesday that Friday will be a day of massive rage by the popular resistance in areas threatened by confiscation and settlement. In statements to the ....