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US diplomat accuses Iran of stoking regional conflicts

Date: 2018-11-30 08:51:23 GMT - Yemen - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7693009

ADEN, Nov 30 (MENA) - The US ambassador to Yemen accused Iran of “throwing gasoline on the fire” of conflicts across the Middle East, vowing that America will defend its regional interests and not “shy away when the problems get ....

Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-11-29 14:11:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:7692014

RAMALLAH, Nov 29 (MENA) - As many as 99 Israeli settlers stormed on Thursday Al Aqsa Mosque from Al Magharba gate, under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces. About 55 students from Talmudic institutes along with 20 police elements ....

Syria blames Ankara for not abiding by Sochi Agreement

Date: 2018-11-29 11:26:56 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7691678

DAMASCUS, Nov 29 (MENA) - Head of the Syrian Arab Republic’s delegation to Astana 11th meeting Bashar al Jaafari said non-commitment of the Turkish side to the Sochi Agreement encouraged terrorist organizations in Idleb to attack Aleppo, Hama and ....

Israel arrests five Palestinians in WB

Date: 2018-11-29 11:11:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7691616

RAMALLAH, Nov 29 (MENA) - Israel arrested five Palestinians in various parts of the West Bank. In a statement on Thursday, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said three Palestinians were arrested in Ramallah and Beirah, one in Nablus and one in ....

Palestinians reject any interim borders -- Envoy

Date: 2018-11-28 13:32:25 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:7690470

CAIRO, Nov 28 (MENA) - Palestinian Ambassador here Diab al Louh on Wednesday said that there cannot be a political settlement to the Palestinian issue without having Al Quds as the capital of the Palestinian state. In his speech at a celebration ....

UN chief urges Israelis, Palestinians to realize two-state solution promise

Date: 2018-11-28 12:52:28 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:7690378

CAIRO, Nov 28 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged Israel, Palestine and all others with influence to restore the promise and viability of the two-state solution premised on two States living side by side in peace, harmony and within ....

Egypt urges ending suffering of Palestinians

Date: 2018-11-28 12:24:01 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:7690288

CAIRO, Nov 28 (MENA) - Egypt on Wednesday called for ending the suffering of the Palestinian people and supporting them to restore their rights. The remark was made by Ambassador Khaled Radi, the director of Palestine department at the Egyptian ....

20 Palestinians arrested by Israeli forces in W.Bank

Date: 2018-11-28 10:51:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7690012

RAMALLAH, Nov 28 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested on Wednesday 20 Palestinians in the West Bank. In a press release, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club said that eight Palestinians were arrested in Tulkarm city, four others in Nablus, ....

AL marks International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

Date: 2018-11-28 10:20:35 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7690033

CAIRO, Nov 28 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) held on Wednesday a ceremony on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit attended the ceremony along with a number of permanent ....

Russia confident Daesh to be destroyed east of Euphrates — envoy

Date: 2018-11-28 07:53:54 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7689815

ASTANA, Nov 28 (MENA) - Russia is confident in the success of the actions of the Syrian government army to destroy the remaining groups of Daesh east of the Euphrates, Russian Special Presidential Representative for the Syrian Settlement Alexander ....