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Iraqi PM arrives in Tehran

Date: 2019-04-06 06:27:21 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:7883725

BAGHDAD, April 6 (MENA) - Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi arrived in Iran's capital, Tehran, on Saturday on a two-day official visit, the office of the premier said. Abdul Mahdi is leading a delegation comprising ministers and businessmen, Iraqi ....

Suspicious item injures 4 Palestinians in eastern Gaza

Date: 2019-04-05 21:00:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:7883564

GAZA CITY, April 5 (MENA) - Four Palestinian kids were wounded after an Israeli explosive remnant went off east of Gaza city, local sources said on Friday. The four kids were slightly injured, medical sources said. (MENA) H M E/M S H ....

84 Palestinians injured in Israeli attacks on protesters

Date: 2019-04-05 19:39:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:7883459

GAZA CITY, April 5 (MENA) - At least 84 Palestinians were injured, five of them seriously, on Friday as Israeli forces attacked hundreds of protesters taking part in the weekly Great March of Return protests at the Gaza-Israel border, the ....

1st resettled Iraqi, Syrian refugees arrive in Portugal from Turkey

Date: 2019-04-05 17:02:26 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:7883331

GENEVA, April 5 (MENA) - Thirteen Syrian and Iraqi refugees have arrived safely in Lisbon, after leaving Turkey as part of Portugal's 2018-2019 refugee resettlement program, facilitated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the ....

Israeli settlers block Nablus-Jenin road

Date: 2019-04-05 11:05:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:7882718

RAMALLAH, April 5 (MENA) - A group of Israeli settlers on Friday closed the main road between the Palestinian cities of Nablus and Jenin in northern West Bank, according to Palestinian sources. They also threw stones towards the vehicles of ....

Moscow: Over 800 Syrian refugees return home over past 24 hours

Date: 2019-04-05 11:02:46 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7882670

MOSCOW, April 5 (MENA) - As many as 816 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country over the past 24 hours, Russian Defense Ministry's Center for the Reception, Allocation and Accommodation of Refugees said on Friday. In a statement, the ....

Israeli army places barricades around villages, towns of Jenin

Date: 2019-04-05 08:56:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7882540

RAMALLAH, April 5 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces placed military barricades in the surroundings of several villages and towns in Jenin governorate in northern West Bank. Palestinian sources said on Friday the Israeli forces have stepped ....

AL chief slams Brazil's move to open trade office in Jerusalem

Date: 2019-04-04 16:35:36 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:7881903

CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL) Ahmed Abul Gheit slammed Brazil's move to open a trade office in Jerusalem, saying that it represents a 'setback' in the country's stance and gives a negative message to the Arab ....

Over 800 Syrians return home from Jordan, Lebanon over past 24 hours

Date: 2019-04-04 09:27:51 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7881009

MOSCOW, April 4 (MENA) - A total of 837 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from neighboring Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring said on ....

UN envoy to Syria interested in participating in Astana talks - Kazakhstan

Date: 2019-04-04 08:52:44 GMT - Kazakhstan - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7880924

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan, April 4 (MENA) - The United Nations special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, has expressed interest in participating in the Astana talks on the Syrian settlement, Kazakh First Deputy Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi said ....