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  • Trump reiterates 'no deal' with Turkey for Pastor's release

    Date: 2018-10-15 22:27:45 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:119 - ID:7623441

    WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has reiterated the United States did not negotiate a deal with Turkey for the release of American pastor Andrew Brunson, Voice of America reported. "We had no deal with Turkey," Trump said ....

  • 24 Palestinians injured by Israeli navy near Gaza coast

    Date: 2018-10-15 19:38:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:107 - ID:7623106

    GAZA CITY, Oct 15 (MENA) - At least 24 Palestinians were injured Monday when Israeli navy forces opened fire toward a peaceful protest near the sea border in northern Gaza Strip. Dozens others suffered tear gas inhalation. The Palestinian ....

  • Egypt's GFEC inks cooperation protocol with China

    Date: 2018-10-15 17:08:55 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:7622903

    CAIRO, Oct 15 (MENA) - The General Federation of the Egyptian Chambers (GFEC) of Commerce signed on Monday a cooperation protocol with its Chinese counterpart to boost cooperation in the fields of trade and investment. In a statement, Ahmed ....

  • Reopening Quneitra crossing marks Israeli recognition of Assad's control over southern Syria

    Date: 2018-10-15 15:38:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:7622927

    RAMALLAH, Oct 15 (MENA) - A border crossing between Syria and Israel reopened on Monday — four years after it closed as UN observers fled the area due to fierce fighting in the Syrian civil war, Times of Israel reported. The move marked a de ....

  • Israeli army rounds up 26 people in raids across West Bank

    Date: 2018-10-15 11:10:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:7622237

    RAMALLAH, Oct 15 (MENA) - The Israeli army rounded up 26 Palestinians and foreign activists in raids across the West Bank during the night and early morning, WAFA quoted the Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC) as saying. It said at least five people ....

  • Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in Salfit

    Date: 2018-10-15 10:38:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7622167

    RAMALLAH, Oct 15 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth was killed on Monday by Israeli fire in Salfit city in the central West Bank. The Palestinian news agency quoted security sources as saying that the Israeli occupation forces opened fire at a ....

  • Syrian army raises flag on Quneitra crossing

    Date: 2018-10-15 08:40:59 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7621834

    DAMASCUS, Oct 15 (MENA) - The Syrian army on Monday raised the national flag over Quneitra crossing which is on borders with the occupied Golan Heights, Al Arabiya Al Hadath news channel reported. This falls within the framework of the ....

  • Over 170 refugees return to Syria from Lebanon over past 24 hours

    Date: 2018-10-15 08:34:33 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7621874

    MOSCOW, Oct 15 (MENA) - Over 170 refugees have returned to Syria from neighboring Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Refugee Reception, Distribution and Settlement said on Monday. "Over the past day, 175 ....

  • SNC: Opposition ready to negotiate to reach political solution

    Date: 2018-10-15 07:00:52 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7621715

    DAMASCUS, Oct 15 (MENA) - Chairman of the Syrian Negotiation Commission (SNC) Nasr al Hariri said the opposition is ready to engage in talks with the Russian side to reach a political solution. In statements to Al Arabiya news channel on Monday, ....

  • UN envoy slams Palestinian death caused by Israeli settlers

    Date: 2018-10-14 12:25:26 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:7620817

    GAZA CITY, Oct 14 (MENA) - UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov condemned an incident that left a Palestinian woman dead on Friday, The Jerusalem Post reported Sunday. "I condemn this Friday’s attack in the ....

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