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  • Israeli forces kill 6 Palestinians, injure 252 at Gaza border

    Date: 2018-10-12 19:40:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:7618773

    RAMALLAH, Oct 12 (MENA) - At least six Palestinians were killed and 252 others were injured on Friday as Israeli forces suppressed anew fresh Great March of Return protests at Gaza-Israel border. The troops fired live bullets and rubber-coated ....

  • Test supplies of electricity from Russia to Iran may start in 2019

    Date: 2018-10-12 17:18:33 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:7618720

    MOSCOW, Oct 12 (MENA) - The first trial electricity supplies from Russia to Iran via the Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran energy corridor may start as early as 2019, Russia’s Energy Ministry said in a statement following the results of the first meeting of ....

  • Israeli forces kill six Palestinians, injure 112 along Gaza border- report

    Date: 2018-10-12 17:17:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:7618687

    GAZA CITY, Oct 12 (MENA) - At least six Palestinians were killed and 112 others injured by live bullets or sustained suffocation from teargas inhalation on Friday as Israeli forces continued to attack the ongoing Great March of Return protests ....

  • Israeli defense minister to approve 31 new settlement units in Hebron

    Date: 2018-10-11 22:55:18 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:113 - ID:7617831

    GAZA CITY, Oct 11 (MENA) - Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced on Thursday that he intends to have the government approve on Sunday the construction of 31 new settlement units in the Hezekiah neighborhood of the West Bank city of ....

  • Turkey: Saudi-Turkish team to investigate Khashoggi case

    Date: 2018-10-11 18:24:15 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:7617631

    ANKARA, Oct 11 (MENA) - The Turkish presidential office said on Thursday that a joint Saudi-Turkish team will be formed to investigate the case of missing Saudi citizen and journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Al Arabiya reported. Ibrahim Kalin, Turkish ....

  • Israeli forces wound Palestinian youth

    Date: 2018-10-11 17:05:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:7617489

    RAMALLAH, Oct 11 (MENA) - A Palestinian young man was wounded on Thursday after Israeli forces shot him at Hawara military checkpoint in southern Nablus, Palestinian security sources said. WAFA news agency quoted the sources as saying that the ....

  • Israeli forces nab 8 Palestinians from WB, Gaza Strip

    Date: 2018-10-11 13:42:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:7616524

    RAMALLAH, Oct 10 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained Thursday eight Palestinians including two sisters from the West Bank (WB) and Gaza Strip. The occupation troops arrested three Palestinians from Tulkarm, WAFA News Agency quoted a statement by the ....

  • Pompeo's statements on US bias to Israel reflects disrespect to int'l community - ministry

    Date: 2018-10-11 12:43:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:7616759

    RAMALLAH, Oct 11 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has lashed out at the US top diplomat whom it accused of continuing to show disrespect to the international community by echoing misleading propaganda that aims at covering up Israeli crimes ....

  • Palestinians raise alarm about silence of int'l community towards Israeli state terrorism

    Date: 2018-10-10 12:13:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:7615136

    RAMALLAH, Oct 10 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has warned of the repercussions of the international community's silence towards Israeli settlement activities and terrorism of Israeli settlers in Palestine. In a statement carried by ....

  • Israeli forces detain 24 Palestinians in WB

    Date: 2018-10-10 11:59:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:7615134

    RAMALLAH, Oct 10 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained in overnight and predawn raids on Wednesday at least 24 Palestinians, including a woman, from across the West Bank, said the Palestinians Prisoner’s Society (PPS). PPS said in a statement at ....

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