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Jordanian Awqaf min. meets with Mufti of Jerusalem

Date: 2018-10-16 14:30:54 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:7624337

AMMAN, Oct 16 (MENA) - Jordanian Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Abdul Nasser Abu Al-Basal has highlighted the role of the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf affiliated to the Jordanian Ministry of Awqaf, in preserving Islamic and Christian holy sites in ....

Israeli settlers, intelligence elements storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-10-16 12:56:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7624335

RAMALLAH, Oct 16 (MENA) - Fifty-two Israeli settlers along with 10 elements of the occupation intelligence services stormed on Tuesday Al Aqsa Mosque via Magharba gate. The settlers carried out provocative tours inside the mosque, WAFA news ....

Israeli troops arrest 15 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2018-10-16 10:47:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:7623934

RAMALLAH, Oct 16 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained 15 Palestinians including three minors during a crackdown operation in the West Bank on Tuesday. Six Palestinians were apprehended from various districts in Qalqilia governorate and ....

14 Iranian border guard elements kidnapped on borders with Pakistan

Date: 2018-10-16 07:31:08 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7623619

TEHRAN, Oct 16 (MENA) - Fourteen Basij and border guard forces were kidnapped by terrorists in Mirjaveh border, Sistan, Baluchestan Province, Iranian News Agency (IRNA) reported quoting an informed source. Speaking to the Islamic Republic News ....

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 ....