Middle East
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2 Palestinians injured in Israeli strike on Gaza
Date: 2018-10-07 18:31:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7610686
GAZA CITY, Oct 7 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were injured Sunday after an Israeli airstrike targeted southern Gaza Strip. WAFA reported that an Israeli drone launched a rocket on a group of Palestinians near the border fence, east of Rafah. The ....
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Assad: Idlib agreement temporary measure
Date: 2018-10-07 17:34:11 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:7610696
DAMASCUS, Oct 7 (MENA) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stressed that Idlib agreement was just a temporarily measure, which served the interest of Syria, SANA reported on Sunday. “The position of the Syrian state is clear that this province and ....
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Sara Netanyahu goes on trial over fraud charges
Date: 2018-10-07 17:07:42 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7610609
GAZA CITY, Oct 7 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife, Sara, appeared in court on Sunday for the first hearing in the fraud trial against her, in which she is alleged to have misused state funds in ordering catered meals from ....
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Russia says regrets Netanyahu-Abbas meeting not organized yet
Date: 2018-10-07 08:37:21 GMT - Greece - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7609932
ATHENS, Oct 7 (MENA) - Moscow regrets that the initiative regarding the meeting of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not been implemented yet because the Israeli side avoids dialogue, Russian ....
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Israeli navy detains two fishermen off Gaza shore
Date: 2018-10-06 09:47:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7608792
GAZA CITY, Oct 6 (MENA) - Israeli navy ships detained two Gaza fishermen while sailing off the northwestern shores of Gaza, WAFA News Agency reported on Saturday. He said the navy ships opened their water hoses at several fishing boats in the ....
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UNRWA concerned about statements made by Israeli mayor of Jerusalem
Date: 2018-10-05 14:11:19 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:7608048
GENEVA, Oct 5 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) expressed its concern on Friday about recent statements made by the Israeli Mayor of Jerusalem on its operations and installations in the occupied East Jerusalem. UNRWA ....
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Liberman warns Hamas: 'Holidays are over, take that into account '
Date: 2018-10-05 10:44:27 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7607698
GAZA CITY, Oct 5 (MENA) - Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, on Friday morning warned Palestinian Hamas movement against escalating riots along the Gaza border, The Jerusalem Post reported. "We passed the month of Tishrei exactly as we ....
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Israeli settlers harass villagers near Nablus as olive harvest begins
Date: 2018-10-05 10:02:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7607678
RAMALLAH, Oct 5 (MENA) - As Palestinians embark on picking their olives, a main income-generating season for thousands of Palestinian families, Israeli settlers harassed on Friday Palestinian villagers harvesting olives in the village of Sebastia, ....
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Israel detains 14 Palestinians in West Bank raids
Date: 2018-10-04 12:12:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7606327
RAMALLAH, Oct 4 (MENA) - The Israeli military detained early Thursday 14 Palestinians, including a journalist, during raids in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC). It said the army detained four people from Salfit ....
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15 Palestinians injured by Israeli gunfire near Beit Hanoun crossing
Date: 2018-10-03 19:12:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:108 - ID:7605311
RAMALLAH, Oct 3 (MENA) - Israeli soldiers opened fire at Palestinian protesters near Beit Hanoun crossing, killing a teenager and injuring 15 others, Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) reported adding that some of the injured were shot ....