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Israeli forces set up military roadblocks northern WB

Date: 2019-02-08 11:16:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7794644

RAMALLAH, Feb 8 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces set up on Friday a number of military roadblocks and intensified its presence in the south of Jenin city in northern West Bank. The Israeli forces as well checked the IDs of citizens and ....

Russia says not planning to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

Date: 2019-02-08 09:55:07 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7794531

MOSCOW, Feb 8 (MENA) - Russia is not going to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Russian Ambassador to the country Anatoly Viktorov said in an interview with TASS news agency. "The issue of transferring the Russian embassy from Tel Aviv to ....

US vows to be 'relentless' as Iran unveils underground ballistic missile plant

Date: 2019-02-08 08:30:34 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7794436

WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (MENA) - US State Department deputy spokesman Robert Palladino has called to address what he described as "Iran's blatant disregard for international norms", Sputnik news Agency reported on Friday. This came after Iran has ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry following up file of dead Palestinian prisoner Fares Baroud

Date: 2019-02-07 15:46:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:7793839

RAMALLAH, Feb 7 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry stressed on Thursday that it is closely following up the file of Palestinian prisoner Fares Baroud who died due to Israel's medical negligence . Baroud, 51, from al-Shati refugee camp in ....

Two ISM members arrested for securing movement of Palestinian students

Date: 2019-02-07 15:25:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:7793745

RAMALLAH, Feb 7 (MENA) - Two members of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) were detained by Israeli soldiers on Thursday while securing movement of elementary school students in the Israeli occupied section of the southern West Bank city of ....

Abbas says PA supports Syria's return to Arab League

Date: 2019-02-06 12:21:45 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:7791610

RAMALLAH, Feb 6 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the Palestinian Authority supports Syria's return to the Arab League and looks forward to reaching this aim through consultation among the Arab nations. In an interview with ....

Israeli forces arrest 10 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2019-02-06 11:21:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7791604

RAMALLAH, Feb 6 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested ten Palestinians in different places of the West Bank at dawn on Wednesday, Palestinian sources said. Arrests took place in Tulkarm, Bethlehem, Jenin, Hebron and Nablus. Meanwhile, Israeli ....

Settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2019-02-06 10:28:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7791417

RAMALLAH, Feb 6 (MENA) - Groups of hard-line settlers, heavily protected by Israeli police forces, broke into Al Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday from Bab el Magharba. Eyewitnesses said the settlers performed Talmudic prayers in the mosque's yards while ....

Israel detains 33 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2019-02-05 12:11:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:7789952

RAMALLAH, Feb 5 (MENA) - Israeli forces Tuesday arrested the mother of two alleged Palestinian attackers along with 32 other Palestinians in multiple overnight raids across the West Bank, WAFA quoted the Palestine Prisoners' Club (PPC) as ....

Palestinian envoy: UNSC to hold closed session on Israel's expulsion of TIPH Wednesday

Date: 2019-02-04 07:30:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:7787845

RAMALLAH, Feb 3 (MENA) - Palestinian ِِِِ ِAmbassador at the United Nations Ambassador Riyad Mansour said the UN Security Council will hold on Wednesday an in-camera session on Israel's expulsion of the international task force monitoring the West ....