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Palestine files lawsuit against US at International Court of Justice
Date: 2018-09-29 11:37:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7598175
RAMALLAH, Sept 29 (MENA) - Palestine has filed a lawsuit against the US at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the main judicial body of the UN, for violating international law by moving its embassy in Israel to the occupied city of East ....
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Al Azhar slams Israeli crimes against peaceful Gaza protesters
Date: 2018-09-29 10:45:45 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:7598137
CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - Al Azhar strongly condemned brutal repression committed by the Israeli forces against peaceful protesters in the Gaza Strip on Friday. The violent incidents left seven Palestinians dead most of them are children and 500 ....
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Ministerial meeting on UNRWA raises remarkable $122 million
Date: 2018-09-28 19:56:36 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:7597602
AMMAN/NEW YORK, Sept 28 (MENA) - A Ministerial Meeting, held in New York raised a remarkable US$122 million for the UN Palestine refugees agency (UNRWA), the agency said in a statement Friday. The foreign ministers of Jordan, Sweden, Turkey, ....
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Israeli forces kill 6 Palestinians, injure 500 at Gaza border
Date: 2018-09-28 17:26:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:7597496
GAZA CITY, Sept 28 (MENA) - At least six Palestinians were killed and 500 others were injured by live bullets or suffered teargas inhalation on Friday as Israeli forces attacked fresh Great March of Return protests at the Gaza-Israel border, WAFA ....
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Russia hopes Israel will abide by int'l laws on Syria: official
Date: 2018-09-28 11:17:24 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7597009
MOSCOW, Sept 28 (MENA) - Russia hopes that Israel would abide by international laws and agreements on Syria, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Friday. Israelis have extended their condolences at all levels after Russian ....
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EU proposes additional €40 mn for UNRWA
Date: 2018-09-28 11:04:20 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7596854
BRUSSELS, Sept 28 (MENA) - The European Commission proposed additional €40 million support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the European Commission said in a press release on ....
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Indonesia urges world not to remain silent about Palestine
Date: 2018-09-28 10:51:27 GMT - Indonesia - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:7596939
JAKARTA, Sept 28 (MENA) - Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla has called on world community not to remain silent about Israel`s occupation of Palestine, the Indonesian Antara news agency reported. Kalla made the call on Thursday afternoon in his ....
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UN Palestinian refugee agency narrows shortfall after US cuts
Date: 2018-09-28 09:33:16 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7596851
AMMAN/NEW YORK, Sept 28 (MENA) - UNRWA, A United Nations agency that supports Palestinian refugees, received contributions of $118 million on Thursday, narrowing a budget gap for this year to $68 million as it aims to fill a shortfall left by a cut ....
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Lavrov, Abbas call for enhancing Palestinian-Russian ties
Date: 2018-09-28 08:54:35 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7596790
NEW YORK, Sept 28 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for strengthening bilateral relations at their meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the Russian Foreign ....
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Abbas: Al Quds issue is not for sale… 2 last New York
Date: 2018-09-27 19:14:42 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:7596360
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said we have concluded agreements with Israel and they have abrogated all of them. Either Israel abides by these agreements, or else we will renege on them, WAFA reported. Israel will bear the responsibility ....