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  • Palestinian president says US support made Israel act “above the law”

    Date: 2019-01-31 15:58:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:7783376

    RAMALLAH, Jan 31 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed that what encouraged Israel to act as a state above the law was the support of the US administration. During a joint press conference in Ramallah with visiting Maltese ....

  • Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns Israeli accusations against Amnesty International

    Date: 2019-01-31 15:58:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:7783384

    RAMALLAH, Jan 31 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Israeli accusation against Amnesty International. In a statement on Thursday, the ministry lauded a report issued by Amnesty International saying that the tourism ....

  • Israeli forces viciously attack Palestinian family in Hebron

    Date: 2019-01-31 11:35:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7782772

    RAMALLAH, Jan 31 (MENA) - Israeli forces viciously attacked on Thursday a Palestinian family in the Old City in Hebron in the southern West Bank. Palestinian citizen Hazem Abu Jaber said the Israeli troops have repeatedly attacked his family to ....

  • Pompeo: Iran represents 'real risk'

    Date: 2019-01-31 09:22:31 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7782596

    WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (MENA) - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke about the threat of Iran's nuclear missile program, saying "Having chance to be the director of the CIA, I think the intelligence supports that Iran presents a real risk and that they ....

  • Israeli killed, 2 others hurt in car crash between Palestinian truck, Israeli cars

    Date: 2019-01-30 17:11:28 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:7781882

    GAZA CITY, Jan 30 (MENA) - A 20-year-old Israeli man was killed Wednesday in a car accident between a Palestinian truck and two Israeli vehicles on route 60, near as-Samu in the Hebron region of the West Bank. Two others were lightly injured, Ynet ....

  • AL asks int'l community to shoulder its responsibility towards Arabs of 48

    Date: 2019-01-30 12:31:21 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:7781315

    CAIRO, Jan 30 (MENA) - The Arab League asserted its full backing for Arabs of 48 (Arab citizens of Israel) and the Palestinian 48ers' struggle in defense of their lands, property and their right to live with dignity in their towns and villages, ....

  • AL welcomes Irish parl't law incriminating importing, selling products from Israeli settlements

    Date: 2019-01-30 09:41:26 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7781034

    CAIRO, Jan 30 (MENA) - The Arab League welcomed a law issued by the Irish parliament incriminating importing or selling products from Israeli settlements. This is a very important step taken by a European parliament, Arab League Assistant ....

  • Norwegian FM warns against ending Hebron observer mission

    Date: 2019-01-29 21:58:14 GMT - Norway - Middle East - SN:96 - ID:7780782

    OSLO, Jan 29 (MENA) - Norwegian Foreign Minister Eriksen Soreide on Tuesday expressed his country's concern over "one-sided Israeli decision" to eject observers in the West Bank City of Hebron. "The situation in Hebron is unstable and ....

  • Israeli forces arrest eight Palestinians from West Bank

    Date: 2019-01-29 11:43:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7779468

    RAMALLAH, Jan 29 (MENA) - Israeli forces Tuesday held eight Palestinians from a number of West Bank cities, said the Palestine Prisoners’ Club (PPC). The occupation troops nabbed four Palestinians from the northern West Bank city of Jenin and its ....

  • Palestinians slam Israel's provocative measures in Al Quds

    Date: 2019-01-28 11:51:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:7777957

    RAMALLAH, Jan 28 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has said Israel's provocative attacks in Al Quds (occupied east Jerusalem) reflected the failure of the occupation in Judaizing the holy city. A statement issued by the Foreign Ministry ....

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