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Russia missile supply to Syria 'significant escalation' - US adviser

Date: 2018-09-24 17:54:40 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:97 - ID:7591118

NEW YORK, Sept 24 (MENA) - US National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Monday that Russian plans to supply Syria with an S-300 missile system would be a "significant escalation" by Moscow and that he hopes it will reconsider. Russia said on ....

Putin holds Israel accountable for jet downing

Date: 2018-09-24 17:22:45 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:93 - ID:7591120

MOSCOW, Sept 24 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday his country is convinced that the Ilyushin-20 tragedy was caused by the actions of the Israeli air forces. Putin discussed the circumstances of the incident during a telephone ....

Israeli settlers storm Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-09-24 13:59:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7590686

Al QUDS, Sept 24 (MENA) - Ninety Israeli settlers stormed into Al Aqsa mosque from al Magharba gate on Monday guarded by Israeli forces. A group of settlers performed Talmudic rituals inside the mosque, WAFA news agency reported. On Sunday, ....

Iran says 'large' network arrested over Ahvaz attack

Date: 2018-09-24 09:01:39 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7589945

TEHRAN, Sept 24 (MENA) - Iran's intelligence minister said on Monday that a "large" network of suspects has been arrested in connection with Saturday’s attack on a military parade in the city of Ahvaz that killed 25 people, Farda Radio ....

IRGC vows 'unforgettable' revenge for Ahvaz terror attack

Date: 2018-09-23 15:03:44 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:7589069

TEHRAN, Sept 23 (MENA) - Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the terrorists behind a bloody attack in the southwestern city of Ahvaz will definitely face "deadly and unforgettable" revenge in the near future, Press TV reported. In ....

Settlers storm Aqsa Mosque on 1st day of Jewish feast

Date: 2018-09-23 11:44:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7588589

Al-QUDS, Sept 23 (MENA) - As many as 87 settlers stormed on Sunday Al-Aqsa Mosque compound from Al-Maghariba gate, said WAFA news agency. The settlers conducted provocative tours in the site. They tried to perform Jewish rituals amid tight ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry slams Israeli order to demolish Khan al Ahmar

Date: 2018-09-23 11:41:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7588528

RAMALLAH, Sept 23 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has denounced an Israeli order for residents of Khan al Ahmar community, east of al Quds, to dismantle their homes -- mainly shacks -- and leave the community before the start of ....

PA not evading peace negotiations, says Palestinian Foreign Ministry

Date: 2018-09-23 11:11:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7588525

RAMALLAH, Sept 23 (MENA ) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has refuted Israeli accusations for the Palestinian Authority (PA), headed by President Mahmoud Abbas, of evading peace negotiations. Such accusations are part of a US-Israeli plan to ....

Israeli forces arrest 19 Palestinians in various parts of WB

Date: 2018-09-23 10:57:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7588486

RAMALLAH, Sept 23 (MENA) - Israeli forces have arrested 19 Palestinians in various parts of the West Bank. In a statement on Sunday, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said six Palestinians were detained in Hebron, three in Qalqiliya, three in ....

Russia accuses Israel of violating agreement in jet downing

Date: 2018-09-23 10:35:28 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7588375

MOSCOW, Sept 23 (MENA) - The Israeli Air Force misled Russia by providing wrong information about the area of the planned air strikes in Syria on September 17, thus preventing the Russian Il-20 from moving to a safe zone, Russian Defense Ministry ....