Middle East
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Israeli occupation closes southern entrance of Bethlehem, wound Palestinian
Date: 2018-09-16 11:51:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:7578171
RAMALLAH, Sept 16 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Sunday closed the southern entrance of Bethlehem in the West Bank and prevented vehicles from entering the area. The Palestinian news agency quoted a security source as having said the ....
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Palestinian FM condemns Israel crackdown on peaceful return march
Date: 2018-09-16 10:53:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7578017
RAMALLAH, Sept 16 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned brutal attacks by Israeli forces cracking down peaceful rallies as part of the Great March of Return on the Gaza Strip border. The Ministry cited the killing of ....
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Israeli forces detain 16 Palestinians in West Bank
Date: 2018-09-16 09:39:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:7577935
RAMALLAH, Sept 16 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces Sunday morning detained 16 Palestinians during wide-scale raids across the occupied West Bank. One Palestinian from Jerusalem, three from Hebron, two from Qalqilya and two from Nablus were ....
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Abbas says Palestinian leadership to seek UN action
Date: 2018-09-15 19:59:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:7577593
RAMALLAH, Sept 15 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday that the leadership will seek action in the United Nations regarding the suffering of the Palestinian people, especially in the aftermath of the recent US and Israeli ....
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Erdogan failed to rule Turkey, manage its economy: opposition leader
Date: 2018-09-15 10:29:04 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7576653
ANKARA, Sept 15 (MENA) – Leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party Kemal Kilicdaroglu said Ankara is suffering a very dangerous economic crisis, noting that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has failed to rule the country and manage ....
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Germany says it is worried about closure of PLO's office in Washington
Date: 2018-09-14 16:40:05 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:7576282
BERLIN, Sept 14 (MENA) - The German Foreign Ministry said that it is worried about the closure of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)'s office in Washington. "Considering the current lack of communication we are seeing between the ....
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Trump's envoy: We are ready to face Israel's criticism of ME peace plan
Date: 2018-09-14 13:20:14 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:7576043
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt said that the Trump's administration is prepared to face Israel's criticism of parts of the Middle East peace plan, Alhurra channel reported. "We’re ....
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ICRC: Israel must abide by international humanitarian law
Date: 2018-09-14 11:06:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7575730
RAMALLAH, Sept 14 (MENA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it is deeply concerned by Israel's decision to demolish private houses and other structures in Khan al Ahmar village in Area C of the West Bank. "The planned ....
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Palestine lauds European parl't rejection of Israeli decision to demolish a village
Date: 2018-09-14 10:52:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7575559
RAMALLAH, Sept 14 (MENA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs commended on Friday the European Parliament’s stance in rejection of the Israeli decision to demolish al Khan al Ahmar village in east of Al Quds. Palestinian Foreign Minister ....
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Taliban attacks kill 13 security forces in Afghanistan
Date: 2018-09-13 17:36:50 GMT - Afghanistan - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:7575113
KABUL, Sept 13 (MENA) – An Afghan official said Taliban attacks have killed at least 10 soldiers and three policemen, the New York Times reported on Thursday. Provincial council chief Farid Bakhtawar in Farah province said that Taliban fighters ....