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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 ....

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 ....

98 Israeli settlers storm into Aqsa

Date: 2018-09-13 13:58:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:7574653

RAMALLAH, Sept 13 (MENA) - As many as 98 Israeli settlers and 25 soldiers stormed into Al Aqsa mosque from al Magharba gate on Thursday guarded by Israeli forces. A group of the settlers performed Talmudic rituals inside the mosque in spite of ....

Palestinian fishermen detained by the Israeli navy off northern Gaza shore

Date: 2018-09-13 12:46:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7574377

RAMALLAH, Sept 13 (MENA) - The Israeli navy detained on Thursday three Palestinian fishermen and seized their boat while fishing off northern Gaza shore, WAFA News Agency quoted a local source as saying. Zakaria Bakr, a fisherman, said that ....

Israeli forces remove caravans set up by Palestinians near Khan al-Ahmar

Date: 2018-09-13 08:21:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7574181

RAMALLAH, Sept 13 (MENA) – Israeli forces raided early Thursday an area near Khan al-Ahmar, east of Jerusalem, and removed five caravans Palestinian activists had set up this week in an attempt to prevent Israeli takeover of Palestinian land, WAFA ....

Israeli forces arrest 9 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2018-09-12 12:21:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7573154

RAMALLAH, Sept 12 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested on Wednesday nine Palestinians, including liberated prisoners, in different parts of the West Bank. Among the arrestees is liberated prisoner Mazen Mohamed Abu Khodeir, Wafa news agency reported. ....

Political talks vital for restoring Palestinians' rights - ECFA member

Date: 2018-09-12 09:03:20 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7572672

CAIRO, Sept 12 (MENA) – Member of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) Major General Mohamed Ibrahim said political negotiations are vital for restoring Palestinians’ rights. In an article on resuming Palestinian-Israeli talks which ....

Moscow satisfied Russia, US have working communications channel on Syria - Lavrov

Date: 2018-09-12 06:35:31 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:7572638

MOSCOW, Sept 12 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov commended Wednesday the bilateral channel for communications between Moscow and Washington on Syria, Sputnik news agency reported. "I am very satisfied that we have s very ....

49 Palestinians wounded in Israeli shooting off Gaza

Date: 2018-09-10 20:19:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:7571180

RAMALLAH, Sept 10 (MENA) - As many as 49 Palestinians were wounded Monday an Israeli naval shooting at a group of Palestinians off the coast of Al Waha in northwestern Gaza Strip. Israeli gunboats fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at ....

Closure of PLO mission in Washington is new aggression against peace in Middle East - PNC

Date: 2018-09-10 16:27:40 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:7570617

AMMAN, Sept 10 (MENA) – The Palestinian National Council, under chairman Salim Zanoun, asserted that the US decision to close the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s mission in Washington is considered a new US aggression against peace in the ....