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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 ....

  • 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 ....

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