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Palestinian govt condemns US decision to close PLO office in Washington

Date: 2018-09-10 12:00:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7570276

RAMALLAH, Sept 10 (MENA) - The Palestinian government condemned on Monday the US decision to close the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) office in Washington, saying it is a declaration of war against peacemaking efforts in both the ....

De Mistura holds unofficial talks on Syria

Date: 2018-09-10 11:18:41 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7570084

GENEVA, Sept 10 (MENA) - UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura is to hold unofficial talks in Geneva on Monday with senior officials representing the Guarantee States of the Astana Process on Syria (Russia, Turkey and Iran) to follow up ....

Israel arrests 484 Palestinians in August

Date: 2018-09-10 10:57:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7570137

RAMALLAH, Sept 10 (MENA) - As many as 484 Palestinians, including 62 children and 18 women, were arrested by Israeli forces during August. The Israeli troops arrested 118 citizens in al Quds, 85 citizens in Ramallah and Bireh, 80 citizens in ....

Terrorist groups In Syria capable of producing chemical weapons - Russia

Date: 2018-09-10 09:09:49 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7569918

MOSCOW, Sept 10 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov said terrorist groups in Syria are now capable of producing chemical weapons. "Over the years of military operations in Syria, as well as in neighboring Iraq, information ....

Palestinian shot dead by Israeli troops near Gaza border

Date: 2018-09-09 19:15:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:7569422

RAMALLAH, Sept 9 (MENA) - A Palestinian young man succumbed to his wounds Sunday after he was shot by Israeli forces in Jabalia city, north of the Gaza Strip, over an attempt to cross the Gaza border fence, WAFA news agency reported. Local ....

Israeli military chief: occupying Gaza wouldn't improve Israel's security

Date: 2018-09-09 12:49:12 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:7568842

GAZA CITY, Sept 9 (MENA) - Israeli Southern Command chief Herzl Halevi said occupying Gaza Strip would not improve Israel's security, Ynet news reported on Sunday. Helevi referred to the possibility of a ceasefire deal with Hamas and said: "It ....

Magnitude 5.6 quake hits southeastern Iran, one killed

Date: 2018-09-08 09:46:55 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7567197

TEHRAN, Sept 8 (MENA) - Several earthquakes in southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan claimed the life of an 18-year-old girl on Friday, IRNA news agency reported on Saturday. Speaking to IRNA, head of Sistan and Baluchestan Red Crescent ....

Pompeo: US provided $6.3 bn in aid to Palestinians since 1994

Date: 2018-09-08 08:43:22 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:7567038

WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (MENA) - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that since 1994, the US provided $6.3 billion in aid to support the Palestinian people. Iran’s regime provided Palestinians with just $20,000, via UNWRA from 2008 to 2017, Pompeo ....

Iran's Guard kills 6 Kurdish militants near border -- report

Date: 2018-09-07 20:10:25 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:7566879

TEHRAN, Sept 7 (MENA) - Iran's Revolutionary Guard has killed six Kurdish militants and wounded several others in western Iran near the border with Iraq, ABC News reported on Friday. The Guard's assault was apparently a "revenge" for a July 20 ....

UNICEF: Escalation of violence in Idlib to be deadly for children

Date: 2018-09-07 18:02:03 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:7566737

GENEVA, Sept 7 (MENA) - A further escalation of fighting in Idlib, northwestern Syria, will put the lives of more than 1 million children at imminent risk, UNICEF said Friday. "Thousands of children in Idlib have been forced to leave their homes ....