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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 ....

Arab Parliament hails Paraguay over shutting down embassy in Jerusalem

Date: 2018-09-07 13:50:16 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:7566503

CAIRO, Sept 7 (MENA) – The Arab Parliament (AP) commended the brave decision which was taken by Paraguay to shut down its embassy in the occupied Jerusalem, BNA reported on Friday. AP Speaker Mishal bin Fahm al Salami sent cables of thanks to ....

Paraguay President Benitez 'regrets' Israel's decision to close embassy

Date: 2018-09-07 13:25:31 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7566454

GAZA CITY, Sept 7 (MENA) - Paraguay President Mario Abdo Benitez has described the Israeli response, after his country chose to relocate its embassy back from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, as exaggerated, The Jerusalem Post reported. "I regret Israel's ....

Arab League welcomes Paraguay embassy move out of Jerusalem

Date: 2018-09-06 20:51:45 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:7565794

CAIRO, Sept 6 (MENA) - The Arab League has welcomed Paraguay's decision to relocate its embassy from the contested city of Jerusalem back to Tel Aviv. “It’s a correction to a mistake made in May by the former government that failed to observe the ....

US VP speaks with Paraguay president after Tel Aviv embassy move

Date: 2018-09-06 13:40:51 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:7565140

WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (MENA) - US Vice President Mike Pence spoke with Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez following a decision by the South American state to move its embassy back to Tel Aviv, JPost reported on Thursday. Pence wanted to ....