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Top Jordanian lawmaker reaffirms Amman's key role towards Palestinian cause
Date: 2019-05-27 12:55:49 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:7957751
AMMAN, May 27 (MENA) - Acting Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, Nassar Qaisi, reiterated Jordan's pivotal role under the leadership of King Abdullah II towards the Palestinian issue and the Hashemite Custodianship over Islamic and Christian ....
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Syrian army destroys terror hotbeds, equipment in Idleb
Date: 2019-05-27 11:35:54 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:7957599
DAMASCUS, May 27 (MENA) - Syrian army troops destroyed on Monday hotbeds and equipment of Al Nusra Front terrorist group in Idlib countryside, Syrian news agency (SANA) reported. Meanwhile, the Syrian troops uncovered a field hospital for “White ....
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Israeli forces detain 11 Palestinians from West Bank
Date: 2019-05-27 11:02:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7957517
RAMALLAH, May 27 (MENA) - Israeli forces Monday overnight detained 11 Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank, WAFA news agency reported, quoting the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS). PPS confirmed that Israeli forces detained four ....
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Palestinian foreign ministry decries confiscating land of nature reserve in Qalqiliya to expand settlements
Date: 2019-05-27 10:22:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7957461
RAMALLAH, May 27 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the Israeli occupation's use of a nature reserve in Nabi Elias in Qalqiliya to expands its settlements in the governorate. In a statement on Monday, the Palestinian ....
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Settlers storm Al Aqsa mosque
Date: 2019-05-27 09:33:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7957416
RAMALLAH, May 27 (MENA) - Settlers, backed by Israeli forces, barged into Al Aqsa Mosque early Monday, according to Palestinian sources. More than 30 members of the Israeli intelligence, special forces and police personnel stormed the mosque and ....
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Trump: Talks with Iran possible in coming period
Date: 2019-05-27 08:14:21 GMT - Japan - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7957291
TOKYO, May 27 (MENA) - Visiting US President Donald Trump said there is a possibility for holding talks with Iran in the coming period. Trump said “I do believe that Iran would like to talk, and if they’d like to talk, we’d like to talk also,” ....
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Israel prepares for new elections amid deadlock
Date: 2019-05-26 21:24:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:7957096
RAMALLAH, May 26 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed Likud MK Miki Zohar to introduce a bill to dissolve the Knesset, putting pressure on potential coalition parties to reach an agreement or face another election, Israeli ....
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Palestinian foreign ministry deplores Israeli aggression on Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2019-05-26 13:12:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7956608
RAMALLAH, May 26 (MENA) - The Palestinian foreign ministry deplored on Sunday fresh Israeli assaults on Al-Quds' sacred places, particularly Al-Aqsa Mosque. The ministry said it will raise this key issue at a meeting Islamic foreign ministers to ....
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Iranian president acknowledges difficult conditions due to economic war with US
Date: 2019-05-26 12:56:26 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7956553
TEHRAN, May 26 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that his country is going through a difficult time due to its economic war with Washington. Rouhani, however, told his government, Iran would come out of this war victorious. ....
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Jordan condemns Israel's violations against Al-Aqsa
Date: 2019-05-26 12:25:15 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7956417
AMMAN, May 26 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned on Sunday Israel's continued violations against Al-Aqsa mosque through break-ins by extremists and provocative acts against worshipers and Muslim clerics. Israel has to be ....