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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 ....

  • Palestinian detainees in Etzion prison suffering miserable conditions - commission

    Date: 2019-05-26 11:20:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7956362

    RAMALLAH, May 26 (MENA) - The Palestinian Authority’s Detained and Ex-Detainees Commission said that the Palestinian political prisoners in the Israeli prison of Etzion, near Bethlehem city in the occupied West Bank, have been suffering unbearable ....

  • Iraq plays role to ease Iranian-US tensions -- parlt speaker

    Date: 2019-05-26 10:58:29 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7956241

    BAGHDAD, May 26 (MENA) - Iraqi Parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi said on Sunday that his country is playing a pivotal role to ease the tensions between Iran and the United States. His remarks were carried by Sumariya news channel after a ....

  • Iraq offers to mediate between Iran, US

    Date: 2019-05-26 10:57:22 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7956255

    BAGHDAD, May 26 (MENA) - Iraq offered Sunday to mediate in the crisis between its two key allies, the United States and Iran, said Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed al Hakim, Alsumaria news reported. "We are trying to help and to be mediators," ....

  • Rep. Pete King: Trump serious about deterring Iran attacks

    Date: 2019-05-26 09:09:06 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7956193

    WASHINGTON, May 26 (MENA) - Moves to send more troops into the Middle East shows President Donald Trump is serious about deterring Iran from launching attacks against US interests or allies, Rep. Pete King said. "Iran is a state terror nation and ....

  • Daesh treasury leader arrested in Anbar

    Date: 2019-05-26 08:08:19 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7956142

    BAGHDAD, May 26 (MENA) - Iraq's intelligence unit, which is affiliated with Iraqi Ministry of Interior, arrested on Sunday one of the leaders of Daesh's Beit al Mal (treasury) in western Al Anbar governorate. Earlier, Iraqi police announced it ....

  • Israeli settlers storm into Aqsa

    Date: 2019-05-26 07:22:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7956087

    RAMALLAH, May 26 (MENA) - Israeli forces besieged Sunday morning fasting worshipers at al Aqsa Mosque to safeguard settlers and tourists while storming into the holy shrine. In a statement on Sunday, the Awqaf department said the Israeli forces ....

  • Maliki hopes Iraq will succeed in ending Iran-US tension

    Date: 2019-05-25 10:48:37 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7955062

    BAGHDAD, May 25 (MENA) - Iraqi Vice President and leader of the State of Law Coalition Nouri al Maliki asserted the necessity of reaching a settlement to the big challenges facing the Middle East away from the mounting threats of military ....

  • 16 Palestinians wounded in Gaza border protests

    Date: 2019-05-24 20:22:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:7954733

    GAZA CITY, May 24 (MENA) - Sixteen Palestinians were injured as Israeli forces attacked Palestinians demonstrating peacefully in weekly protests along the Gaza border, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry on Friday. A journalist and ....

  • Tens of thousands attend third Friday of Ramadan in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa

    Date: 2019-05-24 13:46:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7954099

    RAMALLAH, May 24 (MENA) - Tens of thousands of Palestinian Muslim worshipers over 40 years from East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Arab towns attended the third Friday of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem, WAFA reported. WAFA ....

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