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Israel apprehends 21 Palestinians after overnight raids in West Bank
Date: 2019-05-23 11:23:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7952723
RAMALLAH, May 23 (MENA) – Israeli forces detained 21 Palestinians, including a minor, and injured another during multiple overnight raids across the West Bank, said the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). Israeli forces held four Palestinians, ....
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UNRWA is staying and continuing its humanitarian work – official
Date: 2019-05-23 10:01:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7952631
RAMALLAH, May 23 (MENA) - The future of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is not determined by one party or another, but rather by the Member States of the United Nations, and it is continuing with its ....
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Chinese envoy to UN welcomes good offices effort to reach ceasefire agreement in Gaza
Date: 2019-05-23 07:40:03 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7952495
BEIJING, May 23 (MENA) - Ma Zhaoxu, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, welcomed the recent ceasefire agreement in Gaza city and commended the good offices effort by the United Nations and Egypt. He went on to emphasize that ....
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Israel fines Barkan assailant mother dlrs 13.8 million
Date: 2019-05-22 09:47:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7951293
RAMALLAH, May 22 (MEMA) - The Palestinian Detainees Commission said an Israel affiliated court imposed a dlrs 13.8 million fine on the mother of martyr Ashraf Naalowa who killed Israeli settlers in Israel's Barkan industrial zone in October ....
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Dozens of Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2019-05-21 14:37:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:7950379
RAMALLAH, May 21 (MENA) - About 47 Israeli settlers stormed on Tuesday Al Aqsa Mosque guarded by Israeli occupation forces. The settlers stormed the mosque's courtyards from Al-Magharba gate and performed their Talmudic rituals. The settlers ....
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Bahrain reiterates support to Palestinian cause
Date: 2019-05-21 13:59:53 GMT - Bahrain - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:7950193
MANAMA, May 21 (MENA) - Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa reiterated his country's firm and unwavering support for the Palestinian cause. In a press statement he said that the Bahraini government and people will ....
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Palestinian youth succumbs to wounds sustained from return marches
Date: 2019-05-21 09:48:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7949919
GAZA CITY, May 21 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth succumbed to wounds he had sustained during return marches last month. Mohamed Abdel-Jawwad Zaarab had been injured during the weekly marches on the eastern border of Rafah in the southern Gaza ....
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Russian & Syrian forces hold joint drills near Golan Heights
Date: 2019-05-21 08:07:23 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7949859
MOSCOW, May 21 (MENA) - Russian Defense Ministry's military police and Syrian government forces have held joint drills on the territory of the liberated province of Quneitra, TASS News agency reported. Head of the Main Directorate of the Russian ....
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Trump says US has not reached out to Iran for talks
Date: 2019-05-20 21:26:37 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:7949598
WASHINGTON, May 20 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Monday said his administration has not reached out for talks with Iran and that if Tehran wants to negotiate, it will have to take the first step. "The Fake News put out a typically false ....
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EU calles on Turkey to respect Cyprus's sovereign rights
Date: 2019-05-20 19:08:08 GMT - Cyprus - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:7949466
NICOSIA, May 20 (MENA) - The European Union on Monday called on Turkey to respect the sovereign rights of Cyprus in a dispute over exploiting energy wealth off the Mediterranean island, France 24 reported. During a visit to Cyprus, the EU's chief ....