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Palestinian foreign ministry: We seriously consider Germany's decision against BDS movement

Date: 2019-05-19 13:18:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7947482

RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry stressed on Sunday that it seriously considers the condemnation of the German Parliament (Bundestag) to the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement which is meant to end international ....

Jerusalem mufti slams Israeli violations in Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2019-05-19 12:48:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:7947422

RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - The Mufti of Jerusalem and the Holy Land Sheikh Mohammad Hussein condemned the attempt of the Israeli police to storm the old prayer area inside Al Aqsa Mosque and chase worshipers with their shoes on. In a statement by ....

Iraqi troops destroy Daesh camp in Anbar

Date: 2019-05-19 07:15:36 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7947032

BAGHDAD, May 19 (MENA) - Iraqi army announced on Sunday it destroyed a training camp affiliated with Daesh terrorist group during a search operation in Al Anbar governorate. "Backed by the air forces, Anbar operation command managed to carry out ....

Cyprus is taking appropriate action against Turkeyis attempt to mislead int'l community: official

Date: 2019-05-18 17:43:04 GMT - Cyprus - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:7946560

NICOSIA, May 18 (MENA) - The Republic of Cyprus is taking appropriate action in response to Turkey’s attempt to mislead the international community by justifying its illegal actions in the sea, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on ....

US warns airliners flying over Arab Gulf amid Iran tensions

Date: 2019-05-18 16:09:45 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:7946578

WASHINGTON, May 18 (MENA) - The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned US airlines flying over the Arab Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to exercise caution citing the potential for "misidentification". The US aviation regulator ....

Fatah will not compromise on Palestinian people's rights: spokesman

Date: 2019-05-18 15:08:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7946492

RAMALLAH, May 18 (MENA) - The Palestinian Fatah movement will not compromise on the rights of the Palestinian people, no matter how great sacrifices this may require, the movement spokesman Osama Al-Qawasmi said in a press release on ....

Erekat: Deviation from peace terms of reference doomed to failure

Date: 2019-05-18 14:32:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7946498

RAMALLAH, May 18 (MENA) - Any attempt to deviate from the international and Arab terms of reference on peace for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is doomed to failure, Saeb Erekat, the secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine ....

China asks to fight terrorism and further political process in Syria

Date: 2019-05-18 10:27:08 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7945967

BEIJING/NEW YORK, May 18 (MENA) - A Chinese envoy has asked the international community to fight terrorism and push forward the political process in Syria, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday. "It is imperative to fight terrorism ....

UK warns British-Iranian dual nationals against travelling to Iran

Date: 2019-05-17 15:11:33 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:7945442

LONDON, May 17 (MENA) - Britain's Foreign Office is advising against all travel to Iran by British-Iranian dual nationals, the Daily Mail reported. The government said Friday the upgraded travel warning is in response to Iran's "continued ....

Russia, Palestine working on possible Putin-Abbas meeting

Date: 2019-05-17 14:38:05 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:7945412

MOSCOW, May 17 (MENA) - Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that Russia and the Palestinian side are working on a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Dushanbe in June, TASS ....