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PLO slams Trump statements on Jerusalem

Date: 2018-08-22 12:53:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7543690

RAMALLAH, Aug 22 (MENA) - The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) condemned statements made by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday in Virginia state as he stressed that the issue of Jerusalem is off the negotiations' table. Member of the ....

Israel hands Palestinian demolition notice in Bethlehem

Date: 2018-08-22 10:23:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7543601

RAMALLAH, Aug 22 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces handed a Palestinian resident of Khedr town in southern Bethlehem a notice for the demolition of his house, citing construction without a permit as a pretext. The 120-square-meter-sized house ....

Israeli police fine Palestinian family for son’s funeral attended by hundreds

Date: 2018-08-21 19:29:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:7543173

GAZA CITY, Aug 21 (MENA) - The Israeli police fined on Tuesday a Palestinian family 50,000 shekels ($13,600) after hundreds of people participated in the funeral of its son, who is accused by Israeli forces of trying to stab a police officer. ....

100, 000 worshippers perform Eid prayers at Aqsa mosque

Date: 2018-08-21 11:27:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7542546

RAMALLAH, Aug 21 (MENA) - Nearly 100,000 worshippers performed Eidul Adha prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday, said Feras al Debs, the media official at the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf. The worshippers included citizens from Arab towns inside ....

Israeli forces kill Palestinian on Gaza border

Date: 2018-08-20 21:03:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:7542116

GAZA CITY, Aug 20 (MENA) - A Palestinian young man was killed Monday after Israeli occupation quelled the continuing Great March of Return protests at Gaza border, local sources said. Earlier on the day, the Israeli army said its forces opened ....

Israel approves construction of 106 new settler units near Bethlehem

Date: 2018-08-20 13:10:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7541577

RAMALLAH, Aug 20 (MENA) - Israeli authorities approved the construction of 106 new housing units in the illegal Israeli settlement of Efrat, to the south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, said local activist Hasan Breijieh. The Higher ....

China refutes reports about military involvement in Syrian conflict - envoy

Date: 2018-08-20 08:12:04 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7541096

BEIJING, Aug 20 (MENA) - Chinese Special Envoy for Syria Xie Xiaoyan said on Monday that media reports about the alleged Chinese military involvement in the Syrian conflict are speculations that provide false interpretation of the Chinese political ....

Drive-by shooting in Tel Aviv

Date: 2018-08-19 17:05:45 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:7540715

GAZA CITY, Aug 19 (MENA) - Shots were fired from a motorcycle towards a moving vehicle on Tel Aviv's Hamedina Square. No casualties have been reported, the Jerusalem Post quoted the Israel police as saying on Sunday. (MENA) Y Y E/M M E ....

Lavrov to discuss return of Syrian refugees with Lebanese top diplomat

Date: 2018-08-19 14:28:43 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:7540473

MOSCOW, Aug 19 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will discuss the situation in Syria, including the return of Syrian refugees, with his Lebanese counterpart Jebran Bassil on August 20, TASS reported Sunday. "The two top diplomats ....

John Bolton arrives in Israel on official visit

Date: 2018-08-19 12:51:44 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:7540260

RAMALLAH, Aug 19 (MENA) - US National Security Advisor John Bolton arrived in Israel Sunday on a two-day official visit. Bolton's visit is the first of its kind since assuming the duties of his post in March, US-funded Alhurra channel reported on ....