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Israeli bulldozers demolish house of Palestinian citizen in Hebron

Date: 2019-05-01 11:14:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7924105

RAMALLAH, May 1 (MENA) - Israeli bulldozers demolished a house of a Palestinian citizen in southern Hebron in the West Bank. The Israeli forces evacuated the house and prevented the people from reaching the area, said coordinator of the popular ....

Thousands of settlers storm village in Salfit

Date: 2019-05-01 08:27:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7923791

RAMALLAH, May 1 (MENA) - Thousands of settlers guarded by the Israeli army stormed on Wednesday Kifl Haris in the north of Salfit village in northern West Bank. Head of Kifl Haris municipality Abdel-Rahim Bozyeh said that the settlers stormed the ....

Palestinian fisherman injured, 2 detained in Gaza sea

Date: 2019-05-01 07:55:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7923800

GAZA CITY, May 1 (MENA) - Israeli forces injured a Palestinian fisherman on Wednesday and detained two others in northern Gaza Sea. The Israeli gunboats fired at the boats of the fishermen, Coordinator of Palestinian Fishermen Union in Gaza ....

Russia, Turkey should increase patrols in Syria’s Idlib - UN envoy

Date: 2019-05-01 07:35:40 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:7923754

MOSCOW, May 1 (MENA) - Russia and Turkey should uphold the ceasefire and increase patrolling in Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone, Sputnik news agency quoted UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen as having said at a Security Council ....

Iran's economy on brink of collapse thanks to US sanctions: IMF

Date: 2019-04-30 21:09:41 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:7923578

WASHINGTON, April 30 (MENA) - Iran's economy is on the brink thanks to the Trump administration's sanctions, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Iran is in a deep recession, with inflation at roughly 40 percent, marking the ....

Israel demolishes two houses in E. Jerusalem

Date: 2019-04-30 09:38:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7922341

RAMALLAH, April 30 (MENA) - Israel demolished two houses in Silwan town in the occupied East Jerusalem under the pretext that they are not licensed. Israeli forces attacked Palestinians who tried to hamper the houses' demolition, leaving some of ....

Rouhani: Iran will continue oil exports despite US pressure

Date: 2019-04-30 09:22:37 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7922281

TEHRAN, April 30 (MENA) - Iran will continue to export oil despite US pressure, President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech broadcast live on Iranian state TV on Tuesday. Rouhani added “America’s decision that Iran’s oil exports must reach zero is ....

Israeli gunboats open fire at Palestinian fishermen in Gaza waters

Date: 2019-04-30 09:13:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7922289

GAZA CITY, April 30 (MENA) - Israeli gunboats on Tuesday morning opened machine-gun fire at Palestinian fishermen and their boats six nautical miles off the northern coast of Gaza City, with no injuries reported. According to eyewitnesses, ....

Chinese envoy appeals for adherence to two-state solution in Mideast peace process

Date: 2019-04-30 06:38:57 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7922147

BEIJING, April 30 (MENA) - China's envoy to the UN has asked the international community to stick to the two-state solution in addressing the Palestinian-Israeli issue, and warned against unilateral action that escalates tension in the region, ....

Abbas: Palestine won't accept incomplete clearance revenues from Israel

Date: 2019-04-29 13:18:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7921337

RAMALLAH, April 29 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that the Palestinian Authority (PA) will not accept the clearance revenues from Israel if they are incomplete, WAFA reported on Monday He made this statement at the opening of a ....