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Israel informs 6 Palestinian families of home demolition orders

Date: 2018-07-31 12:37:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:7512485

RAMALLAH, July 31 (MENA) - The Israeli authorities informed owners of six homes in the village of al-Walajeh, northwest of Bethlehem, that their homes will be demolished because they were built without permit, local activist Ibrahim Awadallah said ....

Israeli forces shoot 2 Palestinians near Gaza border

Date: 2018-07-30 18:37:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:7511962

GAZA CITY, July 30 (MENA) - Two Palestinians on Monday were shot and injured by Israeli forces near the border with the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian news agency WAFA quoted Palestinian sources as saying on Monday. The pair were among a group of ....

10th round of Astana talks on Syria kicks off in Russia's Sochi

Date: 2018-07-30 10:27:28 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7510911

CAIRO, July 30 (MENA) - The 10th round of Astana talks on the Syrian crisis kicked off on Monday in the Russian city of Sochi where several closed meetings are expected to be held between the participants. Representatives of the guarantor nations ....

Israel allocates dlrs 1.23mn for settlement project in E. Jerusalem

Date: 2018-07-30 09:20:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7510801

RAMALLAH, July 30 (MENA) - Israel has allocated 1.23 million dollars for building a Jewish heritage center in the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem. The project will be launched under the watch of heavy security this ....

Israeli forces detain 17 Palestinians, including four journalists, from West Bank

Date: 2018-07-30 08:31:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7510756

RAMALLAH, July 30 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained on Monday 17 Palestinians, including four journalists, from various areas of the West Bank during pre-dawn raids at their homes, according to Palestinian security sources. They told WAFA that ....

Israel cancels residence permits of two Italians who drew graffiti of Ahed Tamimi

Date: 2018-07-30 08:15:11 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7510719

GAZA CITY, July 30 (MENA) - Israel's Population and Immigration Authority canceled on Sunday night the residence permits of the two Italian citizens who were arrested on Saturday on suspicion of damaging the separation wall in the West Bank, Ynet ....

UN envoy arrives in Sochi to attend talks on Syria

Date: 2018-07-30 06:38:15 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:7510632

MOSCOW, July 30 (MENA) - UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura arrived in Sochi, Russia, to take part in the 10th round of the Astana talks on Syria. Representatives of the three guarantor states - Russia, Turkey and Iran - will take ....

Israel intercepts ship trying to break Gaza blockade

Date: 2018-07-29 20:35:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:7510516

GAZA STRIP, July 29 (MENA) – Israel's navy intercepted a ship carrying activists en route to Gaza in the latest attempt to break a blockade on strip, ABC News quoted the Israeli military as saying on Sunday. It said the passengers were notified ....

Egypt, AL warn of weakness of int'l community towards Palestinian cause

Date: 2018-07-29 14:03:18 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:7509973

CAIRO, July 29 (MENA) - Egypt has asserted that the Palestinian cause is facing gross and crucial challenges in the aftermath of the stagnation of the Middle East peace process. Nevin Gamal El Din, head of Egypt's delegation to the 100th session ....

Palestinian president receives Ahed Tamimi

Date: 2018-07-29 13:25:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:7509678

RAMALLAH, July 29 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received on Sunday Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi, who was released earlier in the day after serving an eight-month for slapping and shoving Israeli soldiers outside her home in the West ....