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11th International meeting on Syria kicks off in Astana

Date: 2018-11-28 06:24:54 GMT - Kazakhstan - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:7689697

ASTANA, Nov 28 (MENA) - The 11th international meeting on Syria kicked off in the Kazakh capital Astana on Wednesday, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said. Delegations of the Syrian government and the opposition arrived in Astana alongside teams of ....

Pentagon tells Russia not to tamper with Aleppo attack site

Date: 2018-11-28 06:02:21 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:7689704

WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (MENA) - The Pentagon cautioned Russia on Tuesday not to tamper with the site of an alleged gas attack in Syria’s Aleppo and allow investigators to inspect the site, Hurra Channel reported. The global chemical weapons agency, ....

Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-11-27 14:01:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7689011

RAMALLAH, Nov 27 (MENA) - Up to 46 Israeli settlers on Tuesday stormed Al Aqsa Mosque from Al Maghreba gate under the protection of Israeli police. According to eyewitnesses, the settlers went on tours inside the mosque. (MENA) A S E/R G E ....

Israel arrests 10 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2018-11-27 11:10:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7688592

RAMALLAH, Nov 27 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday arrested 10 Palestinians in different cities in the West Bank. According to a statement by the Prisoner Club, the arrested Palestinians are from Qalqilia, Jenin, Nablus and Hebron. ....

Israeli forces detain several Palestinians from West Bank

Date: 2018-11-26 13:00:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7686758

RAMALLAH, Nov 26 (MENA) - Israeli forces on Monday conducted multiple overnight raids across the West Bank and detained a number of Palestinians, WAFA quoted the Palestine Prisoners Club (PPC) as saying. Israeli police detained at least 32 ....

Number of injured in 6.3 magnitude Iran quake rises to 634

Date: 2018-11-26 07:33:43 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7686497

TEHRAN, Nov 26 (MENA) - Iranian state television said the number of injured people from Sunday night's magnitude 6.3 earthquake in the country's west has risen to 634. A report Monday said most of the injured were immediately released from ....

Palestinian gov't deplores Israeli detention of Al Quds governor

Date: 2018-11-25 10:20:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7685080

RAMALLAH, Nov 25 (MENA) - The Palestinian government decried on Sunday the detention of Al Quds Governor Adnan Ghaith during an Israeli raid on his house in the occupied city. The step is "part of a continuous Israeli campaign against our ....

Shots fired near Austrian embassy in Ankara

Date: 2018-11-25 10:03:03 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7685042

ANKARA, Nov 25 (MENA) - Shots were fired near the Austrian Embassy in Ankara around midnight, Al-Arabiya TV channel reported on Sunday, citing the Turkish official news agency. The bullets were fired into the air from a white car and security ....

AL condemns Israeli decision against two senior Palestinian officials

Date: 2018-11-24 11:15:15 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7683925

CAIRO, Nov 24 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) on Saturday condemned a decision by the Israeli occupation authorities against member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and Minister of Al Quds Affairs Adnan al Husseiny, ....

Israeli naval forces detain three Palestinian fishermen

Date: 2018-11-23 09:02:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7682593

GAZA CITY, Nov 23 (MENA) - Israeli naval forces on Friday detained three Palestinian fishermen offshore Gaza city. Head of the Palestinian fishermen association Nezar Ayyash, said in press statements, that the three fishermen were detained while ....