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Suicide blast hits Syria's Sweida city

Date: 2018-07-25 06:00:36 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:7503695

DAMASCUS, July 25 (MENA) - A suicide explosion rocked the Syrian city of Sweida early Wednesday, leaving casualties, according to the country's official news agency. A suicide bomber blew himself up in the marketplace of the city. Syrian ....

Israeli airstrikes leave 3 Palestinians injured in eastern Gaza

Date: 2018-07-24 21:30:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:102 - ID:7503351

GAZA CITY, July 24 (MENA) - Three Palestinians were wounded on Tuesday in Israeli airstrikes on Shuja'iyya district in eastern Gaza, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement. The Israeli army said its drones struck a group of ....

Palestine thanks Riyadh for supporting its budget

Date: 2018-07-24 14:56:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:7502858

RAMALLAH, July 24 (MENA) - The Palestinian Presidency on Tuesday thanked Saudi Arabia for supporting its budget by 80 million dollars. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, the Palestinian Presidency expressed appreciation for the ....

Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-07-24 14:54:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:7502774

RAMALLAH, July 24 (MENA) - Dozens of Israeli settlers on Tuesday stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque from Bab al-Magharibah gate under tight protection from Israeli occupation forces. About 63 Israelis broke into the courtyards of the holy mosque and carried ....

Palestine: Health ministry warns of services halt due to lack of fuel supply

Date: 2018-07-24 13:57:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:7502920

GAZA CITY, July 24 (MENA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Health warned that its services might be halted again, the same that happened early this year, due to lack of fuel supply. The ministry will continue its austerity measures to keep what is ....

Israel shoots down Syrian fighter jet penetrating Israeli airspace

Date: 2018-07-24 12:54:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:7502856

RAMALLAH, July 24 (MENA) - Israel shot down a Syrian fighter jet that penetrated Israeli airspace on Tuesday, the Israeli army said. It said that the Russian-made Sukhoi was under surveillance when it entered some two kilometers into Israeli ....

UN rights chief slams Israel over Gaza border deaths and nation-state bill

Date: 2018-07-24 09:58:02 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7502333

GAZA CITY, July 24 (MENA) - The UN human rights chief sharply criticized Israel on Monday, calling recent killings by its soldiers during Palestinian demonstrations along the Gaza border fence “shocking,” The Times of Israel reported on ....

Israeli reconnaissance drone fires missile at Palestinians east of Jabalia

Date: 2018-07-24 08:27:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7502269

GAZA CITY, July 24 (MENA) - An Israeli reconnaissance drone fired on Tuesday a missile at Palestinian citizens near the border fence, east Jabalia in northern the Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources said that an Israeli reconnaissance plane fired a ....

US not to stay silent against Iranian regime's abuses - Pompeo

Date: 2018-07-23 21:11:52 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:7502036

WASHINGTON, July 23 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday the government in Iran has become a nightmare for the Iranian people, the Voice of America reported. He added that United Sates is not afraid to attack the Iranian regime ....

Kushner threatens to abandon Mideast plan B

Date: 2018-07-23 20:09:15 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:7501960

NEW YORK, July 23 (MENA) - Five months ago, Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, began quietly shifting his focus from brokering a peace accord between Israel and the Palestinians to tackling the dire humanitarian crisis ....