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PLO urges donor countries to fulfill financial pledges to UNRWA

Date: 2018-11-15 14:27:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:7671013

RAMALLAH, Nov 15 (MENA) - Head the department of refugees in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Ahmed Abu Holi urged donor countries to honor their pledges at a New York conference held on September 27 to financially help the cash-strapped ....

Jewish settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-11-15 12:21:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:7671291

RAMALLAH, Nov 15 (MENA) - A number of settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque anew on Thursday under tight protection by Israeli police. Up to 35 settlers carried out provocative tours in the holy compound, said Palestinian sources. (MENA) Y Y E/D A E ....

Palestinian National Unity govt urges achieving reconciliation, ending division

Date: 2018-11-15 11:38:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:7671012

RAMALLAH, Nov 15 (MENA) - The Palestinian National Unity Government urged achieving reconciliation and acting promptly to end the Palestinian division under the umbrella and leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The ....

WB committed to improving livelihood conditions for Palestinian people - official

Date: 2018-11-15 10:39:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7670857

RAMALLAH, Nov 15 (MENA) - World Bank Group Vice President for Middle East and North Africa Ferid Belhaj said that the bank is committed to supporting the national Palestinian Authority (PA) in order to improve the livelihood conditions of the ....

Israeli police raid Jerusalem home of alleged attacker, detain his mother

Date: 2018-11-15 09:11:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7670834

RAMALLAH, Nov 15 (MENA) - Israeli forces raided early Thursday the house of a Jerusalemite youth accused of attacking and stabbing police officers the night before. The Israeli forces stormed into the house of Abdul Rahman Ali Abu Jamal in Jabal ....

3 Peshmerga elements killed during Turkish raid on northern Iraq

Date: 2018-11-15 08:43:32 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7670798

BAGHDAD, Nov 15 (MENA) - Three elements of the Peshmerga military forces in Iraqi Kurdistan were killed in a Turkish raid targeting Duhok province, in the north of the country. The Turkish jets raided the province leaving three Peshmerga ....

2 Israeli policemen injured in stabbing attack in southern Al Quds

Date: 2018-11-15 07:23:01 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:7670626

RAMALLAH, Nov 14 (MENA) - A Palestinian citizen and two Israeli policemen were wounded in a stabbing operation inside an Israeli police station in Jabel Mukaber in southern Al Quds (occupied East Jerusalem). A Palestinian young man stabbed an ....

Egypt exerts constant efforts to stop escalation in Gaza - Egyptian diplomat

Date: 2018-11-14 15:26:53 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:7669905

CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) - Chairman of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) Ambassador Mounir Zahran confirmed that Egypt is exerting constant efforts to end the escalation in Gaza, guarantee the implementation of the ceasefire and prevent ....

Israel's defense minister resigns

Date: 2018-11-14 13:31:10 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:7669815

RAMALLAH, Nov 14 (MENA) - Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation on Wednesday in the wake of the cease-fire agreements with Hamas. Lieberman said all of the members of his party, Yisrael Beiteinu, will quit the ....

Russia welcomes ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2018-11-14 13:29:30 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:7669817

MOSCOW, Nov 14 (MENA) - Moscow welcomed the ceasefire reached between Israel and the Gaza Strip with the help of Egypt, expressing hope that it would be permanent. A statement released by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said Russia ....