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China refutes reports about military involvement in Syrian conflict - envoy

Date: 2018-08-20 08:12:04 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7541096

BEIJING, Aug 20 (MENA) - Chinese Special Envoy for Syria Xie Xiaoyan said on Monday that media reports about the alleged Chinese military involvement in the Syrian conflict are speculations that provide false interpretation of the Chinese political ....

Drive-by shooting in Tel Aviv

Date: 2018-08-19 17:05:45 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:7540715

GAZA CITY, Aug 19 (MENA) - Shots were fired from a motorcycle towards a moving vehicle on Tel Aviv's Hamedina Square. No casualties have been reported, the Jerusalem Post quoted the Israel police as saying on Sunday. (MENA) Y Y E/M M E ....

Lavrov to discuss return of Syrian refugees with Lebanese top diplomat

Date: 2018-08-19 14:28:43 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:7540473

MOSCOW, Aug 19 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will discuss the situation in Syria, including the return of Syrian refugees, with his Lebanese counterpart Jebran Bassil on August 20, TASS reported Sunday. "The two top diplomats ....

John Bolton arrives in Israel on official visit

Date: 2018-08-19 12:51:44 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:7540260

RAMALLAH, Aug 19 (MENA) - US National Security Advisor John Bolton arrived in Israel Sunday on a two-day official visit. Bolton's visit is the first of its kind since assuming the duties of his post in March, US-funded Alhurra channel reported on ....

Palestinian foreign ministry vows to pursue legal action to end Israeli settlement activities

Date: 2018-08-19 12:15:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7540174

RAMALLAH, Aug 19 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has vowed to use all legal measures aimed at ending the US-backed Israeli settlement activities in the Palestinian territories, protecting the Palestinian people and establishing their ....

Israeli forces storm Palestinian houses in Hebron

Date: 2018-08-19 12:13:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:7540130

RAMALLAH, Aug 19 (MENA) - Israeli forces have stormed the city of Hebron and searched a number of houses. The Israeli troops searched the house of Khalil al Rajbi in the old city and the house of Nader Suliman in Wadi al Aziz, Palestinian ....

Int'l coalition working on eradicating last pocket of Daesh in eastern Euphrates

Date: 2018-08-19 11:20:15 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7540131

ABU DHABI, Aug 19 (MENA) - The US-led international coalition said it is working on eliminating the last pocket of Daesh militant group in eastern Euphrates in Syria. Daesh is still dangerous and the coalition will continue fighting the militant ....

Scores of Israeli settlers storm into Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-08-19 11:18:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7540072

RAMALLAH, Aug 19 (MENA) - Scores of Israeli settlers stormed into Al Aqsa Mosque on Sunday guarded by Israeli police. Eyewitnesses said that Magharba gate was closed after 82 settlers and seven Israeli intelligence officers stormed into the ....

Israeli closes Beit Hanoun border crossing with Gaza

Date: 2018-08-19 09:50:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7539971

GAZA CITY, Aug 19 (MENA) - Israeli occupation authorities early Sunday morning shut down the Beit Hanoun (Erez) border crossing with the besieged Gaza Strip, under the pretext that Palestinians were organizing a march near the northern border of the ....

Palestinian president: Popular resistance should be way forward

Date: 2018-08-18 15:26:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:7539260

RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said during the closing session of the 29th meeting of the Palestinian Central Council held on Friday in Ramallah and was aired on Palestine TV on Saturday that popular resistance should ....