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Jordanian assaults 2 Israeli co-workers in Eilat

Date: 2018-11-30 19:47:32 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:7693877

GAZA CITY, Nov 30 (MENA) - A Jordanian national employed at the Eilat port in southern Israel was arrested Friday on suspicion of attacking two Israeli co-workers with a hammer, The Times of Israel reported. The two Israelis were badly wounded in ....

Putin urges to do all possible to keep Iran nuclear deal in force

Date: 2018-11-30 18:58:49 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:7693846

MOSCOW, Nov 30 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that keeping the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in force will help prevent a new wave of tension around the Iranian nuclear program and it is necessary to do everything ....

Jewish settlers write racist slogans in western Bethlehem

Date: 2018-11-30 09:17:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7693006

RAMALLAH, Nov 30 (MENA) - Extremist Jewish settlers wrote racist slogans on the walls of a mosque and houses of Palestinian citizens in Jab'a village in the west of Bethlehem, southern the West Bank. The Jewish settlers as well damaged car tires, ....

Israel conducts limited incursion into southern Gaza Strip

Date: 2018-11-30 08:57:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7693005

GAZA CITY, Nov 30 (MENA) - Several Israeli military vehicles conducted on Friday morning a limited incursion into the east of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip. Four giant military bulldozers and a digger carried out dredging operations in the east ....

US diplomat accuses Iran of stoking regional conflicts

Date: 2018-11-30 08:51:23 GMT - Yemen - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7693009

ADEN, Nov 30 (MENA) - The US ambassador to Yemen accused Iran of “throwing gasoline on the fire” of conflicts across the Middle East, vowing that America will defend its regional interests and not “shy away when the problems get ....

Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-11-29 14:11:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:7692014

RAMALLAH, Nov 29 (MENA) - As many as 99 Israeli settlers stormed on Thursday Al Aqsa Mosque from Al Magharba gate, under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces. About 55 students from Talmudic institutes along with 20 police elements ....

Syria blames Ankara for not abiding by Sochi Agreement

Date: 2018-11-29 11:26:56 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7691678

DAMASCUS, Nov 29 (MENA) - Head of the Syrian Arab Republic’s delegation to Astana 11th meeting Bashar al Jaafari said non-commitment of the Turkish side to the Sochi Agreement encouraged terrorist organizations in Idleb to attack Aleppo, Hama and ....

Israel arrests five Palestinians in WB

Date: 2018-11-29 11:11:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7691616

RAMALLAH, Nov 29 (MENA) - Israel arrested five Palestinians in various parts of the West Bank. In a statement on Thursday, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said three Palestinians were arrested in Ramallah and Beirah, one in Nablus and one in ....

Palestinians reject any interim borders -- Envoy

Date: 2018-11-28 13:32:25 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:7690470

CAIRO, Nov 28 (MENA) - Palestinian Ambassador here Diab al Louh on Wednesday said that there cannot be a political settlement to the Palestinian issue without having Al Quds as the capital of the Palestinian state. In his speech at a celebration ....

UN chief urges Israelis, Palestinians to realize two-state solution promise

Date: 2018-11-28 12:52:28 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:7690378

CAIRO, Nov 28 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged Israel, Palestine and all others with influence to restore the promise and viability of the two-state solution premised on two States living side by side in peace, harmony and within ....