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Russian, Syrian diplomats discuss planned reconciliation meeting in Sochi

Date: 2018-07-11 09:15:55 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7483242

MOSCOW, July 11 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that diplomatic contacts have been made with Syria to discuss preparations for another Syrian reconciliation meeting within the Astana format (comprising Russia, Iran and ....

Israel releases 7 crew members of Gaza flotilla

Date: 2018-07-11 07:18:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7483027

GAZA CITY, July 11 (MENA) - Israeli authorities released on Wednesday a seven-member Palestinian crew of a ship seeking to break the 12-year siege imposed on Gaza. The crew was detained late on Tuesday and the captain of the crew is not yet ....

Police question Israeli PM on corruption allegations

Date: 2018-07-10 22:11:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:99 - ID:7482822

RAMALLAH, July 10 (MENA) - Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday as part of their investigations into a string of corruption allegations, ABC News reported. The police said Netanyahu was questioned "for a number ....

UN envoy calls on Israel to rethink Kerem Shalom decision

Date: 2018-07-10 18:31:44 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:7482721

GAZA CITY, June 10 (MENA) - The UN envoy to the Middle East, Nickolay Mladenov, called on Israel on Tuesday to rethink its decision to shut down the Kerem Shalom border crossing in the Gaza Strip as a response to incendiary balloons and kites, Ynet ....

Second flotilla sets sail from Gaza to Cyprus

Date: 2018-07-10 12:33:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:7481981

GAZA CITY, July 10 (MENA) - The second flotilla carrying injured people and students set sail on Tuesday from the Gaza Strip to Cyprus in a show of protest against the Israeli sea blockade of the Palestinian coastal enclave. Salah Abdel Aati, the ....

Israel sentences Palestinian mother of five to 10 years in jail

Date: 2018-07-10 07:09:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:7481442

RAMALLAH, July 10 (MENA) - The Israeli District Court in Jerusalem sentenced a Palestinian mother of five from East Jerusalem to 10 years in prison and around dlrs 9,000 fine after she was found guilty of a stabbing attempt in the city, according to ....

3.2 magnitude earthquake strikes northern Israel

Date: 2018-07-09 18:43:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:7481118

RAMALLAH, July 9 (MENA) - A 3.2 magnitude earthquake hit northern Israel Monday night, northeast of Tiberias, The Jerusalem Post reported. This is the fourth mild earthquake to shake up Israel's Northern region. The first was a minor ....

Israel blocks entry of goods to Gaza

Date: 2018-07-09 16:26:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:7480880

RAMALLAH, July 9 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided on Monday to close the Kerem Shalom (Karam Abu Salem) border crossing that serves as the main entry point for commercial goods and humanitarian aid into Gaza Strip, The ....

Israeli forces confiscate Palestinian lands in Al-Khalil

Date: 2018-07-09 14:16:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:7480314

RAMALLAH, July 9 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces confiscated on Monday 10 dunums of Palestinian lands in Wad El Hassein district near the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron city, southern the West Bank. Jamal Siefan, an activist and resident in the ....

Three Knesset members storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-07-09 08:18:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7479781

RAMALLAH, July 9 (MENA) - Three Knesset members raided on Monday Al Aqsa Mosque from Bab al-Magharibah gate under tight protection from Israeli police forces. The three Knesset members are Yehuda Glick and Amir Ohana from Likud party and Shuly ....