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Palestine to lodge complaint against Trump's decisions on Jerusalem with ICC- Erekat

Date: 2018-07-04 11:33:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7472814

RAMALLAH, July 4 (MENA) - The Palestinian leadership is poised to lodge a complaint against US President Donald Trump’s decisions on Jerusalem with the International Criminal Court (ICC), said secretary general of the Executive Committee of the ....

Iran, five world powers ministers hold meeting in Vienna Friday

Date: 2018-07-04 11:26:46 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7472869

MOSCOW, July 4 (MENA) - The foreign ministers of Iran and the five world powers still party to the 2015 nuclear deal will meet in Vienna on July 6 to discuss ways to preserve the agreement in the wake of the Unites States’ withdrawal, Iranian media ....

Palestinian activists confront Israeli forces attempting to demolish Khan al-Ahmar community

Date: 2018-07-04 11:25:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7472892

RAMALLAH, July 4 (MENA) - Palestinian activists and residents of Khan al-Ahmar Abu al-Helu community, southeast of Jerusalem, blocked on Wednesday Israeli bulldozers attempting to demolish the Bedouin community. Residents and activists stood in ....

Palestinian govt warns of Israeli escalations against Aqsa, Quds

Date: 2018-07-04 11:00:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7472636

RAMALLAH, July 4 (MENA) - The Palestinian National Accord Government warned against the mounting Israeli escalations against Al Aqsa Mosque and Al Quds (East Jerusalem). In statements on Wednesday, Spokesman for the Palestinian government Youssef ....

Israeli forces besiege Khan al Ahmar community amid demolition plans

Date: 2018-07-04 08:09:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7472414

RAMALLAH, July 4 (MENA) - Israeli forces besieged early Wednesday Khan al Ahmar Bedouin community, east of Jerusalem, amid Israel's plans to demolish the community. Israel plans to demolish Khan al Ahmar in violation of the international law. The ....

Palestinian ministry lambastes Australia's suspension of direct aid to PA

Date: 2018-07-03 14:46:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:7471374

RAMALLAH, July 3 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Information regretted a decision by Australia to cease direct aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) over fears that the funds would end up in the hands of the Palestinians detained in Israeli ....

11 Palestinians arrested by Israeli forces in W. Bank

Date: 2018-07-03 08:12:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7470741

RAMALLAH, July 3 (MENA) - Eleven Palestinian civilians were arrested at dawn Tuesday in different areas in the West Bank. Local sources said that two Palestinians from Dheisheh Refugee Camp were arrested in the southern West Bank city of ....

Israel fears Iran may target senior officials abroad -- paper

Date: 2018-07-02 21:52:19 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:118 - ID:7470534

GAZA CITY, July 2 (MENA) - Israel's security officials are concerned that Iran might try to target senior Israeli officials while they are abroad, a newspaper reported on Monday. Director of the Shin Bet security services, Nadav Argaman, met last ....

Toxic gas leak, fire kill 5 workers in Iran

Date: 2018-07-02 20:26:47 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:112 - ID:7470481

TEHRAN, July 2 (MENA) - A toxic gas leak and a fire have killed five workers in two separate incidents at plants near the Iranian capital, Tehran, ABC News reported, quoting local media. The official IRNA news agency said four of the workers were ....

Israeli forces, shoot, injure four Palestinians for approaching fence along Gaza borders

Date: 2018-07-02 16:46:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:98 - ID:7470110

GAZA CITY, July 2 (MENA) - At least four Palestinians were shot and injured after they allegedly approached a barbed-wire fence between Gaza and Israel to the east of Rafah city, southern Gaza Strip, said medical sources. The Israeli forces ....