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PLO calls on Paraguay to retract decision to open embassy in occupied Jerusalem

Date: 2018-05-21 12:41:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:7410390

RAMALLAH, May 21 (MENA) - Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi denounced Monday Paraguay's decision to open its embassy in the occupied Jerusalem,the Palestinian Wafa news agency reported. In a ....

Dozens of Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-05-21 12:06:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:7410385

RAMALLAH, May 21 (MENA) - Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed Monday Al Aqsa Mosque from Mughrabi gate guarded by Israeli occupation forces, in the second day of the so-called "Shavuot" holiday. The Israeli forces closed the Mugrabi gate at 11:00 ....

Palestinian FM:Opening Paraguayan embassy in Jerusalem is illegal, act of aggression

Date: 2018-05-21 11:24:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7410189

RAMALLAH, May 21 (MENA) - Paraguay’s moving of its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is illegal, illegitimate, an act of aggression against the Palestinian people and their rights, a violation of relevant United Nations resolutions and ....

Palestinian govt holds Israel responsible for death of prisoner Oweisat

Date: 2018-05-21 11:14:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:7410115

RAMALLAH, May 21 (MENA) - The Palestinian national reconciliation government has mourned the death of Palestinian prisoner Aziz Oweisat at an Israeli hospital. Oweisat, 53, from Jabal al-Mukaber neighborhood of the occupied East Jerusalem, was ....

Iran's presence in Syria at Damascus' demand: Spox

Date: 2018-05-21 10:06:31 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:7410007

TEHRAN, May 21 (MENA) - Iran is present in Syria because Damascus wanted it to be there and Tehran's goal is to fight terrorism, IRNA News Agency reported quoting the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying Monday. 'Should the ....

Israel detains 7 Palestinian from Quds, West Bank

Date: 2018-05-21 09:04:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7409972

RAMALLAH, May 21 (MENA) - The Israeli forces detained seven Palestinians from al Quds and the West Bank as part of an Israeli detention campaign at dawn Monday. The Israeli forces stormed into Selwan village and detained a young ....

Palestinian prisoner dies at Israeli hospital

Date: 2018-05-20 20:49:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:7409674

RAMALLAH, May 20 (MENA) - Palestinian prisoner Aziz Oweisat, 53, died on Sunday at an Israeli hospital, following serious deterioration on his health, reported the Palestinian Prisoner's Club (PPS), which held Israel totally responsible for his ....

After Gaza shootings, UK should stop selling arms to Israel - British MP

Date: 2018-05-20 19:11:25 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:7409586

LONDON, May 20 (MENA) – A British MP called on the UK government to cease arms selling to Israel, take a frank stance against the violations committed against the Palestinians in Gaza, and launch independent investigations into the use of Israel to ....

Settlers storm Al-Aqsa compound amid tightened security

Date: 2018-05-20 09:35:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7408600

RAMALLAH, May 20 (MENA) - Scores of settlers have stormed the compound of Al-Aqsa Mosque amid tightened security by Israeli troops. The settlers, estimated by an official spokesman at more than 300, performed rituals at the holy site. The ....

Third Palestinian dies of wounds in Gaza

Date: 2018-05-19 16:43:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:7408136

RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - A third Palestinian succumbed to wounds on Saturday he sustained from Israeli army gunfire during the Great March of Return protests on Monday at Gaza-Israel border, according to medical sources. Ahmed Abu Samra, 21, ....