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Israel tightens security in Al Quds on eve of US embassy ceremony

Date: 2018-05-13 10:52:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7397876

RAMALLAH, May 13 (MENA) - Israeli authorities have tightened security in Jerusalem (Al Quds) on the eve of a ceremony to be held to mark the relocation of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city. Sunday marks the Jerusalem Day which ....

Israel prevents Palestinian medical delegation from entering Gaza

Date: 2018-05-13 10:44:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:7397915

RAMALLAH, May 13 (MENA) - An Israeli force has stopped a Palestinian medical delegation from entering the Gaza Strip to assist other teams there. The force would not issue permits for the government delegation, the Palestinian Health Ministry ....

Iranian court sentences eight to death over Daesh attacks

Date: 2018-05-13 08:55:28 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7397619

TEHRAN, May 13 (MENA) - An Iranian court has sentenced eight men to death in connection with terrorist attacks by the Daesh group that killed 18 people at the parliament and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's mausoleum, according to Radio Free ....

Jewish settlers storm Aqsa Mosque under protection of Israeli occupants

Date: 2018-05-13 07:14:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7397481

RAMALLAH, May 13 (MENA) - Scores of settlers on Sunday stormed al Aqsa Mosque from Bab el Maghreba gate under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces. Eyewitnesses said settlers stormed the mosque in successive groups to perform Talmudic ....

Macron, Trump talk over Middle East

Date: 2018-05-13 07:05:35 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7397489

PARIS, May 13 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron told US President Donald Trump in a phone conversation on Saturday that he was extremely worried about stability in the Middle East, according to Elysee. Macron called Trump to discuss trade ....

US ramping up security at Middle East diplomatic posts

Date: 2018-05-12 21:04:11 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:7397268

WASHINGTON, May 12 (MENA) - The US is reportedly ramping up security at diplomatic posts in the Middle East after pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal and ahead of moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. The State Department has been working ....

Israeli army destroys Hamas tunnel in air strike

Date: 2018-05-12 19:07:12 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:7397218

GAZA CITY, May 12 (MENA) – The Israeli occupation army on Saturday evening destroyed a Hamas tunnel in advanced stages of building mere meters from the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, The Jerusalem Post reported. The tunnel had ....

Israeli warplanes bomb sites in northern Gaza Strip

Date: 2018-05-12 17:42:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:7397132

GAZA CITY, May 12 (MENA) - Israeli fighter jets Saturday evening carried out airstrikes on two sites in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza Strip, sources said. The raids caused damage to a resistance monitoring post and nearby houses, the local ....

Iran, Norway discuss nuclear deal

Date: 2018-05-12 08:53:32 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7396241

TEHRAN, May 12 (MENA) - The foreign minister of Norway held phone conversation with Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian news agency Mehr reported on Saturday. During the talks, Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide ....

All parties to Astana peace talks on Syria confirm participation in coming meeting

Date: 2018-05-12 08:49:12 GMT - Kazakhstan - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7396198

ASTANA, May 12 (MENA) - All sides of the Astana process on Syria have confirmed their participation in the upcoming talks, which will take place on May 14-15 in the Kazakh capital. Delegations from Russia, Turkey and Iran, as well as the Syrian ....