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Trump withdraws US from Iran nuclear deal

Date: 2018-05-08 18:53:22 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:107 - ID:7390727

WASHINGTON, May 8 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that he was pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal. "This was a horrible one-sided deal that should have never, ever been made," Trump said at the White House in announcing ....

Palestinian foreign ministry condemns release of Israeli convicted soldier as "racist"

Date: 2018-05-08 12:13:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:7389500

RAMALLAH, May 8 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Tuesday condemned with the strongest terms the release of Elor Azaria, the Israeli soldier who was convicted of shooting dead a disarmed Palestinian prisoner in ....

Israel detains 26 Palestinians from West Bank, Quds

Date: 2018-05-08 10:38:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7389335

RAMALLAH, May 8 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained on Tuesday 26 Palestinians from al Quds and the West Bank. The forces detained two Palestinian youth from Quds and interrogated them. In northern the West Bank, the occupation forces detained ....

Israeli soldier filmed killing Palestinian released from prison

Date: 2018-05-08 10:30:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:7389119

RAMALLAH, May 8 (MENA) - Elor Azaria, the Israeli soldier convicted of manslaughter last year for shooting dead a disarmed Palestinian in the West Bank city of Hebron in 2016, walked free from prison on Tuesday after serving just under two-thirds of ....

Palestinian measures to be taken for moving US embassy to al-Quds -- PLO official

Date: 2018-05-08 08:56:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7389118

RAMALLAH, May 8 (MENA) - Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Ahmed Magdalany on Tuesday said that the Palestinian leadership will take several political measures in response to moving the US embassy from ....

Trump, Pence not to attend US embassy opening in Jerusalem

Date: 2018-05-07 20:43:18 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:89 - ID:7388812

WASHINGTON, May 7 (MENA) - Neither President Donald Trump nor Vice President Mike Pence will be in attendance when the US opens its embassy in Jerusalem next week, Voice of America reported Monday. The White House said Trump is instead sending a ....

Trump decision on Iran tomorrow

Date: 2018-05-07 19:48:32 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:7388763

WASHINGTON, May 7 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said he will announce his decision on whether to keep the US in the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday, CBN News reported. "I will be announcing my decision on the Iran Deal tomorrow from the White ....

Israeli forces arrest 17 Palestinians from WB, Al Quds

Date: 2018-05-07 12:00:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7387620

RAMALLAH, May 7 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Monday arrested 17 Palestinian citizens from the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem (Al Quds). The forces detained two citizens from Jenin and six others from Salfit city in northern West ....

Erekat calls for boycotting ceremony marking opening of US embassy in Quds

Date: 2018-05-07 08:17:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7387149

RAMALLAH, May 7 (MENA) - Secretary of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat has urged diplomatic missions, NGOs and religious authorities to boycott a ceremony marking the inauguration of the US embassy in Al Quds. ....

Liberman: Israel will pay price for embassy relocation

Date: 2018-05-06 11:18:47 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7385731

GAZA CITY, May 6 (MENA) - Israel will have to make concessions to the Palestinians after the US relocates its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman told TV Channel 2 Saturday night. “There is no free ....