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Gaza deaths: Israel must address excessive use of force -- UN official

Date: 2018-04-27 11:05:35 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7371821

GENEVA, April 27 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday called on Israel to ensure that its security forces do not resort to the use of excessive force, following the many deaths and injuries sustained by ....

Gaza: Scores flock to border camps for Friday's protests

Date: 2018-04-27 09:44:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:7371667

GAZA CITY, April 27 (MENA) – Scores of Palestinians started on Friday flocking to the “return camps” along the eastern Gaza border in preparation for taking part in the Great March of Return for the fifth week. According to the latest figures ....

New US Secretary of State Pompeo to visit Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel

Date: 2018-04-26 20:40:21 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:7371256

WASHINGTON, April 26 (MENA) - New US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to travel to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel over the weekend after a stop in Brussels for a NATO meeting, the US State Department said on Thursday. "No other secretary in ....

Lavrov to meet Iranian, Turkish top diplomats in Moscow on April 28

Date: 2018-04-26 15:58:43 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7370926

MOSCOW, April 26 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold bilateral talks with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts, Javad Zarif and Mevlut Cavusoglu, as well as three-party talks in Moscow on April 28, TASS cited Foreign Ministry ....

100 settlers storm into Al Aqsa mosque under protection of occupation forces

Date: 2018-04-26 10:40:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:7370177

RAMALLAH, April 26 (MENA) - More than 100 Jewish settlers including students from Talmudic institutes stormed on Thursday into Al Aqsa Mosque through Al Magharebah gate under tight security measures imposed by Israeli forces. The settlers carried ....

5 civilians killed, 24 injured in opposition shelling of residential areas in Damascus

Date: 2018-04-26 08:47:02 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7369947

MOSCOW, April 26 (MENA) - The Russian Reconciliation Center said that five civilians were killed and 24 others injured in the armed opposition's shelling of residential areas in Damascus, Russia Today reported on Thursday. The center said that ....

UNRWA warns against serious escalation at Yarmouk refugee camp

Date: 2018-04-26 08:34:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7369948

RAMALLAH, April 26 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned against the disastrous consequences of the serious escalation of fighting in Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria. In a press statement, UNRWA ....

Israeli forces close Palestinian univ. in Al Khalil

Date: 2018-04-26 07:43:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7369893

RAMALLAH, April 26 (MENA) - Israeli forces blocked on Thursday the main entrance to the campus of Palestine Technical University (PTU) - Kadoorie in Al Khalil district and prevented students and teaching staff from entering, said Palestinian ....

Israeli forces detain Palestinian university student in West Bank

Date: 2018-04-25 18:17:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:7369508

RAMALLAH, April 25 (MENA) – Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday arrested a Palestinian university student in Hebron, south of the West Bank, Palestinian security sources said on Wednesday. Ibtehal Khedr Othman, aged 20 from Beit Kahil town, ....

Gazan journalist dies of wounds sustained during coverage of protests

Date: 2018-04-25 17:25:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:7369400

RAMALLAH, April 25 (MENA) – Palestinian journalist Ahmad Abu Hussien, from Jabalia refugee camp north of the Gaza Strip, died of wounds sustained while covering the recent protests, WAFA reported on Wednesday. Palestinian Health Ministry’s ....