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Lebanese FM visits Moscow next week for talks on Syrian refugees

Date: 2018-08-13 09:27:12 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7530961

BEIRUT, Aug 13 (MENA) - Lebanese Foreign Minster Gebran Bassil will visit Moscow next week for talks on the humanitarian crisis in Syria and the file of Syrian refugees with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, well-informed Lebanese sources said ....

Israeli forces decide to demolish house of martyr Dar-Yousef

Date: 2018-08-13 08:19:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7530958

RAMALLAH, Aug 13 (MENA) - Israeli forces decided to demolish the house of the family of martyr Mohamed Tareq Dar-Yousef in Kuber town, northwest of Ramallah. Palestinian sources said the army stormed into the town and hanged a demolition notice ....

Palestinian injured by Israeli army gunfire in Gaza succumbs to wounds

Date: 2018-08-13 06:46:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:7530868

GAZA CITY, Aug 13 (MENA) - A Palestinian man died on Monday night of wounds he sustained on May 14 in the Great Return March protests at the Gaza border with Israel, according to medical sources. The sources said that Wissam Yousef Hijazi, 30, ....

Turkish Lira plunges to fresh record low

Date: 2018-08-12 21:35:15 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:101 - ID:7530737

ANKARA, Aug 12 (MENA) - The Turkish lira sank to a fresh record low of 7.22 to the dollar, as investor worries over the state of the economy and deteriorating ties with the United States continued to drag down the currency, Sky News reported. The ....

Ghazni city’s all strategic parts under full control of Afghan army

Date: 2018-08-12 16:28:25 GMT - Afghanistan - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:7530489

KABUL, Aug 12 (MENA) - The Afghan National Army Chief of Staff General Sharif Yaftali confirmed that sporadic clashes continue in some parts of Ghazni city, the provincial capital of Ghazni province. Speaking during a press conference in Kabul, ....

PBA urges reopening Karm Abu Salem commercial crossing

Date: 2018-08-12 10:45:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7529614

GAZA CITY, Aug 12 (MENA) - Head of the Palestinian Businessmen Association (PBA) in Gaza Ali al Hayek urged all the bodies concerned to practice pressure on Israel to reopen Karm Abu Salem commercial crossing to allow the delivery of badly-needed ....

Jewish settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-08-12 09:01:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7529519

RAMALLAH, Aug 12 (MENA) - Dozens of Israeli settlers on Sunday stormed anew Al Aqsa Mosque from Bab al Magharibah gate under strong protection from Israeli occupation forces. They carried out provocative tours, during which they performed ....

Palestinian gov't renews call on int'l community to press Israel to lift siege on Gaza

Date: 2018-08-12 08:42:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7529483

RAMALLAH, Aug 12 (MENA) - The Palestinian government called again on the international community to swiftly intervene and press Israel to lift the unjust siege on the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Sunday, Palestinian government spokesman Yousef ....

Israeli occupation navy detain five Palestinian fishermen in northern GS

Date: 2018-08-12 06:55:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7529385

GAZA CITY, Aug 12 (MENA) - Israeli occupation naval forces detained on Sunday five Palestinian fishermen off the coasts of northern Gaza Strip. In press statements, Palestinian Fishermen Union Chief Nezar Ayash said all detained fishermen are of ....

Iran's supreme leader approves special corruption courts

Date: 2018-08-11 22:14:37 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:7529298

TEHRAN, Aug 11 (MENA) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has approved a request by the judiciary to set up special courts to punish corrupt officials, ABC news reported Saturday. Khamenei said punishments should be "carried out quick and ....