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2 Palestinians injured in Gaza border protests

Date: 2018-08-11 19:28:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:7529121

GAZA CITY, Aug 11 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were injured after Israeli occupation forces opened gunfire at them near the borderline in eastern Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Health Ministry in the enclave said in a statement Saturday. The statement ....

Iran's foreign minister says no meeting planned with US counterpart

Date: 2018-08-11 11:22:30 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7528466

TEHRAN, Aug 11 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said there was no meeting planned with US officials including his counterpart Mike Pompeo at the United Nations General Assembly, the semi-official news agency Tasnim reported on ....

Palestinian man dies of wounds in Gaza

Date: 2018-08-11 09:47:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7528231

GAZA CITY, Aug 11 (MENA) - A Palestinian man died on Saturday of wounds he sustained during Gaza border protests on Friday, WAFA news agency quoted medical sources as saying. Ahmed Jamal Abu Loly, 40, succumbed to his wounds after he was shot and ....

Two Palestinians killed in Gaza border clashes

Date: 2018-08-10 18:48:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:7527871

GAZA CITY, Aug 10 (MENA) - At least two Palestinians, including volunteering paramedic Abdullah Qatati, were killed and about 240 protesters were injured by Israeli gunfire on Friday, according to the Ministry of Health. Qatati was providing ....

3 Palestinians injured by Israeli fire

Date: 2018-08-10 16:35:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:7527758

GAZA CITY, Aug 10 (MENA) - At least three Palestinians were wounded Friday by Israeli occupation forces who opened fire at them, during the weekly Great March of Return protests along the eastern border of the Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses said young ....

Iran aide doesn't see 'any reason' for Trump-Rouhani talks

Date: 2018-08-10 14:37:34 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:7527633

TEHRAN, Aug 10 (MENA) - A semi-official Iranian news agency is quoting an aide to the country's president as saying that he does not see "any reason" for talks between US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani at the next ....

Russian servicemen in Syria shoot down drone near Hmeymim base

Date: 2018-08-09 22:58:33 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:102 - ID:7526883

MOSCOW, Aug 9 (MENA) - Russian servicemen in Syria downed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that was approaching Russia’s Hmeymim air base from the militant-controlled territory, Tass News Agency reported quoting a senior Russian military official as ....

Israeli army instructed to take "strong action" against Gaza

Date: 2018-08-09 20:36:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:92 - ID:7526825

RAMALLAH, Aug 9 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Security Cabinet has instructed the Israeli army to take "strong action" against Gaza, Israeli Army Radio reported on Thursday. The Cabinet issued a brief statement late ....

Former Iranian president Ahmadinejad says embattled Rouhani must step aside

Date: 2018-08-09 20:22:12 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:91 - ID:7526793

TEHRAN, Aug 9 (MENA) - Following days of protests across the Islamic Republic of Iran, the former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took to his Telegram social media account Thursday to blast his successor, casting Rouhani as someone untrustworthy and ....

Israeli military court releases 4 Palestinian journalists, keeps 5th in detention

Date: 2018-08-09 19:39:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:7526737

RAMALLAH, Aug 9 (MENA) - An Israeli military court held at Ofer prison near Ramallah on Thursday ordered the release of four Palestinian journalists detained earlier this month but a fifth was kept in detention, according to Abdul Nasser Noubani, an ....