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Israeli Embassy in Moscow: Russian MP deployment to Golan Heights coordinated with Israel

Date: 2018-08-02 20:16:35 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:7516466

MOSCOW, Aug 2 (MENA) - The deployment of the Russian military police to the Golan Heights took place following coordination with the Israeli authorities, Sputnik reported quoting the Israeli Embassy in Moscow as saying Thursday. Chief of the Main ....

Iran starts naval exercise in Strait of Hormuz, US closely monitors it

Date: 2018-08-02 20:03:25 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:7516459

TEHRAN, Aug 2 (MENA) - Iran began a large-scale exercise in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday involving more than 50 small boats, practicing “swarming” operations that could potentially shut down the vital water way if ever deployed for real, FOX ....

Israel extends detention of four Palestinian journalists

Date: 2018-08-02 18:01:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:7516308

RAMALLAH, Aug 2 (MENA) - Israeli occupation authorities on Thursday extended the detention of four Palestinian journalists who were recently arrested by the Israeli forces in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society ....

EU switches on biggest solar energy field in Gaza Strip to fuel projects providing drinking water

Date: 2018-08-02 17:24:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:7516237

BRUSSELS/GAZA CITY, Aug 2 (MENA) – The European Union has completed the biggest photovoltaic solar field in Gaza. It will provide 0.5 Megawatts of electricity per day to fuel the Southern Gaza Desalination Plant, the EU said in a press ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry slams international community's silence towards building settlements

Date: 2018-08-02 14:35:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:7515801

RAMALLAH, Aug 2 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates stressed that the silence of the international community towards the increasing settlement expansion encourages the right-wing coalition in Israel to go ahead with ....

Abu Rudeineh appointed deputy PM, information minister in Palestinian accord gov't

Date: 2018-08-02 10:05:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7515399

RAMALLAH, Aug 2 (MENA) - Nabil Abu Redeineh was appointed as deputy prime minister and information minister in the national accord Palestinian government, led by Rami Hamdallah. In statements on Thursday, Palestinian government Spokesman Youssef ....

Israel suspends pumping fuel, gas into Gaza Strip

Date: 2018-08-02 08:46:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7515255

GAZA CITY, Aug 2 (MENA) - Israeli military authorities suspended on Thursday pumping of badly needed fuel and cooking gas into the besieged Gaza Strip through Karm Abu Salem/Kerem Shalom crossing in the southeast, WAFA news agency reported. Raed ....

Palestinian youth injured, several suffer suffocation during clashes with Israeli forces

Date: 2018-08-02 08:05:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7515216

RAMALLAH, Aug 2 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth was injured on Thursday and others suffered suffocation during confrontations with Israeli forces in the West Bank City of Nablus. Several citizens suffered suffocation when Israeli forces fired tear ....

Israeli bulldozers razed Palestinian lands in Beit Ta'mir village

Date: 2018-08-01 13:19:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:7513887

RAMALLAH, Aug 1 (MENA) - Israeli bulldozers razed Palestinian lands in Beit Ta'mir village, some 6 kilometers southeast of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. In press statements on Wednesday, representative of the Settlement and Wall Resistance ....

UNRWA schools in Ramallah to open in mid Aug.

Date: 2018-08-01 12:30:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:7514103

RAMALLAH, Aug 1 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) decided to start the school year at its schools in Ramallah in mid August, said Scott Anderson, the director of UNRWA operations in the West ....