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Palestinian youth injured in head by Israeli fire dies - Health Ministry
Date: 2018-04-20 11:18:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7360365
GAZA CITY, April 20 (MENA) - A Palestinian young man succumbed to his wounds after Israeli occupation forces fired live bullets at him in eastern Jabalia city of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement. Earlier in ....
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Palestinian youth wounded by Israeli fire in Gaza Strip
Date: 2018-04-20 11:00:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7360206
GAZA CITY, April 20 (MENA) - A Palestinian young man was seriously injured in the head on Friday after Israeli occupation forces fired live bullets at him in eastern Jabalia city of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Ministry of Health ....
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Senators pledge to pursue sanctions against Turkey over imprisoned US pastor
Date: 2018-04-20 09:20:38 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7360124
WASHINGTON, April 20 (MENA) - U.S. senators James Lankford and Jeanne Shaheen have called for sanctions against Turkey in response to its detainment of an American pastor, U.S. newspaper The Hill reported. The two senators condemned the Turkish ....
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Turkish parliament strips 2 pro-Kurdish legislators of membership
Date: 2018-04-19 19:44:20 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:7359697
ANKARA, April 19 (MENA)- The Turkish parliament announced Thursday that it stripped two lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) of their parliamentary status, the New York Times reported. This step led to ....
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Erekat: US relocation of embassy destroys two-state solution
Date: 2018-04-19 18:40:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:7359673
RAMALLAH, April 19 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) Executive Committee Saeb Erekat Thursday said the US administration’s resolve to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem reflects its ....
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250 Israeli settlers storm into Solomon's Pools in Bethlehem
Date: 2018-04-19 12:20:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7358488
RAMALLAH, April 19 (MENA) - Guarded by Israeli occupation forces, 250 settlers stormed Thursday into Solomon's Pools in Bethlehem in southern the West Bank. According to eyewitnesses, the settlers started to perform their Talmudic rituals as soon ....
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UN discusses with Syria, Russia security for chemical weapons experts
Date: 2018-04-19 10:02:47 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7358330
NEW YORK, April 19 (MENA) - UN security officials said that a UN team is discussing security arrangements with Syrian and Russian authorities in Douma to allow experts to deploy soon to investigate an alleged chemical weapons attack, The Strait ....
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SOHR: Raids on Daesh sites between Hasaka, Deir al-Zor
Date: 2018-04-19 09:29:50 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7358195
LONDON, April 19 (MENA) - The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the coalition warplanes struck outposts belonging to Daesh militants between Hasaka and Deir al Zor. Al Hurra news channel reported Thursday that nearly 20 ....
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Israeli gunboats open fire at Palestinian fishermen off Gaza coasts
Date: 2018-04-19 08:10:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7358194
GAZA CITY, April 19 (MENA) - Israeli gunboats opened fire on Palestinian fisherman sailing off the northern coast of the Gaza Strip on Thursday. None was harmed. Palestinian sources said the gunboats forced the Palestinian fishermen to return ....
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Over 100 Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa mosque under Israeli forces' protection
Date: 2018-04-19 08:07:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:7358134
RAMALLAH, April 19 (MENA) - A group of Israeli settlers stormed Thursday morning Al Aqsa Mosque, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces. The more than 100 Israeli settlers broke into the holy site precincts from Bab el Maghreba gate ....