Middle East
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4 Palestinians injured by Israeli forces in Gaza
Date: 2018-06-27 20:57:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:98 - ID:7463336
GAZA CITY, June 27 (MENA) – Four Palestinians were injured Wednesday when Israeli forces fired against them in southern the Gaza Strip. Witnesses said the Israeli forces, located east of Rafah, opened fire against a group of citizens who were ....
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Abbas welcomes Britain’s Prince William to Palestine
Date: 2018-06-27 15:22:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:7462791
RAMALLAH, June 27 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed Britain’s Prince William to Palestine and affirmed his full commitment to achieving a just and lasting peace with Israel. He said that the Palestinian side is serious in ....
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Israeli Knesset finally approves bill to stop payments of Palestinian martyrs, their families
Date: 2018-06-27 15:00:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:7462475
RAMALLAH, June 27 (MENA) - The Palestinian Authority for Prisoners and Liberated People Affairs on Wednesday denounced the Israeli knesset approval of a bill to deduct the salaries paid to the families of Palestinian prisoners and martyrs from the ....
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8 civilians killed in Daraa - opposition
Date: 2018-06-27 07:25:10 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7461843
DAMASCUS, June 27 (MENA) - Eight civilians were killed in an attack by the Assad regime on the Syrian city of Daraa over the past 24 hours, said Syrian opposition sources on Wednesday. The regime forces are attacking the south of the city, a ....
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Israeli drone targets Palestinian vehicle, resistance retaliates attack
Date: 2018-06-27 06:54:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:7461779
GAZA CITY, June 27 (MENA) - An Israeli drone targeted a Palestinian vehicle in central Nuseirat camp in the Central Gaza Strip, but no casualties were reported. The Palestinian resistance retaliated the attack by firing a barrage of rockets at ....
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Israeli drone targets motorcycle in Gaza
Date: 2018-06-26 19:44:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:7461540
GAZA CITY, June 26 (MENA) – An Israeli drone targeted a motorcycle with a rocket east of Beit Hanoun city in the northern part of Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said on Tuesday. The Israeli strike was carried out near a memorial site in northern ....
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Egypt led UNRWA committee at difficult time-- Spokesman
Date: 2018-06-26 13:56:21 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:7461010
CAIRO, June 26 (MENA) - ُEgypt succeeded in leading the UNRWA during a difficult and challenging time, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid on Tuesday. In press statements, he added that Egypt's presidency of the UNRWA consultative ....
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Palestinian Cabinet: US is not serious in reaching just peace
Date: 2018-06-26 13:29:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:7460955
RAMALLAH, June 26 (MENA) - The Palestinian Cabinet on Tuesday said that the US administration is not serious in reaching just and durable peace in the region. The Cabinet, at its weekly meeting here, added that the US has dropped the issue of Al ....
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UNRWA said pledging conference gained strong political support
Date: 2018-06-26 13:03:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:7460894
RAMALLAH, June 26 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said its pledging conference was a very positive event sustaining momentum in addressing the remaining shortfall of $250 million, which could ....
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Cyprus announces voluntary contribution to UNRWA
Date: 2018-06-26 12:11:28 GMT - Cyprus - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:7460740
NICOSIA, June 26 (MENA) - The Republic of Cyprus has undertaken the commitment to voluntarily contribute euros 50,000 to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), recognising its important work to the benefit of ....