Middle East
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Israel escalates its war against Palestinians -- Palestinian FM
Date: 2018-03-14 12:46:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:7294617
RAMALLAH, March 14 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that the right-wing ruling party in Israel is escalating its all-out war against the Palestinian national and humanitarian presence in (C) areas in the West Bank. In a ....
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Israel orders halt on construction of five houses in Bethlehem-area town
Date: 2018-03-14 12:03:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:7294615
RAMALLAH, March 14 (MENA) - Israeli forces ordered a halt on the construction of five homes belonging to Palestinian families in the village of Nahalin to the west of the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, according to a local ....
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Erekat holds Hamas responsible for attempt against PM's life
Date: 2018-03-14 11:33:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7294458
RAMALLAH, March 14 (MENA) - An assassination attempt against Palestinian Prime Minister Rami al Hamdallah and head of the Intelligence Service Maged Farag during a Gaza visit yesterday is a crime that is meant to sow the culture of chaos and crime, ....
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Jordan asserts continued efforts to mobilize support to UNRWA
Date: 2018-03-14 11:31:48 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:7294462
AMMAN, March 14 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has stressed Jordan's continued efforts with the international community to garner support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). In a Tweet posted on ....
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Russia condemns attack on Palestinian premier's convoy
Date: 2018-03-14 10:05:55 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:7294281
MOSCOW, March 14 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned the attack that targeted Palestinian Prime Minister Rami al Hamdallah upon his arrival on Tuesday in Gaza. The Russian Foreign Ministry denounced the attack, noting ....
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British prisons preparing for influx of Daesh fighters: justice secretary
Date: 2018-03-14 09:26:54 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7294167
LONDON, March 14 (MENA) - Britain's prisons are being readied for an expected influx of Daesh elements returning to Britain from Syria, the Justice Secretary has disclosed on Wednesday. David Gauke said "a lot of work" is being done by British ....
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7 Palestinians arrested by Israeli forces in W.Bank
Date: 2018-03-14 09:16:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7294055
RAMALLAH, March 14 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested seven Palestinians in the West Bank, said Palestinian sources. Three citizens were arrested in Silat al Harithiya and Sanur villages in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, the ....
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AP president urges European states to recognize Palestinian state
Date: 2018-03-14 09:11:30 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7294046
CAIRO, March 14 (MENA) - President of the Arab Parliament (AP) Mishal al Selmi on Wednesday called on several European parliaments to urge their governments to recognize the state of Palestine with Al Quds as its capital. In written messages, ....
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Egypt's mufti condemns assassination attempt against Palestinian PM
Date: 2018-03-14 08:17:32 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7294011
CAIRO, March 14 (MENA) - Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawqy Allam vehemently condemned an attempt on the life of Palestinian Prime Minister Ramy al Hamdallah. In a statement on Wednesday, Allam said the attack is meant to foment sedition among the ....
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EBRD launches first investment in West Bank, Gaza
Date: 2018-03-13 20:21:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:108 - ID:7293354
RAMALLAH, March 13 (MENA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching its first investment in the West Bank and Gaza: a US$ 5 million loan to Cairo Amman Bank Palestine that will increase access to finance for the ....