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UN aid convoy arrives in Eastern Ghouta

Date: 2018-03-05 08:21:39 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7278177

DAMASCUS, March 5 (MENA) - A convoy of 46 trucks carrying health and nutrition supplies, along with food for 27,500 people, arrived at Al Wafedeen camp crossing on the way to Duma city in Eastern Ghouta on Monday, Al Arabiya Al Hadath Channel ....

French FM arrives in Tehran

Date: 2018-03-05 06:16:54 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:7278084

TEHRAN, March 5 (MENA) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived in Tehran at dawn of Monday to hold talks with senior Iranian officials on a plethora of topics concerning bilateral ties and regional issues, Fars news agency ....

Century deal won't pass, says Fatah leader

Date: 2018-03-04 16:55:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:7277582

RAMALLAH, March 4 (MENA) - Member of the Palestinian Central Committee of Fatah Azzam al Ahmed said Sunday the so-called deal of the century will not pass and the Palestinian people will reject it. In press statements, Ahmed explained the plan ....

Israeli police injures Palestinian in Akko

Date: 2018-03-04 12:32:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:7276908

RAMALLAH, March 4 (MENA) - Israeli police opened fire at a Palestinian driver near the train station in Akko northern Israel under the pretext he was trying to run over Israelis. Israeli media reports said two policemen and one border guard were ....

Israel re-opens Karm Abu Salem after 5-day closure

Date: 2018-03-04 11:37:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7276809

GAZA CITY, March 4 (MENA) - Israeli forces re-opened on Sunday Karm Abu Salem crossing after a five-day closure, said head of the crossing's coordination committee for the entry of goods into Gaza Raed Fattouh. The crossing was reopened to let in ....

No peace plan received from US -- PLO chief

Date: 2018-03-04 10:48:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:7276701

RAMALLAH, March 4 (MENA) - The Palestinian leadership hasn't directly or indirectly received any plan or features of the so-called "the deal of the century" for peace with Israel, said the Palestine Liberation Organization's chief Wasel Abu ....

Farmer shot by Israeli forces at Gaza border dies of wounds

Date: 2018-03-03 18:45:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:7275964

GAZA CITY, March 3 (MENA) - The Palestinian Health Ministry said Saturday that a farmer who was shot and injured by Israeli forces to the east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip earlier on the day succumbed to his wounds. The troops stationed ....

149 civilians killed in Turkish shelling on Afrin

Date: 2018-03-03 07:05:23 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:7274763

DAMASCUS, March 3 (MENA) - As many as 149 Syrian civilians, including 27 children, were killed in a Turkish shelling on Afrin in Aleppo countryside. Turkish forces renew its shelling on some areas in Jandairis countryside as part of the ....

11 Palestinians injured in Gaza clashes with Israeli forces

Date: 2018-03-02 17:16:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:7274345

GAZA CITY, March 2 (MENA) - At least 11 Palestinians were injured in clashes that broke out in multiple locations along Gaza borders as Israeli forces attacked protesters who rallied on the 13th Friday of Rage against US recognition of Jerusalem as ....

Azhar Grand Imam calls for 'just solution' for Palestinian cause

Date: 2018-03-02 12:26:13 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7273589

CAIRO, March 2 (MENA) - Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyib said the Palestinian cause is the most important issue in the Middle East, stressing the necessity of reaching a "just solution" to the Palestinian cause. He made it clear "If this issue is ....