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Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns Israeli aggression in Jenin
Date: 2018-02-04 10:55:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7226586
RAMALLAH, Feb 4 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has condemned the ongoing Israeli aggression in Jenin. The Israeli offensive is yet another proof of how extremist and racist the Israeli military and political bodies are, the Ministry ....
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Israel demolishes 2 Palestinian classrooms in al Quds
Date: 2018-02-04 10:26:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7226450
RAMALLAH, Feb 4 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Information has slammed the demolition of two classrooms in Abu Nawwar community in the occupied East Jerusalem, seeing in it yet another instance of ethnic cleansing policies by Israel. ....
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UN: More than 270,000 Syrians displaced from Idlib
Date: 2018-02-04 08:45:50 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7226317
NEW YORK, Feb 4 (MENA) - More than 270,000 Syrians have fled battles in the northwestern provinces of Idlib and Hama between government forces and opposition factions since mid-December 2017, the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday. UN ....
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19 Turkish troops, fighters killed in Afrin -- observatory
Date: 2018-02-04 06:35:39 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:7226137
LONDON, Feb 4 (MENA) - Nineteen personnel of the Turkish army and fighters loyal to Ankara have been killed in Afrin of Syria, where they are launching a military operation against Kurdish forces, according to a UK-based observatory. The Turkish ....
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Palestinian succumbs to his wounds, 4 injured near Jenin
Date: 2018-02-03 22:27:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:7226046
RAMALLAH, Feb 3 (MENA) - A Palestinian died of his wounds hours after he was shot in the head during clashes with Israeli forces, WAFA quoted a statement by the Palestinian Health Ministry as saying on Saturday. Palestinian reports said he was ....
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Japan says ready for multilateral framework to support ME peace process
Date: 2018-02-03 22:12:19 GMT - Japan - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:7225998
TOKYO, Feb 3 (MENA) - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Saturday expressed his country's readiness to take part in a multilateral framework to support the Middle East peace process if such a mechanism is created, NHK reported. Meeting Nabil ....
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Netanyahu rejected meeting Abbas in Moscow - official
Date: 2018-02-03 20:23:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:7225917
RAMALLAH, Feb 3 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas under the auspices of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation ....
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Turkish police arrest 82 people in Istanbul over joining Daesh terrorist group
Date: 2018-02-03 16:14:14 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:7225675
ANKARA, Feb 3 (MENA) - Turkish police arrested 82 people, including 77 foreigners, in Istanbul on charges of joining Daesh terrorist group, Russia Today TV channel reported on Saturday. It said counter-terror police squads carried out raids on 16 ....
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Washington supports Iranian women protesting against compulsory hijab
Date: 2018-02-03 10:15:31 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7224755
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (MENA) - The US is supporting Iranians who are protesting against the compulsory hijab enforced following the 1979 revolution, said State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert. Nauert added that the US condemns the arrests in ....
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Israeli troops surround house in WB, arrest 2 Palestinians
Date: 2018-02-03 09:05:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7224746
RAMALLAH, Feb 3 (MENA) - Israeli troops surrounded the house of Walid Arshid, a Palestinian citizen, in Kafir village in the northern West Bank early Saturday. The troops also arrested two Palestinians. They declared the village a closed ....
