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Israeli occupation forces arrest 17 Palestinians from WB cities

Date: 2018-01-29 10:13:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7216161

RAMALLAH, Jan 29 (MENA) - Israeli Occupation forces on Monday arrested 17 Palestinians from a number of West Bank cities, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said. It said five citizens were arrested from Hebron governorate, four from Jenin, three ....

UN envoy arrives in Sochi to attend Syria dialogue talks

Date: 2018-01-29 08:36:40 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7215938

MOSCOW, Jan 29 (MENA) - UN special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura arrived on Monday in Sochi to take part in the Russia-sponsored Congress of the Syrian National Dialogue, Sputnik News Agency reported. A number of participants in the conference ....

New Likud bill seeks to annex Israeli settlements in West Bank

Date: 2018-01-28 21:31:09 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:96 - ID:7215620

GAZA CITY, Jan 28 (MENA) - A new Likud bill proposal seeks to apply Israeli law to Jewish settlements in the West Bank, effectively annexing them, Ynetnews reported on Sunday. The annexation bill, sponsored by Likud MK Yoav Kisch, is identical to ....

Two Palestinians spotted trying to infiltrate settlement

Date: 2018-01-28 20:58:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:7215668

RAMALLAH, Jan 28 (MENA) - A Palestinian wearing khaki-colored clothes resembling to the Israeli forces uniform was caught and arrested Sunday evening after trying to break into the settlement of Itamar in the West Bank, Ynetnews reported. After ....

Abbas arrives in Amman

Date: 2018-01-28 20:23:56 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:92 - ID:7215625

AMMAN, Jan 28 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has arrived in the Jordanian capital Amman at an invitation from Jordanian King Abdullah II, Petra news agency said Sunday. Jordanian Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Al ....

Jordanian king sheds light on protecting Islamic, Christian sanctuaries

Date: 2018-01-28 16:10:41 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:7215303

AMMAN, Jan 28 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II held talks at Al Husseiniya Palace with Dr. Derek Browning, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, on the need to foster interfaith dialogue among the followers of different ....

Netanyahu: Israel won't tolerate Poland 'distorting truth or re-writing history'

Date: 2018-01-28 15:57:40 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:7215286

GAZA CITY, Jan 28 (MENA) - Israel has zero tolerance for “distorting the truth, rewriting history or denying the Holocaust,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at Sunday's cabinet meeting, addressing the controversy over the draft bill that ....

Jordanian king holds talks with German president

Date: 2018-01-28 15:55:11 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:7215264

AMMAN, Jan 28 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II held talks at Al Husseiniya Palace on Sunday with visiting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier that focused on the strategic partnership between the two countries, as well as regional and ....

59 Jewish settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-01-28 12:58:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:7214544

RAMALLAH, Jan 28 (MENA) - Fifty-nine Jewish settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque from Magharba Gate on Sunday under tight protection from Israeli troops. Settlers toured the holy site and performed prayers.(MENA) R G E/D A E ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry slams dications by Israel

Date: 2018-01-28 12:27:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:7214716

RAMALLAH, Jan 28 (MENA) - Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the expansionary policies implemented by the Israeli cabinet under its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the occupied Palestinian territories. Any ....