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Shaath: we will ask Japan to recognize Palestine

Date: 2018-01-28 12:13:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:7214710

RAMALLAH, Jan 28 (MENA) - Palestinian Presidential Adviser for International Relations and Foreign Affairs Nabil Shaath said Sunday that he will ask Japan to recognize the Palestinian state during his meeting with Japanese officials on Monday. In ....

Fatah calls for day of anger to affirm identity of Al Quds as capital of Palestine

Date: 2018-01-28 10:45:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7214335

RAMALLAH, Jan 28 (MENA) - The Palestinian Fatah movement announced on Sunday that a day of rage in east Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza Strip and other Arab and Islamic capitals will take place on Friday to affirm the identity of Al Quds as a ....

Palestinian youth injured in Palestinian-Israeli clashes in Beit Rima

Date: 2018-01-28 10:17:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7214281

RAMALLAH, Jan 28 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth was injured early Sunday during clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops in Beit Rima village, north west of Ramallah. The clashes erupted as Israeli forces broke into several houses in Beit ....

Erekat hails unified int'l stand against Trump's decisions on Jerusalem

Date: 2018-01-28 09:21:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7214192

RAMALLAH, Jan 28 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat hailed the unanimous international stand against decisions of US President Donald Trump, topped by moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to ....

Palestinian official denies reports of new initiatives to revive peace process

Date: 2018-01-27 10:41:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7212793

RAMALLAH, Jan 27 (MENA) - The diplomatic adviser to the Palestinian president has denied reports of new initiatives to revive the peace process. No initiatives are on the table right now, Majdi al Khaldi told Voice of Palestine radio on ....

Light quake jolts western Iran

Date: 2018-01-27 09:03:15 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7212643

TEHRAN, Jan 27 (MENA) - An earthquake measuring 4.4 on Richter scale shook Sumar in the western province of Kermanshah at 23:47 hours local time (20:17 GMT) on Friday night. According to the Seismological Center affiliated to the Institute of ....

Aoun: Lebanese parliamentary election to be held on May 6

Date: 2018-01-26 14:38:54 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:7211866

BEIRUT, Jan 26 (MENA) – Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said Friday that the parliamentary election will be held in the country as scheduled on May 6. Aoun’s remarks came during his meeting with United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for ....

Death toll from Turkish airstrikes on Afrin rises to 38

Date: 2018-01-26 13:27:16 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7211613

LONDON, Jan 26 (MENA) – The death toll from a Turkish military operation in Syria's Afrin city rose to 38 civilians, including four children and 10 women, a watchdog said Friday. At least 53 from the Kurdish fighters were killed in the operation, ....

2 Daesh militants arrested in Iraq's Saladin

Date: 2018-01-26 12:15:55 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7211621

BAGHDAD, Jan 26 (MENA) - The Iraqi forces arrested two Daesh militants in the vicinity of Tuz Khurmatu in eastern Saladin in Iraq, a security source was quoted by Al Sumaria News channel as saying Friday. Based on a tip-off, the two Daesh ....

Israeli forces storm several areas in WB

Date: 2018-01-26 09:44:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7211335

RAMALLAH, Jan 26 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces stormed at dawn Friday several neighborhoods and villages in the West Bank and arrested three Palestinians and seized two vehicles. A number of Jewish extremists belong to the Israeli "Price ....