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Slovenia prepares to recognize Palestine after Trump move
Date: 2018-01-23 07:03:21 GMT - Slovenia - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7205918
LJUBLJANA, Jan 23 (MENA) - Slovenia is preparing to recognize Palestine as a sovereign state next month as Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas urged European Union countries to do so, reflecting concerns about US President Donald Trump’s declaration ....
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SOHR: Death toll from Turkish airstrike on Afrin rises to 78
Date: 2018-01-23 06:52:06 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7205917
LONDON, Jan 23 (MENA) - The death toll from a Turkish airstrike on Syria's Afrin province has risen to 78, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The dead include 24 civilians and 26 fighters of the Kurdish People's ....
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UNRWA launches donation campaign for Gaza
Date: 2018-01-22 22:46:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:115 - ID:7205819
GAZA CITY, Jan 22 (MENA) - Hundreds of school children in Gaza gathered with Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Pierre Krähenbühl to launch a global fundraising campaign. The "Dignity Is Priceless" campaign ....
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Pence says US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital helps to achieve peace
Date: 2018-01-22 13:33:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7204719
RAMALLAH, Jan 22 (MENA) - US Vice President Mike Pence said the US administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would aid peace talks and expressed hope the sides were at a “new dawn” of negotiations, The Times of Israel ....
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Gaza Strip witnesses protest against deteriorating economic conditions
Date: 2018-01-22 13:03:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:7204681
RAMALLAH, Jan 22 (MENA) - The Gaza Strip witnessed an all-out strike that affected all commercial and economic institutions of the private sector Monday in protest against the dire economic crisis hitting the besieged enclave. In statements on ....
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UNRWA schools to remain open, services won't never be halted
Date: 2018-01-22 12:35:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:7204434
GAZA CITY, Jan 22 (MENA) - Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Pierre Krähenbühl said the US decision to reduce its aid to the agency was "shocking" and "unprecedented." At a press ....
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Top EU diplomat says bloc to discuss return to 2-state formula with Abbas
Date: 2018-01-22 11:32:58 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:7204417
BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (MENA) - The European Union’s top diplomat said EU foreign ministers will study ways to support a two-state solution in Israel and the Palestinian territories in talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Federica Mogherini ....
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Israel closes several roads in Jerusalem over US vice president's visit
Date: 2018-01-22 11:30:50 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:7204410
GAZA, Jan 22 (MENA) - The Israeli government announced on Monday that several roads in Jerusalem have been blocked during US Vice President Mike Pence’s stay, with US security services also involved in preparations. Israel has been braced for the ....
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US vice president arrives in Jerusalem
Date: 2018-01-22 10:18:15 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7204244
GAZA CITY, Jan 22 (MENA) - US Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Jerusalem on Monday as part of his visit to Israel, the first by a high-ranking US official since President Donald Trump declared Jerusalem as Israel's capital in December 2017, the ....
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SDF denies attacking Turkey's Reyhanli town
Date: 2018-01-22 10:15:51 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7204185
DAMASCUS, Jan 22 (MENA) - The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) denied on Monday Turkey's allegations that it attacked the border town of Reyhanli, blaming Turkey for the attack. In a statement, the SDF said Turkish forces are attacking ....
