Middle East
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Death toll of Gaza-Israel border clashes rises to 4
Date: 2018-04-20 18:03:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:7361047
GAZA CITY, April 20 (MENA) - The death toll of clashes between Israeli forces and protesters at the Gaza Strip-Israel border has risen to four, including a teenager, the spokesman for the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza Ashraf al-Qidra said in a ....
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Second Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in Gaza
Date: 2018-04-20 15:40:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:7360633
GAZA CITY, April 20 (MENA) - A second Palestinian young man was shot and killed by Israeli forces as they attacked non-violent protests of the Great March of Return at the border of the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources. Ahmad Rashad ....
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EU official: Egypt, Russia, China, US invited to Syria conf. in Brussels
Date: 2018-04-20 14:13:49 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7360632
MOSCOW, April 20 (MENA) - China, Russia, Egypt, Iran, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Turkey, the United States and Saudi Arabia are among countries invited to the international conference on Syria in Brussels, a EU source said Friday, according to a Sputnik ....
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Romania's president dispels rumors of embassy move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
Date: 2018-04-20 13:04:58 GMT - Romania - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7360511
BUCHAREST, April 20 (MENA) - Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has said that his country will not be moving its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem until after a final peace accord is signed between the Israelis and the Palestinians, ....
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Palestinian youth injured in head by Israeli fire dies - Health Ministry
Date: 2018-04-20 11:18:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7360365
GAZA CITY, April 20 (MENA) - A Palestinian young man succumbed to his wounds after Israeli occupation forces fired live bullets at him in eastern Jabalia city of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement. Earlier in ....
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Palestinian youth wounded by Israeli fire in Gaza Strip
Date: 2018-04-20 11:00:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7360206
GAZA CITY, April 20 (MENA) - A Palestinian young man was seriously injured in the head on Friday after Israeli occupation forces fired live bullets at him in eastern Jabalia city of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Ministry of Health ....
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Senators pledge to pursue sanctions against Turkey over imprisoned US pastor
Date: 2018-04-20 09:20:38 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7360124
WASHINGTON, April 20 (MENA) - U.S. senators James Lankford and Jeanne Shaheen have called for sanctions against Turkey in response to its detainment of an American pastor, U.S. newspaper The Hill reported. The two senators condemned the Turkish ....
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Turkish parliament strips 2 pro-Kurdish legislators of membership
Date: 2018-04-19 19:44:20 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:7359697
ANKARA, April 19 (MENA)- The Turkish parliament announced Thursday that it stripped two lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) of their parliamentary status, the New York Times reported. This step led to ....
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Erekat: US relocation of embassy destroys two-state solution
Date: 2018-04-19 18:40:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:7359673
RAMALLAH, April 19 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) Executive Committee Saeb Erekat Thursday said the US administration’s resolve to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem reflects its ....
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250 Israeli settlers storm into Solomon's Pools in Bethlehem
Date: 2018-04-19 12:20:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7358488
RAMALLAH, April 19 (MENA) - Guarded by Israeli occupation forces, 250 settlers stormed Thursday into Solomon's Pools in Bethlehem in southern the West Bank. According to eyewitnesses, the settlers started to perform their Talmudic rituals as soon ....