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Iranian regime faces biggest political challenge since 2009

Date: 2017-12-31 15:26:43 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:7168096

LONDON, Dec 31 (MENA) - Iranians took to the streets for a third day of anti-government protests in what appeared to be the biggest domestic political challenge to Tehran’s leaders since the 2009 Green movement was crushed by security forces, ....

Israeli troops raid two villages in West Bank

Date: 2017-12-31 10:27:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7167462

RAMALLAH, Dec 31 (MENA) - Israeli troops stormed on Sunday a village in the occupied West Bank, where they raided some houses and a school. The operation started in the wee hours of the morning and involved military armored vehicles and a ....

Israel detains 20 Palestinians from West Bank, Al Quds

Date: 2017-12-31 08:42:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7167280

RAMALLAH, Dec 31 (MENA) - Israel detained at dawn Sunday 10 Palestinians from different parts in the West Bank and 10 others from Al Quds. Local sources said that Israel detained nine Palestinians from al Issawiya town in eastern ِAl Quds and one ....

Iran protesters face 'Iron fist' if unrest continues

Date: 2017-12-31 07:39:40 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:7167252

TEHRAN, Dec 31 (MENA) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards have warned anti-government protesters they will face the nation's "iron fist" if political unrest continues, the BBC News reported on Sunday. Brigadier-General Esmail Kowsari, a Revolutionary ....

Two protesters killed at night rally in western Iran - report

Date: 2017-12-31 07:17:22 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:7167223

TEHRAN, Dec 31 (MENA) - Two protesters taking part in demonstrations roiling Iran were killed at a rally overnight, a semi-official news agency was quoted by ABC News as saying Sunday, the first deaths attributed to the ongoing protests. In ....

Palestinian youth killed by Israeli troops in Gaza Strip

Date: 2017-12-30 10:26:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7166083

GAZA CITY, Dec 30 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth succumbed to his injuries early Saturday after being shot by Israeli occupation forces during Friday's clashes erupted in eastern al Barij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip. Israeli troops shot the ....

US condemns arrest of peaceful protesters in Iran

Date: 2017-12-30 08:37:09 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7165971

WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (MENA) - The White House has strongly condemned the arrests in Iran of peaceful protesters, as reports emerged that more than 50 people were arrested in the past two days for protesting in Iranian cities against the country’s ....

World watching Iran response to anti-govt protests, US warns

Date: 2017-12-30 08:26:37 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:7165969

WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (MENA) - The US says "the world is watching" how Iranian authorities respond to anti-government protests that have broken out in several cities, the BBC reported on Saturday. Thousands of people have joined the protests, with ....

Israeli occupation authorities release youngest Palestinian captive

Date: 2017-12-29 12:59:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7164855

RAMALLAH, Dec 29 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces released Friday youngest Palestinian captive who spent eight months in Israeli prisons, most recently Hasharon prison. Representatives of the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees ....

Several rockets fired from Gaza hit building in Israeli southern settlement

Date: 2017-12-29 12:16:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7164724

GAZA, Dec 29 (MENA) - Several rockets have been fired on Friday from the Gaza Strip towards southern Israel with two intercepted by Israeli air defense system and another damaging a building, Haaretz reported on its website. One of the rockets ....