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In Christmas message, Pope Francis calls for peace in Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-25 14:20:05 GMT - Vatican - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:7158729

VATICAN CITY, Dec 25 (MENA) - Pope Francis of the Vatican on Monday called for “peace for Jerusalem”, hoping that the “will to resume dialogue may prevail between the Palestinian and Israeli parties and that a negotiated solution can finally be ....

31 Jewish settlers storm Al Aqsa mosque

Date: 2017-12-25 14:03:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:7158688

RAMALLAH, Dec 25 (MENA) - Dozens of Jewish settlers on Monday stormed Al Aqsa mosque from Al Magharba Gate under the protection of Israeli occupation forces. Thirty-one settlers, under tight security from Israeli troops, barged into the holy site ....

Israeli forces arrest 18 Palestinians in West Bank, Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-25 11:31:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7158292

RAMALLAH, Dec 25 (MENA) - At least 18 Palestinians were arrested by Israeli forces last night during raids in the West Bank, mainly in Nablus area, and in occupied East Jerusalem, according to local sources. Israeli army troops reportedly ....

Israel detains 7 Palestinians near Nablus

Date: 2017-12-25 09:24:07 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7157774

GAZA CITY, Dec 25 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained seven Palestinians on Monday claiming that they attacked settlers in Qasra village in southeastern Nablus. The Israeli media said the detainees are suspected to be involved in fierce clashes that ....

Turkey sacks more than 2,700 in continuing purge

Date: 2017-12-24 21:21:17 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:93 - ID:7157487

ANKARA, Dec 24 (MENA) - Turkey has dismissed 2,756 more people from their jobs in public institutions for alleged links to terror groups as Ankara presses ahead with purges launched following last year's failed military coup, Radio Free Europe ....

Israeli court refuses to free Ahd Tamimi

Date: 2017-12-24 19:42:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:7157489

RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (MENA) - An Israeli military court on Sunday refused an appeal to free Ahd al-Tamimi. Ahd, a 17-year-old Palestinian girl from the West Bank town of Nabi Saleh, was arrested on December 19 for humiliating the soldiers and ....

Kahlon tells Netanyahu: 'We didn't commit to supporting nationality bill'

Date: 2017-12-24 14:32:33 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:7157138

GAZA CITY, Dec 24 (MENA) - Finance Minister Moshe Khalon told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that his party, Kulanu, did not commit to support the nationality bill. The two sides did not reach an understanding on the matter and decided to ....

PLO warns of Israeli scheme to build 300,000 settlement units in Al Quds

Date: 2017-12-24 14:15:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:7156701

RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Jerusalem Affairs Department at the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) warned of the consequences of Israeli schemes in Al Quds (Jerusalem) after the decision made by US President Donald Trump biased towards ....

PA to take new measures against Trump decision, says FM

Date: 2017-12-24 13:54:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:7156962

RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Palestinian Authority intends to take new measures against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize al Quds as the capital of Israel, said Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al Malki Sunday. Malki's ....

Chinese-backed peace push embraces two-state solution

Date: 2017-12-24 13:48:03 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:7156976

GAZA CITY, Dec 24 (MENA) - China has reinvigorated efforts to promote an initiative intended to foster a renewed climate for peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians after US President Donald Trump recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s ....