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  • Key holder of Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem refuses to meet Pence

    Date: 2017-12-13 14:30:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7138798

    RAMALLAH, Dec 13 (MENA) - Adib El Hosseini, the key holder of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, has refused to receive US vice president Mike Pence during his anticipated visit to Jerusalem. He said the decision is part of moral and ....

  • King Salman denounces US decision on Al Quds

    Date: 2017-12-13 12:53:58 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:7138621

    RIYADH, Dec 13 (MENA) - King Salman bin Abdel Aziz of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday condemned and regretted a decision by the US recognizing Al Quds as the capital of Israel. In statements at the inauguration of the 7th session of the Shura Council, ....

  • Israeli forces detain young man in Al Quds, suppress march in Bethlehem

    Date: 2017-12-13 12:20:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:7138498

    RAMALLAH, Dec 13 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained Wednesday a young Palestinian man in Jaffa, western Al Quds (occupied east Jerusalem). The troops claimed that a knife was found in possession of the young man after searching him. The Israeli ....

  • Pakistani FM: US stance on Al Quds undermines its peace role

    Date: 2017-12-13 09:36:49 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7138083

    ISTANBUL, Dec 13 (MENA) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Wednesday said that the US's recognition of Al Quds as the capital of Israel undermines its role as a fair mediator in the Middle East peace process. At a meeting of the ....

  • Rocket dropped on "Ashkelon Regional Council": Israeli army

    Date: 2017-12-13 08:43:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7137931

    GAZA CITY, Dec 13 (MENA) - The Israeli army announced that a rocket was dropped last night on "Ashkelon Regional Council". The rocket was dropped in an open area, Hebrew media means quoted the Israeli army as saying without giving further details. ....

  • 3 Palestinians wounded in Israeli bombing of Khan Younis positions

    Date: 2017-12-13 08:39:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7138009

    GAZA CITY, Dec 13 (MENA) - Three Palestinians were wounded when an Israeli warplane bombed an outpost in western Khan Younis at dawn of Wednesday. An F16 fighter jet fired two rockets at the position, leaving three Palestinians wounded. The ....

  • Israeli occupation forces arrest scores of Palestinians from WB, Jerusalem

    Date: 2017-12-13 08:37:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7138008

    RAMALLAH, Dec 13 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained early Wednesday at least 19 Hamas leaderships, including a lawmaker, during a wide-scale campaign across the occupied West Bank districts, according to local and security sources. The Army ....

  • Israeli jets shell Qassam Brigades sites in Gaza

    Date: 2017-12-13 08:31:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7137944

    GAZA CITY, Dec 13 (MENA) - Israeli jets launched air raids on Qassam Brigades sites in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday evening. Several Palestinians were injured in the raids. The shelling came in response to launching missiles on Israeli ....

  • Israeli Arabs protest Trump's Jerusalem declaration outside US embassy in Tel Aviv

    Date: 2017-12-12 18:57:22 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:91 - ID:7137621

    GAZA, Dec 12 (MENA) - Some 100 Israeli Arabs on Tuesday protested outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv against US President Donald Trump's declaration that Jerusalem is Israel's capital, Ynet News reported. The protesters waved Palestinian flags ....

  • Barghouthi moved to solitary confiement

    Date: 2017-12-12 13:25:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:7136860

    RAMALLAH, Dec 12 (MENA) - Israel's occupation forces have moved Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouthi to solitary confinement. The decision was adopted by Israeli authorities for preventing him from communicating with other Palestinian inmates ....

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