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Palestinian gov't holds Israel responsible for current escalation against Gaza

Date: 2018-02-18 09:17:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7251543

RAMALLAH, Feb 18 (MENA) - The Palestinian national accord government has held Israel responsible for the current escalation against the Gaza Strip. "The occupation is the first and last reason for the tension and deterioration at all levels in ....

Rescue teams trying to find debris of crashed Iranian plane - spokesman

Date: 2018-02-18 09:14:56 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7251614

TEHRAN, Feb 18 (MENA) - Spokesman for Iran's emergency services Mojtaba Khaledi announced on Sunday that rescue teams traveled by land to the site where an Iranian plane crashed and were trying to find the debris, Iran's Press TV reported. A ....

Iranian airliner with 66 people on board crashes

Date: 2018-02-18 08:22:05 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:7251541

TEHRAN, Feb 18 (MENA) - An Iranian airliner with 66 people on board, which was flying from the capital Tehran to the southwestern city of Yasuj, has crashed near the central city of Semirom, Press TV reported on Sunday, quoting authorities. The ATR ....

Two Palestinians killed in Israeli shelling on southern Gaza Strip

Date: 2018-02-18 05:55:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:7251363

GAZA CITY, Feb 18 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were killed early Sunday in the Israeli shelling on eastern Rafah city in southern Gaza Strip, Spokesman for the Palestinian Health Ministry in the enclave Ashraf al Qedra said. The bodies of the two ....

Explosive device blast hits Israeli troops near Gaza border

Date: 2018-02-17 16:43:20 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7250884

GAZA CITY, Feb 17 (MENA) - An improvised explosive device was detonated against Israeli troops operating near the Gaza Strip border fence Saturday afternoon, the Israeli army said. In response, Israeli tanks targeted an Islamic Jihad observation ....

Monitoring group urges probe into Turkish crimes in Syria's Afrin

Date: 2018-02-17 13:54:07 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:7250626

LONDON, Feb 17 (MENA) - A monitoring group on Saturday called for forming an international investigations committee to probe crimes committed by Turkish troops in Syria's Afrin. Speaking to Al Arabiya TV channel, Chairman of the Syrian ....

Jewish settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-02-17 10:17:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7249923

RAMALLAH, Feb 17 (MENA) - Jewish settlers stormed on Saturday Al Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the Israeli police. They entered from Al Magharba Gate and provocatively toured Islam's third holiest site. The Israeli occupation forces ....

Palestinians observe general strike in northern Hebron over killing of teenager

Date: 2018-02-17 10:07:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7250043

RAMALLAH, Feb 17 (MENA) - A general strike was observed on Saturday in Halhul town in the north of Hebron, southern the West Bank, in tribute to the Palestinian 19-year-old Hamza Youssef Zamara who had been shot dead by Israeli occupation troops, 10 ....

4.1-magnitude quake jolts western Iran

Date: 2018-02-17 08:50:35 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7249880

TEHRAN, Feb 17 (MENA) - An earthquake measuring 4.1 on Richter scale shook border areas of Sumar in Qasr-e Shirin, Kermanshah province on Friday night. The Seismological Center affiliated to the Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University said ....

Large protests call on Netanyahu to stand down

Date: 2018-02-16 21:20:15 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:7249648

GAZA CITY, Feb 16 (MENA) – Thousands of Israelis congregated midday Friday to call on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s resignation, days after the police recommended he be indicted for bribery and breach of trust, The Jerusalem Post reported. Meeting ....