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Tamimi's trial begins behind closed doors

Date: 2018-02-13 11:30:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7243225

RAMALLAH, Feb 13 (MENA) - The Israeli Ofer Court judge Tuesday decided that Ahed Tamini's trial be closed to the media. Ahed Tamimi, 17, a Palestinian teenage girl filmed slapping an Israeli soldier, is standing trial in a case that has drawn wide ....

Israel arrests 12 in WB

Date: 2018-02-13 10:35:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7243018

RAMALLAH, Feb 13 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested late Monday and early Tuesday 12 Palestinians in the West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said. In a statement on Tuesday, the club said three Palestinians were arrested in Kalandia camp, two ....

Turkish army says 31 soldiers killed in Afrin operation

Date: 2018-02-12 21:09:09 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:102 - ID:7242534

ANKARA, Feb 12 (MENA) – The Turkish army on Monday said 31 soldiers had been killed since Ankara launched its offensive against the Kurdish forces in Syria last month, NRT reported. Another 143 Turkish soldiers were wounded in the operation ....

Putin meets Abbas, says Israeli-Palestinian conflict discussed with Trump

Date: 2018-02-12 20:59:24 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:100 - ID:7242467

MOSCOW, Feb 12 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday told visiting Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas he had just spoken over phone with US President Donald Trump. "Obviously we spoke about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," ....

Netanyahu: I've been talking to Americans about annexing settlements

Date: 2018-02-12 19:13:27 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:93 - ID:7242385

GAZA CITY, Feb 12 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Likud faction meeting Monday that Israel is coordinating with the US on the topic of sovereignty over settlements in the West Bank, The Jerusalem Post ....

Israel detains 15 Palestinians from West Bank

Date: 2018-02-12 12:15:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:7241112

RAMALLAH, Feb 12 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained at dawn on Monday 15 Palestinians from different governorates in the West Bank. The detained included three from Al Quds, five from Bethlehem, one from Tulkarm, two from Jenin, two from Salfit and ....

Israeli strikes on Syria clear message to Iran -- Israeli min.

Date: 2018-02-11 21:17:50 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:101 - ID:7240372

GAZA, Feb 11 (MENA) - Israeli Intelligence Minister Israel Katz said Israel was not seeking to inflame tensions along the northern border, and indicated the strikes caught Iran by surprise, The Times of Israel reported Sunday. “They, and we, know ....

Death toll among Turkish soldiers in Afrin rises to 31

Date: 2018-02-11 15:51:27 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:7240179

Damascus, Feb 11 (MENA) – Turkey's military announced the death of another soldier in its operation against a Syrian Kurdish militia in northern Syria on Sunday, The New York Times reported. Sunday's announcement brings to 31 the number of ....

Israeli forces storm Palestinian factory

Date: 2018-02-11 12:45:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:7239554

RAMALLAH, Feb 11 (MENA) - Israeli forces stormed a Palestinian factory for manufacturing air conditioners in Tulkarm on Sunday destroying its main contents. In statements, the factory's director Mohamed Goher said that the losses have not been ....

SDF asserts dropping 2 Turkish choppers in Afrin

Date: 2018-02-11 10:57:16 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7239344

DAMASCUS, Feb 11 (MENA) - In a statement on Sunday, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said they dropped two Turkish helicopters flying over Afrin city in northern Syria. Twenty Turkish soldiers were boarding the choppers, US-funded Alhurra ....