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Israeli forces detain nine Palestinians in West Bank raids

Date: 2017-11-23 11:47:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:7105011

RAMALLAH, Nov 23 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained nine Palestinians in multiple overnight raids across the West Bank, WAFA quoted the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) as saying on Thursday. Israeli forces detained two Palestinians after ....

US moves toward open-ended presence in Syria after Daesh is routed - paper

Date: 2017-11-23 11:21:22 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7104918

WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (MENA) - The Trump administration is expanding its goals in Syria beyond routing Daesh group to include a political settlement of the country’s civil war, a daunting and potentially open-ended commitment that could draw the United ....

Israel attempts to 'Legalize' settlements built on private Palestinian lands

Date: 2017-11-23 11:05:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7104824

RAMALLAH, Nov 23 (MENA) - Israel's attorney general is planning to retroactively "legalize" more than 1,000 settlers' homes that were built on seized private Palestinian land in the West Bank, Haaretz reported on Thursday. Avichai Mendelblit's ....

Russia, Turkey, Iran propose conf. on postwar Syria’s future - paper

Date: 2017-11-23 09:20:31 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7104584

NEW YORK, Nov 23 (MENA) - Leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran announced an agreement to sponsor a conference aimed at achieving a peaceful settlement of the Syria war, The New York Times reported Thursday. The announcement by the three leaders, ....

Syrian army liberates village in Deir ez Zor from Daesh militants

Date: 2017-11-23 09:19:57 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7104554

MOSCOW, Nov 23 (MENA) - The Syrian army, backed by Russian warplanes, has fully liberated al Qaraya village in Deir ez Zor city from Daesh militants, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Thursday. The Syrian troops are now pursuing ....

Netanyahu to bridge troubled EU waters with first visit in 22 years: Israeli paper

Date: 2017-11-22 14:00:33 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:7103498

GAZA CITY, Nov 22 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be the first Israeli prime minister to visit the European Union in 22 years when he heads to Brussels next month. Lithuania is expected to invite Netanyahu to meet with the ....

Israeli forces storm Commission Against Wall and Settlements HQ

Date: 2017-11-22 12:22:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:7103315

RAMALLAH, Nov 22 (MENA) - Israeli forces stormed on Wednesday the Palestinian Authority's Commission Against the Wall and Settlements in Hebron. In statements, the head of the commission Younis Arar said that the occupation troops stormed the ....

Israeli forces detain 19 Palestinians, including woman

Date: 2017-11-22 11:59:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:7103289

RAMALLAH, Nov 22 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained in overnight raids in the West Bank 19 Palestinians, including a woman, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said. Israeli army arrested seven Palestinians from the town of Yatta, to the south ....

Turkish authorities issue detention warrant against 216 people

Date: 2017-11-22 11:05:12 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7103099

ANKARA, Nov 22 (MENA) - The Turkish authorities issued a detention warrant against 216 people including former officials in the Ministry of Finance under suspicions of being involved in the coup attempt that failed in 2016. Seventeen former ....

Israeli forces demolish 2 Palestinian houses in al Quds

Date: 2017-11-22 08:07:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7102718

RAMALLAH, Nov 22 (MENA) - Israeli bulldozers demolished two Palestinian houses in al Essaiwia and Shaafat neighborhoods of al Quds Wednesday. The Israeli authorities claimed that the houses had no licenses. In the Gaza Strip, Israeli troops ....