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UN to vote on rival US, Russia bids to renew Syria inquiry
Date: 2017-11-16 07:32:22 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:7092989
NEW YORK, Nov 16 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Thursday on rival US and Russian bids to renew an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria, diplomats said, a move that could trigger Russia's 10th ....
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US security officials arrive in Israel to discuss Syria borders deal
Date: 2017-11-15 10:17:19 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7091676
GAZA CITY, Nov 15 (MENA) - US National Security Council officials arrived in Israel for talks with their Israeli counterparts, The Jerusalem Post newspaper reported Wednesday. Representatives of other security agencies are also participating in ....
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12 Palestinians arrested in Old Jerusalem
Date: 2017-11-15 08:29:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7091425
RAMALLAH, Nov 15 (MENA) - Israel arrested early Wednesday 12 youths in Old Jerusalem. Israeli bulldozers destroyed early Wednesday an under-construction two-story building under the pretext that it was set up without construction licence. In ....
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Israel demolishes house of Palestinian involved in killing 3 Israelis
Date: 2017-11-15 07:43:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7091342
RAMALLAH, Nov 15 (MENA) – Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday demolished the house of a Palestinian man, who was involved in the killing of three Israelis in last September. The Israeli troops have evacuated all adjacent houses, before ....
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Israel says 'Iran exploiting Syrian fighting to dig in in Syria'
Date: 2017-11-14 22:50:36 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:7091161
GAZA CITY, Nov 14 (MENA) – Israel's Army Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot said on Tuesday Iran is trying to use fight in Syria to set up new positions near its borders, Ynetnews reported. He said Tuesday evening “the current reality obliges us to look ....
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Despite Israeli concerns, Russia says Iran's presence in Syria is legitimate - report
Date: 2017-11-14 22:44:42 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:7091144
GAZA CITY, Nov 14 (MENA) - Russia has not promised to ensure a withdrawal of pro-Iranian forces from Syria, RIA news agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Tuesday. The presence of Iran in Syria is legitimate, Lavrov ....
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Palestinian injured in clashes with Israeli occupation forces
Date: 2017-11-14 18:34:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:7090985
RAMALLAH, Nov 14 (MENA) – A young Palestinian national was shot injured during clashes that erupted Tuesday in Tuqu' town in Bethlehem, West Bank. According to Palestinian sources, he received a bullet in his thigh during the clashes. He was ....
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Iran's quake death toll rises to 530
Date: 2017-11-14 13:36:41 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:7090378
TEHRAN, Nov 14 (MENA) - About 530 people were killed and close to 8,000 injured when a quake hit near the Iran-Iraq border on Sunday, the BBC reported on Tuesday. The government is scrambling to get aid to the worst-hit Kermanshah province, ....
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Israeli extremist settlers storm al Aqsa mosque
Date: 2017-11-14 12:41:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7090211
RAMALLAH, Nov 14 (MENA) - Israeli extremist settlers and elements of occupation intelligence accompanied by special forces stormed on Tuesday al Aqsa mosque through al Magharba gate. Palestinian Islamic endowments said in a statement that 77 ....
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Israeli occupation forces arrest 18 Palestinians from WB
Date: 2017-11-14 11:49:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7090017
RAMALLAH, Nov 14 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces at dawn Tuesday arrested 18 Palestinian citizens from various cities of the West Bank, Palestinian Prisoners Club said in a statement. The detaineed Palestinians are from Hebron, Tulkarm, Tobas ....
