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Russian journalists and servicemen injured by explosion in Syria

Date: 2017-11-07 09:39:08 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7078513

MOSCOW, Nov 7 (MENA) - Journalists of Russia's NTV and Zvezda broadcasters were injured in Syria on Monday night and then were safely evacuated to Russia's Hmeimim airbase, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. According to the ....

Two Israelis injured in car blast in Ashdod

Date: 2017-11-07 07:56:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7078422

RAMALLAH, Nov 7 (MENA) - Two Israelis were injured and several vehicles caught fire on Tuesday morning after a car exploded in the southern city of Ashdod, The Jerusalem Post reported. Police and rescue services are on the scene scanning for ....

Israeli forces detain liberated Palestinian prisoner for third time

Date: 2017-11-06 20:24:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:92 - ID:7078146

RAMALLAH, Nov 6 (MENA) - Israeli forces on Monday detained a liberated Palestinian prisoner for the third time in Yaabad town, southwest of Jenin. The 24 year-old Palestinian was arrested while attending the trial of one of his relatives at a ....

Israel detains 23 Palestinians in Quds, West Bank

Date: 2017-11-06 09:34:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7076734

RAMALLAH, Nov 6 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces detained Monday 23 Palestinians in Al Quds and number of towns in the West Bank. In Al Quds, the Israeli forces arrested a woman, who is a Palestinian prisoner's wife, after raiding her house ....

Syrian army continues claiming border victories

Date: 2017-11-06 08:55:48 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7076690

DAMASCUS, Nov 6 (MENA) - The long-anticipated downward spiral of Daesh is nearing as the Syrian army claims more border victory with its advance towards Bukamal city near borders with Iraq. After retaking Deir Ezzor, the last known command post for ....

Israel's defense minister calls on Rivlin to pardon 'Hebron shooter' Elor Azaria

Date: 2017-11-05 17:05:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:7076033

RAMALLAH, Nov 5 (MENA) - Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman called on Israel's President Reuven Rivlin to pardon Elor Azaria, the soldier who is serving a 14-month prison sentence following a manslaughter conviction for killing Palestinian, ....

17 violation cases by Israel against journalists reported in October - WAFA

Date: 2017-11-05 13:14:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:7075458

RAMALLAH, Nov 5 (MENA) - The Israeli forces continue attacking journalists in the Palestinian territories to blur the truth as 17 violation cases by Israel against journalists were reported during October, according to WAFA News Agency. The ....

Anti-settlement commission lashes out at Israeli court ruling

Date: 2017-11-05 10:01:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7075096

RAMALLAH, Nov 5 (MENA) - A recent Israeli ruling that considers settlements in the West Bank as part of Israel runs counter to the international law, a legal adviser of the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission has said. The ruling, which ....

Dier Ezzor airstrikes kill, injure civilians: SOHR

Date: 2017-11-05 09:37:23 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7075115

LONDON, Nov 5 (MENA) - One person was killed and several others injured in airstrikes carried out by warplanes believed to be belonging to the US-led coalition on al Bukamal city, Dier Ezzor eastern countryside, the Syrian Observatory for Human ....

Kremlin: Syrian settlement is considered as a topic for Putin-Trump meeting

Date: 2017-11-04 13:43:40 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:7074197

MOSCOW, Nov 4 (MENA) - The Syrian settlement as a topic for a meeting between the Russian and US presidents "is considered," press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov said. According to him, there are many topics for discussions ....