Middle East
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Crossings director arrives in Gaza as part of reconciliation measures
Date: 2017-10-16 11:36:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7042030
GAZA CITY, Oct 16 (MENA) - Palestinian Authority Director-General for Border Crossings Department Nazmi Muhanna arrived here on Monday as part of the reconciliation agreement reached between Hamas and Fatah movement whereby the management of the ....
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Israeli occupation forces siege Essawiyah town, arrest 3 Palestinians
Date: 2017-10-16 11:33:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7041855
AL QUDS, Oct 16 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Monday continued their siege of Essawiyah town in central the occupied city of al Quds and set up security checkpoints on its main entrances. A member of the follow-up committee of the town Raed ....
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Israel raids site of Syrian air dfense in east of Damascus
Date: 2017-10-16 11:18:42 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:7042069
GAZA CITY, Oct 16 (MENA) - Two Israeli jets launched air raids on a site of the Syrian air defense in east of Damascus. On Twitter, Israeli army spokesman Afikhai Adrei said on Monday that Israel has no intention to escalate the situation. ....
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Israeli forces arrest 12 Palestinians in WB
Date: 2017-10-16 08:51:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7041781
RAMALLAH, Oct 16 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Monday arrested 12 Palestinians from various areas in the West Bank. In a press statement, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said eight Palestinians were arrested from Jenin, three from Kobr ....
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Russian defense minister to begin 1st official visit to Israel Monday
Date: 2017-10-15 22:36:36 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:7041361
GAZA CITY, Oct 15 (MENA) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu will start a visit to Israel Monday; his first trip to the country since becoming Russia's defense minister in 2012, The Jerusalem Post reported. Shoigu will meet with Israeli ....
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Israeli Def. minister: 'Europeans putting heads in the sand' on Iran deal
Date: 2017-10-15 16:22:17 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:7041040
GAZA CITY, Oct 15 (MENA) - Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman slammed Great Britain, France and Germany for their opposition to the steps US President Donald Trump announced against the Iranian nuclear deal. The leaders of the three ....
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Fatah: Palestinian reconciliation pushes peace process
Date: 2017-10-15 12:21:24 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:7040298
AMMAN, Oct 15 (MENA) - Senior Fatah official Azzam Al Ahmad on Sunday expressed hope that the Palestinian reconciliation would push the peace process between the Palestinians and Israel. During his participation in the 137th Assembly of the ....
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Fatah to send teams to Gaza Strip next week -- minister
Date: 2017-10-15 10:56:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7040250
RAMALLAH, Oct 15 (MENA) - Fatah will send teams to the Gaza Strip next week to mull operating the enclave's crossings, said Civil affairs Minister Hussein al Sheikh, who is also a member of the movement's central committee, on Sunday. The step is ....
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Jewish settlers storm Al Aqsa mosque compound
Date: 2017-10-15 10:32:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7040139
RAMALLAH, Oct 15 (MENA) - A group of Jewish settlers, secured by Israeli occupation forces, stormed into the compound of Al Aqsa Mosque through Magharba gate on Sunday, according to witnesses. They conducted provocative tours in the sacred site ....
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Israel detains 14 Palestinians in West Bank
Date: 2017-10-15 10:10:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7040140
RAMALLAH, Oct 15 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained 14 Palestinians in different areas of the West Bank on Sunday. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said the forces detained five from Hebron, four from Jenin, three from Ramallah, one ....