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15 Palestinians injured as Israeli forces fire tear gas at peaceful rally

Date: 2017-09-27 14:04:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:7011987

RAMALLAH, Sept 27 (MENA) – At least 15 Palestinians were injured in southern Tubas city after Israeli forces fired tear gas at them during a peaceful rally organized by the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission in cooperation with Tubas ....

OIC welcomes admission of Palestine to Interpol

Date: 2017-09-27 13:55:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:7012111

RIYADH, Sept 27 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday welcomed the admission of Palestine to the membership of the Interpol. OIC chief Youssed bin Ahmed appreciated the stances of countries supporting the right of ....

Putin to visit Ankara Thursday

Date: 2017-09-27 11:03:10 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7011606

MOSCOW, September 27 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Ankara on Thursday for one day to discuss regional issues, including the Syrian crisis, said spokesman for the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov. In press statements, the spokesman ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry slams Israel's provocative settlement policy

Date: 2017-09-27 10:19:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:7011413

RAMALLAH, Sept 27 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned Israel's provocative settlement policy in view of the Israeli government's organization of a ceremony in Gush Etzion settlement on the 50th anniversary of Israel's invasion of the ....

Interpol approves Palestinian membership bid: official

Date: 2017-09-27 10:03:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7011435

RAMALLAH, Sept 27 (MENA) - Interpol on Wednesday approved an application by the Palestinian Authority to join the international police organisation despite Israel's staunch opposition, The Daily Mail reported. The Palestinian bid was part of ....

Several rockets land near Kabul international airport

Date: 2017-09-27 09:04:01 GMT - Afghanistan - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7011265

KABUL, Sept 27 (MENA) - Several rockets have landed close to the Kabul international airport amid reports the attack has forced several flights to be cancelled, Khaama Press reported Wednesday. Ministry of Interior (MoI) spokesman Najib Danish ....

Liberman backs ratifying law allowing execution of Palestinian detainees

Date: 2017-09-27 09:01:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7011287

RAMALLAH, Sept 27 (MENA) - Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman backs ratifying a law allowing the execution of Palestinian detainees involved in killing or injuring Israelis, Israel's Channel 2 reported Wednesday. This is not the first time ....

2 Israeli soldiers killed, 4 injured in Golan Heights

Date: 2017-09-27 08:25:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7011176

RAMALLAH, Sept 27 (MENA) - An Israeli officer and a soldier have died and four others injured when their artillery vehicle flipped during the course of a training exercise in Israel’s Golan Heights Wednesday morning,The Jerusalem Post reported. ....

Israeli forces detain 17 Palestinians in WB raids

Date: 2017-09-26 14:08:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:7010249

RAMALLAH, Sept 26 (MENA) - Israeli forces Tuesday detained 17 Palestinians, including two minors and a journalist, in overnight raids across the West Bank, Wafaa news agency quoted Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) as saying on Tuesday. Israeli ....

Russian MoD builds Euphrates bridge in Syria for transportation services

Date: 2017-09-26 10:38:22 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7009698

MOSCOW, Sept 26 (MENA) - Russian military road service specialists have built a bridge across the Euphrates river a few kilometers from Deir ez-Zor in northeastern Syria to transport military hardware and personnel to the eastern bank, Russian news ....