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  • Russian forces destroy Daesh factories for armored vehicles in Syria

    Date: 2017-09-16 08:28:21 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:6993130

    MOSCOW, Sept 16 (MENA) – The Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday that it targeted terrorist Daesh factories for manufacturing armored vehicles and destroyed them. Three factories have been destroyed, Lieutenant General Alexander Lapin, who ....

  • Syrian forces fire 20 GGM toward Eastern Damascus

    Date: 2017-09-16 07:16:11 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:6993086

    LONDON, Sept 16 (MENA) – Syrian governmental forces have fired up to 20 ground-to-ground missiles (GGM) toward eastern Damascus and Ghouta, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Saturday. The bombardment coincided with clashes ....

  • PLO calls on international community to provide financial aid to UNRWA

    Date: 2017-09-14 17:16:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:6991262

    RAMALLAH, Sept 14 (MENA) - Secretary General of Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) executive committee Saeb Erekat called Thursday on the international community to provide financial aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for ....

  • Pro-Israel lobby created in Mexican parliament

    Date: 2017-09-14 15:38:29 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:6991161

    GAZA, Sept 14 (MENA) - On the heels of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to Latin America this week, a new lobby supporting Israeli settlements was established in the Mexican parliament, Ynet reported Thursday. The lobby was ....

  • Israel jails two children over Facebook incitement charges

    Date: 2017-09-14 09:52:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:6990065

    RAMALLAH, Sept 14 (MENA) - An Israeli court issued jail sentences against two children from Al Quds over charges of incitement via Facebook, Al Quds Committee for Families of Prisoners said. In a statement on Thursday, the committee added that ....

  • Leaders of US Jewish organizations reject Qatari bids to meet Tamim

    Date: 2017-09-13 14:02:48 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:6989250

    GAZA CITY, Sept 13 (MENA) - Senior leaderships and heads of major Jewish American organizations in the United States rejected Qatari bids for organizing a meeting with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad during next week's UN General Assembly, said ....

  • Palestine accuses Israeli PM of hindering US peace efforts

    Date: 2017-09-13 13:31:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:6989050

    RAMALLAH, Sept 13 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of hindering efforts exerted by the US to resume peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis. Netanyahu publicly announced ....

  • Egypt hosts Fatah delegation Friday

    Date: 2017-09-13 13:02:45 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:6989058

    CAIRO, Sept 13 (MENA) - Egypt will host Friday a delegation from Palestine's Fatah movement to discuss ways of completing the Palestinian national reconciliation. The delegation will include Fatah Central Committee member Azzam Al Ahmad, ....

  • Gaza Strip integral to any future Palestinian state: UN Mideast envoy

    Date: 2017-09-13 12:50:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:6988974

    RAMALLAH, Sept 13 (MENA) - UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nikolay Mladenov stressed Wednesday that the Gaza Strip is an integral part of any future Palestinian state. In a press release, Mladenov also praised the latest ....

  • 90 Jewish settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

    Date: 2017-09-13 12:11:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:6988845

    RAMALLAH, Sept 13 (MENA) - As many as 90 Jewish settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday under the protection of Israeli police. They entered from Al Magharba Gate and provocatively toured the holy site. The mosque's guards on Tuesday ....

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