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SOHR says regime troops shell areas in Rif Hama

Date: 2017-12-24 10:12:37 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7156326

LONDON, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said Sunday that regime troops re-shelled areas in Rif Hama and that big blasts rocked Rif Idlib, causing material damage. No word of casualties was reported. The Syrian ....

Palestinian dies of wounds in Gaza

Date: 2017-12-24 09:40:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7156259

GAZA CITY, Dec 24 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth died Sunday of wounds he sustained in clashes with Israeli forces east of Gaza. Mohamed Sami Hashem el Dahdouh, 19, was shot in the neck on December 8 by the Israeli forces near military checkpoint of ....

Israel detains 8 Palestinians from Quds

Date: 2017-12-24 07:33:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7156071

RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained late on Saturday eight Palestinians from Quds, mostly children. This comes as part of a new detention campaign in al Quds. Tensions have been high on the Palestinian territories, especially al ....

Japanese foreign minister to visit Israel, meet with Netanyahu this week

Date: 2017-12-24 06:47:43 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:7156025

GAZA CITY, Dec 24 (MENA) - Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono will visit Israel and the Palestinian Authority on Monday and Tuesday. This will be his third visit to the region since entering office, and it is part of Japan's Middle East ....

Israeli occupation blocks entrance to Lubban village

Date: 2017-12-23 07:29:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:7154570

RAMALLAH, Dec 23 (MENA) - Israeli forces on Saturday installed sand barriers to block the entrance to al Lubban village, northern West Bank. According to Palestinian sources, an Israeli bulldozer and military vehicles totally closed the main ....

Israeli occupation kills Palestinian youth in Jabalia

Date: 2017-12-23 07:27:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7154562

GAZA CITY, Dec 23 (MENA) - A 28-year-old Palestinian youth succumbed to his injuries on Saturday in a hospital in Jabalia city, northern Gaza. According to Palestine's Health Ministry Spokesman Ashraf al Qudra, martyr Sherif Shalash died from his ....

Netanyahu asks Israeli envoy to submit withdrawal letter to UNESCO

Date: 2017-12-22 20:52:27 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:7154457

GAZA CITY, Dec 22 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the Israeli representative to the UNESCO to draft an official withdrawal letter to be submitted to the institution after Christmas, i24NEWS reported Friday. By ....

Israel to leave UNESCO over 'attacks' on Jewish state

Date: 2017-12-22 19:48:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:7154416

GAZA CITY, Dec 22 (MENA) - Israel has announced it is leaving UNESCO citing the UN cultural agency's "systematic attacks" on the Jewish state, Fox news reported Friday. Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said Friday that the ....

OCHA oPt: 8 Palestinians killed, 2,900 wounded in two weeks

Date: 2017-12-22 17:19:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:7154180

RAMALLAH, Dec 22 (MENA) - The United Nation Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) said in a report on the period from December 5 to 18 that eight Palestinian fatalities and nearly ....

US no longer honest peace mediator: Palestinian president

Date: 2017-12-22 12:42:06 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7153754

PARIS, Dec 22 (MENA) – The US is no longer an honest broker in the Middle East peace process after President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and announced plans to move the US embassy to it, Palestinian ....