Middle East
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Palestinian PM posts Swiss minister on occupation obstacles
Date: 2017-09-05 16:09:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:6976224
RAMALLAH, Sept 5 (MENA)- The Palestinian prime minister posted on Tuesday the Swiss State Secretary for International Finance Matters Joerg Gasser, who is visiting here, on Israeli obstacles in development and investment in Palestine. Rami ....
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Jerusalem Post: War unlikely to be launched with Hezbollah
Date: 2017-09-05 15:14:14 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:6976124
GAZA, Sept 5 (MENA) – As Israel's army began their largest drill in 20 years simulating a war with Hezbollah, it is unlikely that Israeli soldiers will see a real conflict with it in the near future, Jerusalem Post said in a report on Tuesday. ....
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Russian strikes destroy Daesh strongholds in Deir ez-Zor: Moscow
Date: 2017-09-05 15:10:57 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:6976095
MOSCOW, Sept 5 (MENA) - The Russian Defense Ministry revealed on Tuesday that Russian airstrikes helped the Syrian army to break through terrorist defenses and lift Deir ez-Zor's siege, Russian news agency Sputnik reported. Moreover, the Russian ....
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ICRC head starts visit to Palestine, Israel Tuesday
Date: 2017-09-04 12:46:55 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:6974560
GENEVA, Sept 3 (MENA) - International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Maurer will embark Tuesday on a three-day visit to Palestine and Israel to assess the humanitarian situation there. Maurer is set to hold high-level meetings ....
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Netanyahu Pledges to deport African migrants
Date: 2017-09-04 09:26:36 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:6974264
GAZA CITY, Sept 4 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged various steps to deport more of the country’s remaining 38,000 African migrants, Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reported. At Sunday’s cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said, ....
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Palestinian shot by Israeli forces succumbs to critical wounds
Date: 2017-09-03 17:33:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:6973717
RAMALLAH, Sept 3 (MENA) - A 21-year injured Palestinian Sunday succumbed to critical wounds he sustained after being shot by Israeli forces at the entrance of Bethlehem refugee camp in early August, WAFA reported. Ra'ed al-Salhi, 21, was shot ....
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Israeli police question former senior figure in Netanyahu’s office
Date: 2017-09-03 11:58:04 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:6973300
GAZA CITY, Sept 3 (MENA) - Israel Police questioned on Sunday six suspects - among them one former senior figure in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office - in the investigation that was dubbed Case 3000, or the "submarines affair", The ....
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Syria regime army shells districts inside, outside Aleppo -- rights group
Date: 2017-09-03 08:07:58 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:6972974
LONDON, Sept 3 (MENA) - Syrian regime forces shelled territories in and on the outskirts of Aleppo, said a Britain-based rights group on Sunday. The shelling targeted Al Zaharaa district on the western side of Aleppo and the southern countryside, ....
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Fatah: Forming Israeli council for settlers affairs in Hebron "serious" measure
Date: 2017-09-02 14:40:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:6972574
RAMALLAH, Sept 2 (MENA) - The Palestinian Fatah movement considered the decision of the Israeli cabinet to form a council for the settlers affairs in Hebron city as a very "dangerous" step as it torpedoes all inked international agreements. The ....
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Israeli occupation arrests Palestinian girl over alleged stabbing attempt
Date: 2017-09-02 09:56:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:6972134
RAMALLAH, Sept 2 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Saturday arrested a Palestinian girl after shooting her over an alleged stabbing attempt. According to the occupation media, the foiled stabbing attempt took place western Ramallah. ....