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Russia's top diplomat has no information about possible attack on Israel

Date: 2017-08-30 10:56:49 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:6968953

DOHA, Aug 30 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow has no information about anyone preparing an attack on Israel, the Russian news agency Tass reported. Following talks with the emir of Qatar on Wednesday, Lavrov said "We ....

Guterres tours Gaza border tunnel

Date: 2017-08-30 10:13:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:6968859

RAMALLAH, Aug 30 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived early Wednesday in the Gaza Strip on a field tour organized by Israel, according to Hebraic sites. The tour included a Gaza Strip border tunnel from which Israel ....

Israeli forces arrest 17 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2017-08-30 09:58:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:6968805

RAMALLAH, Aug 30 (MENA) - The Palestinian Prisoners Club said Israeli forces arrested late Tuesday and early Wednesday 17 Palestinians in the West Bank. In a statement on Wednesday, the club said the forces detained five Palestinians in ....

Syrian Observatory: 8 civilians killed in airstrike by US-led coalition over Raqqa

Date: 2017-08-30 07:02:00 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:6968507

LONDON, Aug 30 (MENA) - At least eight civilians were killed in an airstrike by the US-led international coalition over Raqqa city in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a statement. Violent clashes are still ongoing between ....

UN chief meets with families of Palestinians jailed by Israel

Date: 2017-08-29 22:37:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:123 - ID:6968359

RAMALLAH, Aug 29 (MENA) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres met on Tuesday in Ramallah with a number of families of Palestinians in Israeli jails. During the meeting, the families of the prisoners urged the UN chief to "act seriously to save ....

Egypt's role indispensable in Libyan issue: Italy

Date: 2017-08-29 22:33:10 GMT - Libya - Middle East - SN:122 - ID:6968398

TRIPOLI, Aug 29 (MENA) – Italy’s Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano on Tuesday said the Egyptian efforts to put an end to the Libyan crisis are indispensable. In televised statements, Alfano said he will meet with Egyptian counterpart Sameh ....

Israeli occupation forces arrest 14 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2017-08-29 14:48:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:6967858

RAMALLAH, Aug 29 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested 14 Palestinians, including young boys, from various parts of the West Bank during Monday and Tuesday. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club said that six Palestinians from Al ....

Jordan condemns intrusion into Aqsa mosque by Israeli lawmakers

Date: 2017-08-29 14:45:22 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:6967845

AMMAN, Aug 29 (MENA) - Jordan condemned on Tuesday the storming of Al Aqsa mosque by two Israeli Knesset members under the protection of Israeli police. Petra news agency quoted Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications and ....

Fierce clashes between Popular mobilization forces, Daesh in Tal Afar

Date: 2017-08-29 14:25:25 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:6967850

BAGHDAD, Aug 29 (MENA) - Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces are fighting with Daesh terrorists in al Aiyada district, Tal Afar. The popular forces have inflicted heavy losses on Deash terrorists during the clashes, Iraqi Media News agency ....

Syrian Army repels fierce al Nusra attack in Hama countryside

Date: 2017-08-29 11:12:27 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:6967181

DAMASCUS, Aug 29 (MENA) - The Syrian army repelled a fierce attack launched by al Nusra Front militants in Hama southeastern countryside, Syrian military media network reported on Tuesday. Thegovernmental forces managed to retake all the sites they ....