Middle East
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OIC says committed to preserving Al Quds identity
Date: 2017-08-21 17:27:14 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:6955327
CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Monday it is committed to protecting the Arab and Islamic identity of Al Quds amid continued Israeli violations in the city. "The safety of the holy sites in Al Quds is ....
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Israeli occupation has no sovereignty over al Aqsa: Fatah
Date: 2017-08-21 13:15:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:6954720
RAMALLAH, Aug 21 (MENA) - Fatah movement stressed on Monday that Israeli occupation has no supremacy over eastern Jerusalem including al Aqsa mosque. In a statement on the 48th anniversary of burning al Aqsa mosque, Fattah reaffirmed that al Quds ....
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Israeli forces to surround Beit El settlement in West Bank with wall
Date: 2017-08-21 13:08:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:6954744
RAMALLAH, Aug 21 (MENA) - Israel decided on Monday to surround Beit El settlement in northern Ramallah with a wall to separate it from El Galzoun camp and other Palestinian districts. The move comes upon an order by Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor ....
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3 Palestinians injured in clashes in Ain al Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon
Date: 2017-08-21 11:01:14 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:6954394
BEIRUT, Aug 21 (MENA) – Three Palestinians were injured during clashes in Ain al Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon between the Palestinian forces and Fatah Movement on one side and two extremist groups on the other. Machine guns and missile ....
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Israel threatens to demolish houses in Al Quds
Date: 2017-08-21 10:03:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:6954368
RAMALLAH, Aug 21 (MENA) - Israeli bulldozers demolished a kindergarten and seized all its contents at Jabal Al Baba district in Al Eizariya town in southeastern Al Quds, Haaretz reported on Monday. Israeli civil administration in the occupied ....
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Palestinian cause not top priority of US administration: PLO member
Date: 2017-08-21 09:40:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:6954252
RAMALLAH, Aug 21 (MENA) – Member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Ahmad Majdalani said that the Palestinian cause is not a priority of the US administration. There are no indicators that a visit by a US ....
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Abbas discusses peace efforts with Meretz party
Date: 2017-08-20 15:44:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:6953558
RAMALLAH, Aug 20 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received on Sunday a delegation from the Israeli left-wing Meretz party at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, to discuss ways to advance peace efforts in the region, Wafa news ....
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Airstrikes kill 13 civilians in Raqqa
Date: 2017-08-20 11:49:21 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:6952993
DAMASCUS, Aug 20 (MENA) - Thirteen civilians, including women and children, were killed in airstrikes by the International Alliance fighter jets and artillery shelling by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the city of Raqqa over the past few ....
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Israel steps up pressure on Palestinian prisoners in Raymond jail
Date: 2017-08-20 11:18:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:6952957
RAMALLAH, Aug 20 (MENA) - The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said the Israeli prison authorities stormed Sunday Raymond jail and enforced severe measures against the Palestinian prisoners in Section (6). The forces transferred ....
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Israel arrests 10 Palestinians in Al Quds
Date: 2017-08-20 10:04:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:6952732
RAMALLAH, Aug 20 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained on Sunday at least ten Palestinians, half of them teenagers from different places in Al Quds. Eight youths were arrested at dawn on charges of throwing of stones, fireworks and Molotov ....