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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 ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry deplores Israel's killing of Palestinian teen

Date: 2017-08-20 09:42:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:6952717

RAMALLAH, Aug 20 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned Israel's killing of a Palestinian teen at Za'tara checkpoint, south of Nablus. In a statement on Sunday, the ministry said the 16-year old boy posed no threat to the Israeli ....

Israel detains two Palestinian youths near Gaza Strip border

Date: 2017-08-20 09:37:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:6952788

GAZA CITY, Aug 20 (MENA) - Two Palestinian youths have been detained by Israeli occupation forces near the border with the Gaza Strip, local sources said Sunday. The pair, in their 20s, were passing in the area when the Israeli troops captured ....

Palestinian teenager shot dead at Israeli checkpoint near Nablus

Date: 2017-08-19 17:25:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:6952285

RAMALLAH, Aug 19 (MENA) - A Palestinian teenager was shot dead Saturday at an Israeli checkpoint south of Nablus of the occupied West Bank. Israeli authorities alleged the youth was attempting to carry out a stabbing attack on Israeli forces when ....

17,000 Iraqi refugees back home in Nineveh

Date: 2017-08-19 09:33:21 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:6951559

BAGHDAD, Aug 19 (MENA) - Iraq's Ministry of Displacement and Migration announced Saturday that at least 17,000 refugees have returned to their home in Nineveh governorate. Minister of Immigration and Displacement Jassim Mohammed said the office ....

3 Palestinians wounded by Israeli fire in Jenin

Date: 2017-08-19 09:29:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:6951556

RAMALLAH, Aug 19 (MENA) - Three Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli fire in Jenin city in the northern West Bank. Israeli troops stormed Jenin Camp earlier Saturday, before clashes erupted, eyewitnesses said. The Israeli troops then ....

Palestinian shot, others suffocate in clashes along Gaza border

Date: 2017-08-18 19:19:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:6951164

GAZA CITY, Aug 18 (MENA) - A Palestinian was shot and injured with a live bullet, and others suffocated by tear gas during clashes that erupted Friday in multiple locations along Gaza borders, WAFA news agency reported. Israeli forces stationed at ....

German minister slams Erdogan's 'interference' in Germany's vote

Date: 2017-08-18 17:34:30 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:6951077

BERLIN, Aug 18 (MENA) - German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel hit out Friday against "interference" by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Germany's elections, after the Turkish leader urged Turks living abroad not to vote for parties of the ....

Syrian army besieges terrorists near strategic city of Akerbat

Date: 2017-08-18 08:38:42 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:6950179

MOSCOW, Aug 18 (MENA) - Assault units of the Syrian military with support from the Russian Aerospace Force within a few recent days have provided full control over the opposing heights near Hisayah and es-Savannet, TASS news agency quoted the ....

Coalition, SFD airstrikes kill 23 civilians in Raqqah

Date: 2017-08-18 07:57:50 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:6950177

DAMASCUS, Aug 18 (MENA) - At least 23 civilians were killed and others injured in intensified airstrikes by the US-led coalition and bombardment of Syrian Democratic Forces (SFD) on Raqqah city, said local Syrian sources on Friday. The coalition ....