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US issues warning to its embassies to increase security amid Trump's Quds decision

Date: 2017-12-05 12:36:18 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7124431

WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (MENA) - US embassies around the world had been warned by the State Department to increase security in the event that President Donald Trump delivers an announcement saying the US acknowledges Al Quds is Israel’s capital later this ....

Abbas, Macron discuss over phone US stance on Al Quds

Date: 2017-12-05 12:24:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7124523

RAMALLAH, Dec 5 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday had a phone conversation. The two sides reviewed over phone efforts made by Macron with US President Donald Trump regarding the ....

Palestinian leadership considers calling for Arab emergency summit on Al Quds

Date: 2017-12-05 12:01:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7124446

RAMALLAH, Dec 5 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Palestinian Presidency Nabil Abu Rudina said on Tuesday that the Palestinian leadership is considering calling for an Arab emergency summit on Al Quds. In press statements, he added that the summit will ....

PLO member deplores planned US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital

Date: 2017-12-04 16:32:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:7123093

RAMALLAH, Dec 4 (MENA) - Member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Zakaria al Agha slammed on Monday the US plan to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel or moving its embassy to it, considering such steps a ....

Israel arrests 18 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2017-12-04 09:57:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7122382

RAMALLAH, Dec 4 (MENA) - The Palestinian Prisoners Club said Israeli forces detained early Monday 18 Palestinians in the West Bank. In a press release, the club said the detainees included lawyers, released prisoners and children. Israeli forces ....

Israeli forces detain four Aqsa Mosque guards

Date: 2017-12-04 09:08:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7122251

RAMALLAH, Dec 4 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained on Monday four Aqsa Mosque guards. The guards were taken to an investigation center. The head of the guards department was also summoned for investigations. (MENA) M N E/S R E ....

Netanyahu: When Iran regime falls, Israel will be first to restore ties

Date: 2017-12-03 22:50:19 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:7121823

GAZA CITY, Dec 3 (MENA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “one day the Iranian regime will fall” and “Israel will be the first in line to restore relations” with the country, The Times of Israel reported on Sunday. The prime ....

Israeli navy abducts 5 Palestinian fishermen

Date: 2017-12-03 22:32:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:7121868

GAZA, Dec 3 (MENA) - Israeli occupation navy abducted Sunday five Palestinian fishermen and seized their boat in north Gaza. Chairman of the Palestinian Fishermen Syndicate Amgad al Sharafi confirmed that the Israeli navy seized the boat of ....

Israeli army sets up roadblocks in Gaza region

Date: 2017-12-03 21:29:43 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:7121903

Gaza CITY, Dec 3 (MENA) - The Israeli army has set up roadblocks in the Gaza region over the last few days due to military activities being carried out in the area, it was cleared for publication Sunday, according to Ynetnews. Military police ....

Jordan condemns continuing Israeli violations against Aqsa

Date: 2017-12-03 19:49:35 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:7121749

AMMAN, Dec 3 (MENA) - The Jordanian Government on Sunday condemned the ongoing Israeli violations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque/al-Haram al-Sharif and allowing extremists into the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque on a daily basis under the protection ....