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Syrian jets shell Jerud Arsal

Date: 2017-07-25 14:47:47 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:6915302

BEIRUT, July 25 (MENA) - Syrian regime jets Tuesday renewed raids on Jerud Arsal, where elements of the terrorist al Nusra Front are sheltering. Three elements of Hezbollah have reportedly been taken hostage by al Nusra Front. Lebanese ....

26 Palestinians arrested by Israeli occupants in WB

Date: 2017-07-25 09:01:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:6914304

RAMALLAH, July 25 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces at dawn Tuesday launched a large-scale detention campaign in various areas of the West Bank. As many as 26 Palestinians, including the mother of the Palestinian who carried out the stabbing ....

Security Cabinet to remove Aqsa Mosque metal detectors and cameras

Date: 2017-07-25 08:59:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:6914330

RAMALLAH, July 25 (MENA) - The Security Cabinet voted to remove metal detectors and cameras from al Aqsa Mosque, Israel's Ynet reported on Tuesday. The Security Cabinet decided Monday night to remove metal detectors from the entrance to the Aqsa ....

Palestinian Red Crescent treats 16 Palestinian injuries in Al Quds

Date: 2017-07-25 08:45:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:6914285

RAMALLAH, July 25 (MENA) - The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said 16 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli forces near Lions' Gate and Wadi al Joz in occupied Al Quds at dawn Tuesday. Six were transferred to the hospital and ....

Jordanian FM discusses with US presidential envoy Al Quds crisis

Date: 2017-07-25 07:49:43 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:6914244

Amman, July 24 (MENA) - Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi discussed with US President Donald Trump's envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt Al Aqsa mosque crisis in Al Quds. Safadi has met with the US presidential envoy on Monday ....

Israel installs security cameras near holy site

Date: 2017-07-25 07:14:07 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:6914184

RAMALLAH, July 25 (MENA) - Israel has placed CCTV cameras near an entrance to a holy site in Jerusalem as tensions over security measures there continue, the BBC reported. Metal detectors were installed after the killing of two Israeli policemen ....

Netanyahu meets defense chiefs on crisis with Jordan

Date: 2017-07-24 20:33:33 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:6913914

GAZA CITY, July 24 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held consultations with defense chiefs on the crisis at the Israeli embassy in Amman, Yediot Ahronot reported Monday. A security guard from the Israeli Embassy in Amman opened ....

Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2017-07-24 13:17:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:6913030

RAMALLAH, July 24 (MENA) - Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed on Monday the holy Mosque of Al Aqsa through the Mughrabi gate amid tight security measures by Israeli police. About 38 settlers toured freely the mosque and performed Talmudic ....

Israeli occupation denies access of medical teams to Al Quds - PRCS

Date: 2017-07-24 12:54:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:6912903

RAMALLAH, July 24 (MENA) - The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that the Israeli forces are denying access of medical teams affiliated to the PRCS to Al Quds (occupied east Jerusalem). In a press release issued on Monday, the PRCS ....

OIC denies Israel's legal sovereignty on Al Quds, rejects measures against holy mosque

Date: 2017-07-24 12:45:27 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:6912945

CAIRO/JEDDAH, July 24 (MENA) - The closing statement of the committee of permanent delegates to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation released on Monday denounced all punitive measures enforced by Israel since July 14, particularly as regards ....