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IRG arrests more than 30 persons on spying charges

Date: 2017-11-09 16:05:12 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:7083158

TEHRAN, Nov 9 (MENA) - Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced on Thursday that more than 30 persons of dual nationality were arrested during the past two years. Most of them are arrested on the backgrounds of espionage charges. Sky News Channel ....

Israel detains Palestinian youth under pretext of holding knives

Date: 2017-11-09 12:51:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7082668

RAMALLAH, Nov 9 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested a Palestinian young man at the entrance of Kochav Yaakov settlement in southeastern Ramallah under the pretext of possessing knives. The Palestinian young man has been detained after ....

Israeli settlers erect tents in central Hebron

Date: 2017-11-09 12:24:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7082559

RAMALLAH, Nov 9 (MENA) - The Israeli settlers and forces erected tents Thursday in central Hebron in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the Israeli forces erected the tents in the Ibrahimi area to celebrate a Jewish festival. (MENA) Y Y E/S R E ....

Israel detains 11 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2017-11-09 12:23:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7082555

RAMALLAH, Nov 9 (MENA) - The Israeli forces on Thursday arrested 11 Palestinians during raids in the districts of the West Bank, including Jenin, Bethlehem and Al Quds. In a statement by Palestinian Prisoner Club, the Israeli army arrested five ....

Israel imposes new restrictions over Palestinians' movement via Erez crossing

Date: 2017-11-09 11:20:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7082341

RAMALLAH, Nov 9 (MENA) - The Israeli authorities imposed new restrictions over the movement of the residents of Gaza strip, Haaretz newspaper reported Thursday. In a detailed report, Israeli Liaison Office officials told the Palestinian civil ....

Israel to detonate house of Palestinian responsible for killing 3 Israeli soldiers

Date: 2017-11-09 10:35:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7082194

RAMALLAH, Nov 9 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation authorities decided to detonate the home of a Palestinian who shot to death three Israeli soldiers, nearly two months ago at the entrance of Har Adar settlement. The Palestinian, identified as ....

Israeli forces besiege schools in Hebron to prevent commemorating death of Arafat

Date: 2017-11-09 09:24:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7082061

RAMALLAH, Nov 9 (MENA) - Israeli police forces besieged on Thursday schools in southern Hebron to prevent commemorating the death of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. Eyewitnesses said a large number of Israeli troops fanned out in the ....

Israel grants building permits for 240 homes in East Al Quds

Date: 2017-11-08 21:24:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:91 - ID:7081829

RAMALLAH, Nov 8 (MENA) – Israeli authorities granted building permits for 240 homes in East Al Quds on Wednesday, Deputy Mayor Meir Turgeman told The Times of Israel. A committee, chaired by Turgeman, approved 90 units in the Gilo neighborhood ....

Israeli-Arab lawmakers encourage EU to cut trade agreement with Israel

Date: 2017-11-08 19:53:16 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:7081684

GAZA CITY, Nov 8 (MENA) - Israeli-Arab Members of Knesset flew to Brussels this week to tell European lawmakers and diplomats that they believe Israel is violating the terms of their trade agreement with the European Union, The Jerusalem Post ....

France, Britain, US, Germany demand UN extend mandate on Syria chemical probe

Date: 2017-11-08 18:19:20 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:7081635

PARIS, Nov 8 (MENA) - Major Western powers appeared ready for a showdown with Russia at the UN Security Council after demanding on Wednesday the renewal of the mandate of an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria, The New York ....