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China asks for int'l efforts to accelerate Palestine-Israel peace process
Date: 2017-10-19 06:27:52 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:7046933
BEIJING, Oct 19 (MENA) - China has asked the international community for more efforts to tackle the Palestine issue, saying it should have a sense of urgency to push for a political settlement. The Palestine issue is the crux of the Middle East ....
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Saudi Arabia to UNSC: Iran used lifting sanctions to destabilize region
Date: 2017-10-19 06:17:47 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:7046946
NEW YORK, Oct 19 (MENA) -The Political Coordinator of the Saudi Mission in the United Nations, spokeswoman Manal Hassan Radwan told a meeting of the Security Council on the Middle East that Iran has taken advantage of lifting sanctions to ....
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UN celebrates opening 5 public schools in Gaza Strip
Date: 2017-10-18 22:38:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:91 - ID:7046697
GAZA CITY, Oct 18 (MENA) – The UNDP’s Program of Assistance to the Palestinian People (PAPP) celebrated with the Palestinian Education Ministry the inauguration of five public schools in the Gaza Strip. The move came within the context of ....
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Tehran to 'shred' nuclear deal if US pulls out -- Khamenei
Date: 2017-10-18 22:27:10 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:89 - ID:7046744
TEHRAN, Oct 18 (MENA ) - Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday that Tehran would stick to its 2015 nuclear accord with world powers as long as the other signatories respected it. "I don’t want to waste my time on ....
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Palestine's UNSC envoy thanks Egypt for reconciliation efforts
Date: 2017-10-18 18:28:48 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:7046588
NEW YORK, Oct 18 (MENA) - Palestine’s Permanent Representative to the UN Security Council Riyad Mansour has thanked Egypt for its efforts to conclude the reconciliation deal between the Palestinian Fatah and Hamas movements. Addressing a UNSC ....
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Iraq, Turkey agree to open Fishkhabur border crossing
Date: 2017-10-18 14:43:10 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:7045911
BAGHDAD, Oct 18 (MENA) - An Iraqi government source revealed an agreement was reached Wednesday to reopen the Fishkhabur border crossing which links the city of Mosul with other parts of Iraq. The source told an Iraq media outlet that the opening ....
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Jordan rejects any threats to historical status quo in Al Quds
Date: 2017-10-18 14:12:54 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:7046131
AMMAN, Oct 18 (MENA) – Jordan rejects any threats to the historical status quo in Jerusalem that respects peaceful co-existence and the churches' management of their properties, King Abdullah II asserted, Petra News Agency reported. The king made ....
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Putin, Netanyahu discuss Syria and Iran
Date: 2017-10-18 13:39:08 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:7046134
MOSCOW, Oct 18 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, discussing the Syria issue, the situation surrounding Iran’s nuclear program and the results of the referendum ....
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Israeli occupation forces shut down, ransack media companies in WB
Date: 2017-10-18 07:22:18 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7045256
RAMALLAH, Oct 18 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces early Wednesday shut down and ransacked the headquarters and the district offices of two media production companies, citing incitement reasons, during raids in the districts of Ramallah, Nablus, ....
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12 people wounded in Turkish police bus bomb attack
Date: 2017-10-17 20:00:53 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:7044778
ANKARA, Oct 17 (MENA) - At least 12 people were injured after a bomb attack targeting a Turkish police bus in the southern Turkish city of Mersin. The report was carried by Sky News on Tuesday without giving more details. H M E/M A F ....
