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Israeli Def. minister: 'Europeans putting heads in the sand' on Iran deal
Date: 2017-10-15 16:22:17 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:7041040
GAZA CITY, Oct 15 (MENA) - Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman slammed Great Britain, France and Germany for their opposition to the steps US President Donald Trump announced against the Iranian nuclear deal. The leaders of the three ....
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Fatah: Palestinian reconciliation pushes peace process
Date: 2017-10-15 12:21:24 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:7040298
AMMAN, Oct 15 (MENA) - Senior Fatah official Azzam Al Ahmad on Sunday expressed hope that the Palestinian reconciliation would push the peace process between the Palestinians and Israel. During his participation in the 137th Assembly of the ....
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Fatah to send teams to Gaza Strip next week -- minister
Date: 2017-10-15 10:56:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7040250
RAMALLAH, Oct 15 (MENA) - Fatah will send teams to the Gaza Strip next week to mull operating the enclave's crossings, said Civil affairs Minister Hussein al Sheikh, who is also a member of the movement's central committee, on Sunday. The step is ....
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Jewish settlers storm Al Aqsa mosque compound
Date: 2017-10-15 10:32:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7040139
RAMALLAH, Oct 15 (MENA) - A group of Jewish settlers, secured by Israeli occupation forces, stormed into the compound of Al Aqsa Mosque through Magharba gate on Sunday, according to witnesses. They conducted provocative tours in the sacred site ....
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Israel detains 14 Palestinians in West Bank
Date: 2017-10-15 10:10:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7040140
RAMALLAH, Oct 15 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained 14 Palestinians in different areas of the West Bank on Sunday. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said the forces detained five from Hebron, four from Jenin, three from Ramallah, one ....
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Israeli forces detain 5 Palestinians
Date: 2017-10-15 07:23:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7039821
RAMALLAH, Oct 15 (MENA) - Israeli gunboats detained four Palestinian fishermen early Sunday and seized two boats in northwestern Gaza. Eyewitnesses said the forces fired at the boats. Meanwhile, a Palestinian youth was injured and another was ....
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Turkey arrests 63 former police officers over FETO links
Date: 2017-10-14 17:41:38 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:7039518
ANKARA, Oct 14 (MENA) - Turkish security forces detained 63 former police officers linked to Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) in nationwide counter-terror operations, a security official said Saturday. The former police officers were among ....
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Deep divisions between Moscow, London over Syria: Russian Foreign Ministry
Date: 2017-10-14 17:30:20 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:7039483
MOSCOW, Oct 14 (MENA) - Deep divergences exist between Russia and Britain over fighting terrorism in Syria, Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov said, TASS news agency reported Saturday. "References to deep divisions between our ....
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SOHR: All Daesh-affiliate Syrian fighters left Raqqa
Date: 2017-10-14 11:09:10 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7038691
LONDON, Oct 14 (MENA) - All Daesh-affiliate Syrian fighters have left al Raqqa city, during the past five days, along with their families to unknown destinations, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Saturday. The London-based ....
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Israeli occupation forces block road to Hebron area villages
Date: 2017-10-14 10:06:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7038589
RAMALLAH, Oct 14 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces have blocked sub roads connecting between Beit Awwa town and neighborhoods of southwestern Hebron governorate. Local sources noted that the occupation forces used dirt mounds to block a road ....