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Israeli forces deny Palestinian students access to Aqsa
Date: 2017-10-11 10:11:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:7033878
RAMALLAH, Oct 11 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday denied several students from Al Quds city access to Al Aqsa Mosque on the plea of putting the Palestinian flag on their scouting attire. Meanwhile, eyewitnesses said that more than ....
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Palestinian Foreign Ministry slams Israeli settlement policy as declaration of war on two-state solution
Date: 2017-10-11 09:21:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7033754
RAMALLAH, Oct 11 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry castigated at Israel's racist settlement policy as a declaration of war on the two-state solution and a clear-cut rejection of the establishment of a Palestinian state. In a statement on ....
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Iran warns of tough response if US violates 2015 nuclear deal
Date: 2017-10-11 08:39:50 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7033735
TEHRAN, Oct 11 (MENA) - Iran's foreign minister has warned of a tough response from Tehran if President Donald Trump presses ahead with his threats to scuttle the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, ABC news reported. Mohammad Javad Zarif briefed ....
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UN: More than 5.4 mn Iraqis displaced since Daesh fight
Date: 2017-10-11 06:37:11 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:7033512
BAGHDAD, Oct 11 (MENA) - More than 5.4 million civilians have been displaced in Iraq since Daesh fight began in 2014, U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq said. Coordinator, Lise Grande, said millions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) have ....
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White House: Trump to announce broad Iran strategy this week
Date: 2017-10-11 05:53:17 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:3 - ID:7033481
WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (MENA) - The White House said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump will make an announcement this week on an "overall Iran strategy," including whether to decertify the international deal curbing Tehran’s nuclear program, ....
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US-led coalition pounds 3 Daesh hotbeds, destroys 4 vehicles in Iraq
Date: 2017-10-10 10:47:47 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7032250
BAGHDAD, Oct 10 (MENA) - The warplanes of the US-led coalition on Tuesday carried out airstrikes against three Daesh hotbeds on borders between Diyala and Salah el Din governorates. Injuries among Daesh terrorists have been reported, Alsumaria ....
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Thousands of settlers storm into Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron
Date: 2017-10-10 10:23:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7032033
RAMALLAH, Oct 10 (MENA) - Thousands of settlers stormed into Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron under tight Israeli security. Eyewitnesses said at least 22,000 settlers pushed deep into Ibrahimi Mosque, noting that Israeli forces prevented Muslim ....
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Palestinian Foreign Ministry: Israel deepens settlement construction on the ruins of two-state solution
Date: 2017-10-10 10:06:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7032077
RAMALLAH, Oct 10 (MENA) - Despite the talks about the efforts to resume the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, the Israeli government continues to swallow the majority of the occupied West Bank through the expansion of settlements and the large-scale ....
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Russia: US simulates anti-Daesh fight in Iraq as terrorists cross into Syria
Date: 2017-10-10 10:02:58 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7032100
MOSCOW, Oct 10 (MENA) - The Russian Defense Ministry has accused the US-led international coalition of “simulating” the fight against Daesh in Iraq, Russia Today channel reported on Tuesday. The coalition conducted fewer airstrikes in Iraq in ....
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Russian jet crashes in Syria, crew killed
Date: 2017-10-10 09:56:58 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7032032
MOSCOW, Oct 10 (MENA) - A Sukhoi military jet crashed while trying to take off from Russia's Hmeimim base in Syria on Tuesday, killing the crew, Russian news agencies quoted a military spokesman as saying. "The Su-24 plane rolled off the runway ....