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3 Israelis killed, 1 seriously injured in attack outside Jerusalem

Date: 2017-09-26 05:53:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:7009333

RAMALLAH, Sept 26 (MENA) - Three Israelis were killed and one seriously wounded Tuesday morning in an attack in the town of Har Adar outside Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Post reported. According to an initial report by the Border Police, the four ....

European Union to boycott Israeli state ceremony

Date: 2017-09-25 11:43:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7007947

RAMALLAH, Sept 25 (MENA) - EU Ambassador to Israel Emanuele Giaufret will boycott an Israeli event marking 50th anniversary of the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza strip and the end of the Six Day War of June 1967, Israel National News reported ....

Trump's peace envoy arrives in Israel

Date: 2017-09-25 11:17:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7007912

RAMALLAH, Sept 25 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace envoy, Jason Greenblatt, arrived in Israel on Monday to start a new round of talks with the Palestinian and Israeli sides on relaunching the peace negotiations. President ....

Israeli forces raid al Matar district, arrest 17 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2017-09-25 10:59:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7007901

RAMALLAH, Sept 25 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces stormed on Monday al Matar neighborhood near Kalandia camp, in northern al Quds city. After storming the neighborhood, Israeli teams took photos of residential buildings, including a mosque, ....

Netanyahu says to delay settlement planning committee meet at US request

Date: 2017-09-25 09:57:24 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7007807

GAZA CITY, Sept 25 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly delayed a meeting of a settlement planning committee at the request of the US administration, whose envoy for Middle East peace is set to visit the region this week ....

Turkey not to recognize results of Kurdistan independence referendum

Date: 2017-09-25 09:41:04 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7007638

ANKARA, Sept 25 (MENA) – Turkey announced on Monday that it will not recognize the results of Kurdistan independence referendum which started today, asserting that it will consider the results null and void. In a statement quoted by the ABC News, ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry: Occupation's escalatory measures diminish hopes of peace

Date: 2017-09-25 09:35:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7007796

RAMALLAH, Sept 25 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said the Israeli government led by Benjamin Netanyahu continued its escalation and violent measures against Palestinian citizens and their homeland. In a statement released on Monday, ....

Iran halts flights to Iraqi Kurdistan

Date: 2017-09-24 13:44:54 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:7006700

TEHRAN, Sept 24 (MENA) - Iran has halted flights to airports in Iraqi Kurdistan at the request of the central government in Baghdad, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday, a day before a Kurdish independence referendum. The agency ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns Israel moves to foil Interpol bid

Date: 2017-09-24 11:37:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7006191

RAMALLAH, Sept 24 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has condemned what it called "a fierce campaign by the Israeli government under Benjamin Netanyahu to foil attempts by the Palestinian state to join the Interpol." Israel fears ....

Jewish settlers perform Talmudic rituals in vicinity of Al Aqsa mosque

Date: 2017-09-24 11:12:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7006231

RAMALLAH, Sept 24 (MENA) - A group of Jewish settlers performed Sunday Talmudic rituals at Al Ghazali precinct in Al Aqsa mosque compound, near the mosque's Al Asbaat gate, under heavy guard by Israeli forces. Eyewitnesses said the Jewish ....