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Syrian army targets Al Ghantu town in Homs - observatory

Date: 2017-05-22 10:12:14 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:6822087

LONDON, May 22 (MENA) - Assad regime forces targeted with heavy weapons Al Ghantu town in Homs on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Meanwhile, clashes continued between the regime forces and militants in areas in the eastern ....

Health of Palestinian prisoners in Nitzan "serious"- Committee

Date: 2017-05-22 10:06:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:6821948

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - Media Committee of the Palestinian Prisoners, who have been on a hunger strike over a month, said health conditions of the Palestinian detainees are "serious" as a number of them were moved to Israeli hospitals. Lawyer ....

Palestinians go on overall strike in support of hunger-striking prisoners

Date: 2017-05-22 09:35:04 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:6821945

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - Palestinians across the occupied territories staged on Monday an overall strike in support of the Palestinian detainees who have been on a hunger-strike for 36th day. Life was brought to a standstill in the West Bank, ....

Israel gears up for Trump's visit, some residents temporarily evicted from homes in Old City

Date: 2017-05-22 09:30:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:6821984

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - Stores were closed, thousands of police were deployed and some residents were to be temporarily evicted from their homes, amid unprecedented security arrangements for US President Donald Trump’s walk through the Old City of ....

Preparations for Trump’s visit expose political rifts in Israel

Date: 2017-05-22 09:19:22 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:6821938

NEW YORK, May 22 (MENA) - Unlike the royal pomp and ceremony with which President Trump was greeted over the weekend in Saudi Arabia, the plans for his arrival on Monday in Israel had devolved into an unseemly political ruckus before Air Force One ....

Haaretz: Israel sells air-defense system to India in second major arms deal

Date: 2017-05-22 08:51:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:6821922

RAMALLAH, May 22 (MENA) - Israel announced that it had reached a deal worth $630 million to provide India's navy with missile defense systems, Haaretz reported. The new contract will see state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) supply LRSAM ....

Fuming Netanyahu orders ministers to attend Trump's reception after most refuse to show up

Date: 2017-05-21 22:54:24 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:104 - ID:6821428

GAZA CITY, May 21 (MENA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has required all cabinet ministers to attend the reception ceremony for US President Donald Trump at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Monday, Haaretz reported. A senior ....

Israel approves confidence-building measures before Trump visit

Date: 2017-05-21 22:01:34 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:96 - ID:6821655

GAZA CITY, May 21 (MENA) - On the eve of US President Donald Trump's visit, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Security Cabinet approved several confidence-building measures, ABC News reported. Such measures include construction permits ....

Hamas rejects Trump remakes labeling group as “terrorist”

Date: 2017-05-21 20:16:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:6821489

GAZA CITY, May 21 (MENA) - The Palestinian Islamic Hamas movement on Sunday rejected labeling the group as “terrorist” by US President Donald Trump. In press statements, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said the remarks by the US President ....

Rouhani win matters for Human Rights

Date: 2017-05-21 14:01:07 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:6821050

NEW YORK, May 21 (MENA) - Human Rights Watch has urged Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to act to promote what the Iranian people want most: a genuine commitment to protecting their rights. During his first term, security forces continued to ....