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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 ....
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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 ....
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Israel approved structural plans for 122 settlements in six months, says Palestinian authority
Date: 2017-09-24 09:14:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7006042
RAMALLAH, Sept 24 (MENA) - Chairman of the Palestinian Authority Committee Against the Wall and Settlements Walid Assaf said Sunday Israel approved plans to establish 1,700 settlements since the beginning of the current year until now. Assaf ....
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Istanbul police detain 36 suspected Daesh militants
Date: 2017-09-23 13:55:12 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:7005272
ANKARA, Sept 23 (MENA) - Istanbul police have detained 36 people as alleged members of Daesh group. Anti-terror police conducted simultaneous raids at 15 different addresses in Istanbul to apprehend five suspects who allegedly had traveled to Iraq ....
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Iran test-fires ‘Khorramshahr’ ballistic missile
Date: 2017-09-23 11:26:43 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7004892
TEHRAN, Sept 23 (MENA) - Iran has successfully test-fired a new long-range ballistic missile called the ‘Khorramshahr’ missile on Friday, Mehr News Agency reported Saturday. The Khorramshahr missile is Iran’s third missile with a range of 2,000 ....
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Ceiling of Church of Holy Sepulchre partially collapses
Date: 2017-09-22 18:38:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:7004169
RAMALLAH, Sept 22 (MENA) - Part of the Church of Holy Sepulchre's ceiling collapsed Friday noon in Al Quds, without causing injuries among worshipers. Eyewitnesses said hundreds of worshipers were inside the church when part of the ceiling ....
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Israeli jets bombed site close to Damascus airport, reports say
Date: 2017-09-22 12:44:56 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7003732
LONDON, Sept 22 (MENA) - Israeli jets have reportedly bombed on Friday an area near the Damascus international airport in the third attack in as many weeks by the Israeli military on targets associated with the Lebanese group Hezbollah, The Guardian ....
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Fighting breaks out at Turkish president’s speech in New York
Date: 2017-09-22 11:10:35 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7003576
NEW YORK, Sept 22 (MENA) - Violence broke out at a New York hotel Thursday afternoon when protesters disrupted a speech by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, The New York Times reported. In the middle of Erdogan’s speech, delivered in ....
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Iraqi popular forces launch 2nd phase of Hawija operation
Date: 2017-09-22 07:20:03 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7003195
BAGHDAD, Sept 22 (MENA) - Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces announced on Friday the launch of the second phase of the military operation to liberate the western parts of Hawija district, Kirkuk province. The second phase aims at controlling the ....
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UNSC says opposes Kurd independence vote
Date: 2017-09-22 07:03:00 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7003192
NEW YORK, Sept 22 (MENA) - The UN Security Council warned that a referendum on independence by Iraq's Kurdistan region was potentially destabilizing, adding its weight to international opposition to the vote. In a unanimous statement, the ....
