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Iranians vote in presidential election

Date: 2017-05-19 10:08:35 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:6818044

TEHRAN, May 19 (MENA) - Iranians are voting in a presidential contest which pits President Hassan Rouhani against a serious challenger, Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, in what is believed to be a close race, Press TV reported. Some 63,500 polling ....

In Video, Erdogan watches as his guards clash with protesters

Date: 2017-05-19 08:15:54 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:6817779

WASHINGTON, May 19 (MENA) - A video surfaced on Thursday that shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looking on as armed members of his security team violently charge a group of protesters outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence here, The ....

US source: Trump will ask Netanyahu to curb west bank settlement activity

Date: 2017-05-18 20:42:32 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:107 - ID:6817623

GAZA, May 18 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump will repeat his opposition to Israeli settlement growth in the West Bank during his first visit to the region next week– and expects the Israeli government to acknowledge that his position has been ....

US-led coalition strikes pro-regime convoy in Syria near Jordan

Date: 2017-05-18 19:15:22 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:103 - ID:6817547

WASHINGTON, May 18 (MENA) - US-led coalition jets hit a convoy of Syrian and Iranian-backed militias that were heading towards the Tanf base in southern Syria where US special forces are based, Alarabiya News Channel cited a member of the armed ....

Palestine, Israel discuss opening Karamah crossing round the clock

Date: 2017-05-18 13:16:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:6816903

RAMALLAH, May 18 (MENA) - Palestinian Finance Minister Shoukry Bishara and his Israeli counterpart Moshe Kahlon discussed opening Al Karamah crossing round the clock to facilitate the movement of Palestinians. In a statement Thursday, Beshara ....

Israeli settler kills Palestinian in WB

Date: 2017-05-18 12:35:52 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:6816806

GAZA CITY, May 18 (MENA) - A Palestinian man was killed on Thursday after an Israeli settler opened fire on a group of 200 Palestinians who allegedly were hurling rocks and stones at passing vehicles near Huwara in the West Bank, said ....

Palestinian youth shot dead in Nablus rally

Date: 2017-05-18 12:30:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:6816592

RAMALLAH, May 18 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth was shot dead Thursday by an Israeli settler while participating in a rally in Huwara city in southern Nablus. Initial reports of the Palestinian Health Ministry said the clashes with the Israeli ....

60 killed, injured during Daesh attack on village in Hama countryside

Date: 2017-05-18 11:52:18 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:6816711

DAMASCUS, May 18 (MENA) - Syrian opposition sources said that 20 civilians including women and children were killed and 40 others were wounded in an assault by Daesh terrorist group on Aqareb village in Hama countryside. Groups of Daesh attacked ....

Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strike for 32nd day

Date: 2017-05-18 09:02:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:6816269

RAMALLAH, May 18 (MENA) - Around 1,600 Palestinian prisoners continued on Thursday their hunger strike for the 32nd consecutive day in protest against continued administrative detention, solitary confinement, denial of family visits and medical ....

Israeli forces storm houses of Palestinian perpetrators of settlers' kidnap in Al Khalil

Date: 2017-05-18 08:47:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:6816214

RAMALLAH, May 18 (MENA) - Israeli forces stormed several houses of relatives of two Palestinian martyrs; Amer Abu Eisha and Marwan al Qawasmeh, who kidnapped three settlers in the occupied West Bank city of Al Khalil (Hebron) three years ....