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Iran welcomes Turkish border wall to block PKK militants

Date: 2017-05-15 19:22:37 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:6812668

TEHRAN, May 15 (MENA) – Iran welcomes Turkey's plan to build a 144-kilometer wall along its border as long as it bolsters security in the region, Press TV quoted Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi as saying on Monday. Ankara ....

Gaza fisherman shot by Israeli navy dies of wounds

Date: 2017-05-15 17:50:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:6812327

GAZA, May 15 (MENA) – A Palestinian fisherman Monday succumbed to wounds he sustained in the early morning hours after Israeli navy opened fire on fishermen’s boats sailing in Gaza waters, WAFA reported. Israeli navy opened fire on Palestinian ....

Donald Trump's visit to Israel: Everything you need to know - newspaper

Date: 2017-05-15 16:07:34 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:6812324

RAMALLAH, May 15 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump's visit to Israel next week has both Israeli and US officials wondering what he will bring to the table on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Trump has long expressed his strong desire to ....

10,000 Israeli policemen to secure Trump's visit

Date: 2017-05-15 11:16:08 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:6811870

WASHINGTON, May 15 (MENA) - Israeli police and the Shabak (Shin Bet) internal security agency are planning a large-scale security operation together with the US Secret Service to secure US President Donald Trump's two-day visit to Israel later this ....

35% of medicines not available in Gaza, says Ministry spokesman

Date: 2017-05-15 10:09:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:6811620

GAZA CITY, May 15 (MENA) - The Israeli siege on Gaza has led to a shortage in medical supplies to the enclave, with 35 percent of drugs not available, said spokesman for the Palestinian Health Ministry Dr Ashraf al Qudra Monday. About 90 percent ....

Palestinians mark 69th anniv. of Nakba

Date: 2017-05-15 10:06:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:6811559

RAMALLAH, May 15 (MENA) - Palestinians marked on Monday the 69th anniversary of the Nakba, the 1948 Palestinian exodus. Nakba Day is commemorated on May 15. Palestinians mark the event by mass rallies in the West bank, the occupied Al Quds ....

Obama’s men influencing Trump on Syria: Erdoğan

Date: 2017-05-15 09:55:39 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:6811637

ANKARA, May 15 (MENA) - Allegations that Turkey has not done enough against Daesh is “slander” by former U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, according to Hurriyet newspaper. Erdogan ....

Palestinian prisoners' strike in Israeli jails enter 29th day

Date: 2017-05-15 09:51:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:6811622

RAMALLAH, May 15 (MENA) - As many as 1,600 Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli jails continued their hunger strike for the 29th day in a row. Led by the high-profile Fatah prisoner and leader Marwan Barghouti, prisoners are protesting against ....

Settlers storm into Aqsa

Date: 2017-05-15 09:25:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:6811655

RAMALLAH, May 15 (MENA) - Extremist Israeli settlers stormed into Al Aqsa mosque on Monday guarded by Israeli police. The settlers conducted provocative tours in the mosque, local sources said. The number of incursions by Israeli settlers ....

Plan to build new homes in Israeli settlement in West Bank put into motion

Date: 2017-05-15 09:19:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:6811642

RAMALLAH, May 15 (MENA) - A regional council in the West Bank has begun soliciting bids to build over 200 apartments in a Jewish settlement under its authority. The news comes a week ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to Israel and the ....