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Egypt's role indispensable in Libyan issue: Italy

Date: 2017-08-29 22:33:10 GMT - Libya - Middle East - SN:122 - ID:6968398

TRIPOLI, Aug 29 (MENA) – Italy’s Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano on Tuesday said the Egyptian efforts to put an end to the Libyan crisis are indispensable. In televised statements, Alfano said he will meet with Egyptian counterpart Sameh ....

Israeli occupation forces arrest 14 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2017-08-29 14:48:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:6967858

RAMALLAH, Aug 29 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested 14 Palestinians, including young boys, from various parts of the West Bank during Monday and Tuesday. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club said that six Palestinians from Al ....

Jordan condemns intrusion into Aqsa mosque by Israeli lawmakers

Date: 2017-08-29 14:45:22 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:6967845

AMMAN, Aug 29 (MENA) - Jordan condemned on Tuesday the storming of Al Aqsa mosque by two Israeli Knesset members under the protection of Israeli police. Petra news agency quoted Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications and ....

Fierce clashes between Popular mobilization forces, Daesh in Tal Afar

Date: 2017-08-29 14:25:25 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:6967850

BAGHDAD, Aug 29 (MENA) - Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces are fighting with Daesh terrorists in al Aiyada district, Tal Afar. The popular forces have inflicted heavy losses on Deash terrorists during the clashes, Iraqi Media News agency ....

Syrian Army repels fierce al Nusra attack in Hama countryside

Date: 2017-08-29 11:12:27 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:6967181

DAMASCUS, Aug 29 (MENA) - The Syrian army repelled a fierce attack launched by al Nusra Front militants in Hama southeastern countryside, Syrian military media network reported on Tuesday. Thegovernmental forces managed to retake all the sites they ....

MKs storm into Aqsa mosque under tight security

Date: 2017-08-29 08:20:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:6966856

RAMALLAH, Aug 29 (MENA) - Knesset members Yehuda Glick and Shuli Moalem-Refaeli entered early Tuesday Aqsa Mosque under tight security. They were accompanied by a number of ultra-extremists and Jewish rabbis. The visit is the first by Knesset ....

UN chief says dreaming to achieve two-state solution

Date: 2017-08-28 21:56:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:6966636

RAMALLAH, Aug 28 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday disclosed what he said was a long-time dream that the Holy Land be home to two states, with a Jerusalem which is shared by three religions, the UN News Center ....

2 killed in suicide car bombing in Iraq

Date: 2017-08-28 11:29:51 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:6965558

BAGHDAD, Aug 28 (MENA) - Two persons were killed and seven others wounded on Monday when a suicide car bombing struck eastern Baghdad. A security official said that a suicide car bombing exploded in the Jamila neighborhood of Sadr City, leaving ....

1 killed, 5 Injured in southern Baghdad blast

Date: 2017-08-28 10:31:30 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:6965489

BAGHDAD, Aug 28 (MENA) - One person was killed and five others injured in an explosive device blast in Yusufiyah district in southern Baghdad on Monday, an Iraqi police source said. Security forces cordoned off the area and wounded were ....

Israeli navy targets fishermen boats in Gaza waters

Date: 2017-08-28 10:16:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:6965531

GAZA CITY, Aug 28 (MENA) - Israeli navy boats opened fire at Palestinian fishermen off Gaza Strip coasts, local sources said. The attack forced the fishermen to return to shore. There were no reports of casualties. Israel’s navy regularly ....