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Syrian opposition suspends participation in Astana talks

Date: 2017-05-03 13:33:13 GMT - Kazakhstan - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:6795015

ASTANA, May 3 (MENA) - The Syrian armed opposition suspended on Wednesday its participation in peace talks in Astana and demanded an end to government bombing of areas under its control. Russia Today quoted a source close to the talks as saying ....

Arab Parliament appreciates UNESCO resolution rejecting Israeli sovereignty over Quds

Date: 2017-05-03 10:30:45 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:6794802

CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) – Chairman of the Arab Parliament Meshal al Salmi on Wednesday lauded a resolution by the UNESCO rejecting Israeli sovereignty over Al Quds (occupied East Jerusalem). In a press release, he noted that voting on the resolution ....

Palestinians think Trump can make a deal: US paper

Date: 2017-05-03 09:48:49 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:6794728

WASHINGTON, May 3 (MENA) - As Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas prepares for his first meeting with us President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, the Arab leader and his advisers are expressing a kind of optimism not heard in years, ....

Israel arrests 12 Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem

Date: 2017-05-03 09:29:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:6794686

RAMALLAH, May 3 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested on Wednesday at least 12 Palestinians after storming their homes in occupied Jerusalem and led them to detention and investigation centers. Six were detained from the Old City and six others from ....

Syrian activists say explosion near Turkish border kills 5

Date: 2017-05-03 08:44:34 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:6794605

DAMASCUS, May 3 (MENA) - A large explosion shook a rebel-held Syrian town along the border with Turkey on Wednesday, killing at least five people and wounding others, ABC News reported. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a ....

Putin, Erdogan to discuss Syrian crisis and military cooperation – Kremlin

Date: 2017-05-02 22:09:51 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:97 - ID:6794167

MOSCOW, May 2 (MENA) - Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that the Russian and Turkish presidents, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyp Erdogan, will meet on Wednesday to discuss recent developments in Syria and prospects for ....

Jordanian FM meets Archbishop of Canterbury

Date: 2017-05-02 17:14:06 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:6794026

AMMAN, May 2 (MENA) - Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman al Safadi met Tuesday with visiting Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. The meeting took up the latest developments in the region and efforts to fight terrorism. Earlier in the day, ....

Doctors Without Borders suspends activities in Syria’s East Ghouta

Date: 2017-05-02 17:04:57 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:6794033

GENEVA, May 2 (MENA) - Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said it would suspend medical activities in the besieged Damascus suburbs of East Ghouta following recent violations of medical facilities by armed groups. The ....

Putin pushes Syria peacekeeper plan with Trump to save truce

Date: 2017-05-02 16:32:19 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:6793860

MOSCOW, May 2 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is pushing a plan with US President Donald Trump to create security zones and deploy peacekeepers in Syria -- possibly including Russian forces -- to enforce a faltering cease-fire as he tries ....

UNESCO disavows Israel sovereignty in Al Quds

Date: 2017-05-02 16:06:51 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:6793866

PARIS, May 2 (MENA) - In a 22-10 vote, UNESCO Tuesday passed a resolution that calls on Israel to rescind any “legislative and administrative measures and actions” it has taken to “alter the character and status” of Jerusalem. The resolution had ....