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Hunger strike of Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails enters day 13

Date: 2017-04-29 09:37:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:6789322

RAMALLAH, April 29 (MENA) - The hunger strike observed by more than 1,600 Palestinian detainees held in Israeli jails has entered its 13th day while the health condition of most of them has deteriorated. The action strike was joined by leading ....

Israeli gunboat violates Lebanese territorial waters

Date: 2017-04-29 06:40:50 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:6789174

BEIRUT, April 29 (MENA) - An Israeli war boat has illegally entered the Lebanese territorial waters, said the Lebanese army on Saturday. The gunboat breached the Lebanese territorial water at Ras el Naqoura, the army added in a statement. The ....

Airstrikes kill 4 in Hama, Idlib -- SOHR

Date: 2017-04-29 06:38:08 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:6789170

LONDON, April 29 (MENA) - At least four people have been killed and others injured by airstrikes that targeted Syria's Hama and Idlib cities, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Saturday. Air raids on Hama left one person dead ....

Chemical weapons team ready to visit Syria if safety assured

Date: 2017-04-28 20:34:17 GMT - Netherlands - Middle East - SN:90 - ID:6789064

THE HAGUE, April 28 (MENA) - The chief of the international chemical weapons watchdog says his team of experts is ready and willing to travel to the site of a deadly nerve gas attack in Syria if their safety can be assured, Fox News reported. ....

Palestinian injured, dozens suffer tear-gas inhalation in WB clashes

Date: 2017-04-28 18:11:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:6788862

RAMALLAH, April 28 (MENA) - A Palestinian was injured and dozens others suffered from severe tear-gas inhalation during clashes with Israeli occupation forces across the occupied West Bank. Ongoing clashes erupted Friday, on what Palestinians are ....

Turkish forces massing near borders with Syria - sources

Date: 2017-04-28 08:19:20 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:6788079

DAMASCUS, April 28 (MENA) – Syrian sources said on Friday Turkish forces massed on the borderline of Tal Abyad village in Rif Raqqa in preparation for storming Syrian lands. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) exchanged fire with Turkish ....

UNESCO set to vote on resolution rejecting Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem

Date: 2017-04-27 16:30:40 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:6787585

GAZA CITY, April 27 (MENA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is set to vote on Tuesday, Israel's Independence Day, on a resolution that comes out against Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem, Ynet reported ....

Moscow condemns Israeli airstrike near Damascus airport

Date: 2017-04-27 15:44:35 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:6787497

MOSCOW, April 27 (MENA) - Russia has condemned Israel’s air strike in the area of Damascus’s airport, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on Thursday. "Moscow condemns acts of aggression against Syria and regards ....

UN condemns attacks on health facilities in northern Syria

Date: 2017-04-27 09:06:14 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:6786616

CAIRO, April 27 (MENA) - Following reports of airstrikes that damaged hospitals in northern Syria, two senior United Nations humanitarian officials Thursday called for an end to such attacks. In a joint statement posted on the UN website, Kevin ....

White House, Tel Aviv consider Trump visit

Date: 2017-04-26 23:00:39 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:89 - ID:6786370

GAZA CITY, April 26 (MENA) - The Israeli Prime Minister's Bureau and the White House are discussing a possible visit to Israel by US President Donald Trump, an Israeli senior official said. The official said several dates toward the end of May ....