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  • Russia regrets UNSC refusal to condemn attack on embassy in Damascus

    Date: 2017-07-26 06:34:17 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:6915944

    NEW YORK, July 26 (MENA) - Moscow regrets that some UN Security Council members refused to qualify attacks on the Russian embassy in Damascus as terrorist acts, Russian Mission to the United Nations said in a statement as quoted by Tass news ....

  • Israeli forces injure 15 Palestinian worshipers near Al Aqsa Mosque

    Date: 2017-07-25 22:04:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:119 - ID:6915801

    RAMALLAH, July 25 (MENA) – As many as 15 Palestinian worshipers were injured Tuesday during attacks by Israeli occupation forces near the Lions' Gate, a main entrance to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound. The occupation authority used rubber bullets, ....

  • Netanyahu warns Iran filling void left by Daesh in Golan

    Date: 2017-07-25 17:21:18 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:95 - ID:6915536

    GAZA CITY, July 25 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that Iran is seeking to replace Daesh terror group in the Golan Heights in order to create a new front against Israel, The Times of Israel reported. “The ....

  • Jordanian king leading diplomacy to safeguard al Quds holy sites, FM

    Date: 2017-07-25 17:19:20 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:93 - ID:6915400

    AMMAN, July 25 (MENA) – Jordanian Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Ayman Safadi said Tuesday that Jordanian King Abdullah II is spearheading intensive efforts to safeguard the sanctity of Al Aqsa Mosque and preserve the status quo at al ....

  • Palestinian worshipers continue sit-in outside Aqsa Mosque

    Date: 2017-07-25 16:18:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:89 - ID:6915125

    RAMALLAH, July 25 (MENA) – Palestinian worshipers performed Dhuhr (noon) prayers at the closest point to Al Aqsa Mosque near and inside the Lions’ Gate in rejection of the Israeli recent measures at the holy mosque. Al Quds residents continued ....

  • Syrian jets shell Jerud Arsal

    Date: 2017-07-25 14:47:47 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:6915302

    BEIRUT, July 25 (MENA) - Syrian regime jets Tuesday renewed raids on Jerud Arsal, where elements of the terrorist al Nusra Front are sheltering. Three elements of Hezbollah have reportedly been taken hostage by al Nusra Front. Lebanese ....

  • 26 Palestinians arrested by Israeli occupants in WB

    Date: 2017-07-25 09:01:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:6914304

    RAMALLAH, July 25 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces at dawn Tuesday launched a large-scale detention campaign in various areas of the West Bank. As many as 26 Palestinians, including the mother of the Palestinian who carried out the stabbing ....

  • Security Cabinet to remove Aqsa Mosque metal detectors and cameras

    Date: 2017-07-25 08:59:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:6914330

    RAMALLAH, July 25 (MENA) - The Security Cabinet voted to remove metal detectors and cameras from al Aqsa Mosque, Israel's Ynet reported on Tuesday. The Security Cabinet decided Monday night to remove metal detectors from the entrance to the Aqsa ....

  • Palestinian Red Crescent treats 16 Palestinian injuries in Al Quds

    Date: 2017-07-25 08:45:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:6914285

    RAMALLAH, July 25 (MENA) - The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said 16 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli forces near Lions' Gate and Wadi al Joz in occupied Al Quds at dawn Tuesday. Six were transferred to the hospital and ....

  • Jordanian FM discusses with US presidential envoy Al Quds crisis

    Date: 2017-07-25 07:49:43 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:6914244

    Amman, July 24 (MENA) - Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi discussed with US President Donald Trump's envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt Al Aqsa mosque crisis in Al Quds. Safadi has met with the US presidential envoy on Monday ....

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