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Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa mosque

Date: 2017-06-28 13:28:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:6872005

RAMALLAH, June 28, (MENA) - Groups of Israeli settlers broke through Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli policemen. More than 70 settlers broke into the mosque through Al-Maghareba Gate which was closed by the Israeli authorities to ....

New Turkish military operation in Syria possible - Erdogan

Date: 2017-06-28 09:53:08 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:6871676

ANKARA, June 28 (MENA) - Ankara is ready to launch a new military campaign similar to the Operation Euphrates Shield in northern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. “Presently, negative processes are underway in Syria. ....

Ransomware attack hits computers in Israel; security chief says agency strikes back

Date: 2017-06-27 21:13:16 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:6871311

GAZA CITY, June 27 (MENA) - Israel's security chief said Tuesday that the Shin Bet has gone on the offensive against hackers trying to carry out cyber attacks against Israel on the internet, Ynetnews reported. Nadav Argaman comments were made at ....

Israeli raids target site west of Gaza

Date: 2017-06-27 05:44:08 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:6870560

GAZA CITY, June 27 (MENA) - Israeli airstrikes targeted on Monday evening a site west of the Gaza Strip, Sky News Arabia reported. On Monday, Israeli occupation forces claimed that a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip and landed in an open ....

Israel army attacks Syrian targets in retaliatory strikes

Date: 2017-06-25 19:34:59 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:6869650

GAZA CITY, June 25 (MENA) – Israel struck Syrian targets in response to an errant fire that hit northern Israel earlier on Sunday, The Jerusalem Post reported. Among the targets struck were two canons and one truck loaded with ammunition, the ....

Israeli settler stabs Palestinian, others destroy olive trees

Date: 2017-06-25 16:22:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:6869517

RAMALLAH, June 25 (MENA) - An Israeli settler stabbed Sunday a Palestinian near Israeli settlement of Betar illit in western Bethlehem. Other Israeli settlers cut down olive trees in Burin village. The settler stabbed a Palestinian then ....

Erdogan rejects Arab demands; Turkish troops stay in Qatar

Date: 2017-06-25 10:36:28 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:6869183

ANKARA, June 25 (MENA) - Turkey's president says he will not pull Turkish troops from their base in Qatar, rejecting a demand by major Arab states that it do so to end the ongoing crisis with the small Gulf country, ABC News reported. Speaking ....

Erdogan faints during morning prayers in Istanbul

Date: 2017-06-25 08:46:49 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:6869051

ANKARA, June 25 (MENA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said he was in good health after briefly feeling unwell during morning prayers in Istanbul, the Daily Mail reported. Erdogan received medical attention after "briefly ....

Israeli army strikes Syrian targets in response to Golan crossfire

Date: 2017-06-24 19:59:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:6868633

RAMALLAH, June 24 (MENA) – Israeli army reportedly launched an attack against several Syrian government targets near the Golan Heights on Saturday in retaliation for fighting that spilled over into Israeli territory earlier in the day, the Jerusalem ....

Israel says Syrian shells land in Golan Heights, sparking Israeli strikes

Date: 2017-06-24 15:53:36 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:6868432

GAZA CITY, June 24 (MENA) - Several mortar shells exploded in an open area in the Golan Heights near the border with Syria Saturday afternoon, the Israeli army was quoted by official media as saying, leading to retaliatory air strikes. The ....