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Reaching Raisi's helicopter 'may take time due to tough weather' - Iranian minister

Date: 2024-05-19 16:09:14 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10712182

TEHRAN, May 19 (MWNA) - Search and rescue efforts are underway to find out Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter, state-run IRNA quoted Iran's Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi as saying Sunday. Due to the tough weather conditions, it may ....

Helicopter carrying Iran's president suffers a 'hard landing' - Reports

Date: 2024-05-19 13:56:52 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:10712016

TEHRAN, May 19 (MENA) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a "hard landing" on Sunday, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. Raisi was traveling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. State TV said the incident ....

Israeli forces arrest several Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2024-05-19 11:19:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:10711590

RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces stormed last night and at dawn Sunday different areas of the West Bank and detained a number of Palestinian citizens, PIC reported. Local sources in Nablus said that Israeli soldiers ....

U.S., Iran held indirect talks this week on avoiding more attacks

Date: 2024-05-19 11:18:58 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10711570

NEW YORK, May 19 (MENA) - Two top Biden administration officials held indirect talks with Iranian officials in Oman this week on how to avoid escalating regional attacks, two sources with knowledge of the talks told Axios. The talks — involving ....

Scores of Palestinians killed, injured over continued Israeli attacks in Gaza

Date: 2024-05-19 09:40:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:10711381

GAZA, May 19 (MENA) - Scores of Palestinians were killed and injured in continued Israeli attacks in various parts in Gaza. Local sources said at least three Palestinian civilians were killed and several others injured this evening in an Israeli ....

Israel continues closure of Rafah and Karm Abu Salem crossings in southern Gaza

Date: 2024-05-19 08:54:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:10711339

GAZA, May 19 (MENA) – Israeli occupation forces continued the closure of the Rafah border crossing, Gaza’s sole pedestrian crossing to the outside world, and the Karm Abu Salem commercial crossing in southern Gaza for the thirteenth consecutive day, ....

UN chief describes Gaza war as 'open wound threatening to infect ME'

Date: 2024-05-18 16:56:07 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10710952

NEW YORK, May 18 (MENA) - "The war in Gaza is an open wound that threatens to infect the entire region," Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres posted on X Saturday. "The only permanent way to end the cycle of violence & ....

Israeli lawmaker calls on youth to refuse military service

Date: 2024-05-18 16:51:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:10710946

RAMALLAH, May 18 (MENA) - Israeli lawmaker Ofer Cassif has called for Israeli youth to refuse military service in the face of the operations in Gaza in a post on X on Saturday. In the post, Cassif called the war in Gaza a war crime and called for ....

Scores of Palestinians killed, injured on 225th day of continued Israeli shelling of Gaza Strip

Date: 2024-05-18 12:25:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10710258

GAZA CITY, May 18 (MENA) - Scores of Palestinians were killed and injured on the 225th day of continued Israeli shalling of the Gaza Strip. Two civilians were killed at dawn in an Israeli occupation bombing in central Rafah, south of the Gaza ....

Austria to unblock funds for UNRWA

Date: 2024-05-18 12:15:05 GMT - Austria - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:10710321

VIENNA, May 18 (MENA) - Austria will release funds to the UN's Palestinian relief organization UNRWA that were blocked after allegations agency staff were involved in the October 7 attacks on Israel, Asharq Al Awsat reported. Vienna's decision ....