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  • First evacuation flight for Ukrainian citizens from Israel being prepared for Oct 14 – MFA

    Date: 2023-10-12 14:31:14 GMT - Ukraine - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:10388712

    KIEV, Oct 12 (MENA) - Diplomats are preparing the first evacuation flight for Ukrainian citizens from Israel to Romania for Saturday, October 14, Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleh Nikolenko said. "More than 1,000 ....

  • UN rights experts condemn 'indiscriminate' attacks against Palestinian civilians in Gaza

    Date: 2023-10-12 14:21:59 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:10388800

    GENEVA, Oct 12 (MENA) - UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned Israel’s “indiscriminate” attacks against Palestinian civilians in Gaza and a further tightening of the “unlawful blockade” against the enclave.    The experts called for urgent ....

  • UAE, Turkey discuss efforts to deescalate situation in region, protect civilians

    Date: 2023-10-12 14:09:51 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:10388713

    ABU DHABI, Oct 12 (MENA) - United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call Thursday to discuss regional developments and efforts to contain the current violent escalation ....

  • Kuwait expresses deep concern over escalation in Gaza

    Date: 2023-10-12 13:08:38 GMT - Kuwait - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10388618

    KUWAIT, Oct 12 (MENA) - Kuwait expressed its deep concern over the escalation in Gaza Strip and occupied Palestinian territories that occurred as a result of the continuous flagrant attacks and violations committed by Israeli forces against ....

  • Syria's Damascus, Aleppo airports out of service as result of Israeli bombing

    Date: 2023-10-12 12:45:22 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:10388662

    DAMASCUS, Oct 12 (MENA) - Israeli strikes knocked Syria’s two main airports out of service on Thursday, Syrian state media said. The “simultaneous” strikes on the Aleppo and Damascus airports “damaged landing strips in the two airports, putting ....

  • Kirby says US exploring alternatives for evacuating Americans from Israel war zone

    Date: 2023-10-12 12:31:07 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10388628

    WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (MENA) - National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the United States is exploring its options for evacuating Americans from the Israel war zone. When asked what the U.S. is doing to evacuate Americans from Israel, ....

  • King of Jordan, Emir of Qatar assert necessity to deescalate situation in Gaza

    Date: 2023-10-12 12:10:41 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10388481

    AMMAN, Oct 12 (MENA) - King of Jordan Abdullah II and Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar asserted the necessity to intensify efforts at the international and Arab level to end the current escalation in Gaza and its surroundings. They ....

  • Blinken says 25 Americans dead

    Date: 2023-10-12 12:07:09 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10388564

    GAZA CITY, Oct 12 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Thursday where he said at least 25 Americans were killed since the cross-border assault by Hamas fighters, CNN reported. Blinken will also tackle the issue of ....

  • Palestinian death toll rises to 1,385 - Health Ministry

    Date: 2023-10-12 11:10:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:10388410

    RAMALLAH, Oct 12 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that the death toll from Israel's all-out aggression on the Gaza Strip and clashes in the West Bank has risen to 1,385. The number of injuries also climbed to ....

  • Entire Palestinian family killed in Israeli bombing of Gaza

    Date: 2023-10-12 11:03:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10388393

    GAZA CITY, Oct 12 (MENA) - An entire Palestinian family was killed in an Israeli bombing of Jabalya camp in northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, according to Palestinian sources. Liberated prisoner Abdel Rahman Shehab, his wife, his mother and his ....

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