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4 Palestinians injured by Israeli gunfire near Bethlehem

Date: 2023-11-28 06:43:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:5 - ID:10462978

RAMALLAH, Nov 28 (MENA) - Four Palestinians were injured by live bullets during confrontations with the occupation forces in the Dheisheh camp, south of Bethlehem, while six others, including a woman, were detained in different areas of the ....

11 Israeli detainees in Gaza released

Date: 2023-11-27 22:58:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:95 - ID:10462841

RAMALLAH, Nov 27 (MENA) - As many as 11 Israeli detainees have been released on Monday. The detainees, which include two women and nine children, were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The ICRC is expected ....

Biden thanks Sisi for efforts to extend pause in Gaza for 48 hours

Date: 2023-11-27 21:53:43 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:92 - ID:10462835

WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has thanked President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for his efforts to reach a deal to extend the pause in Gaza over the next 48 hours. "Today, I want to again thank Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel, ....

150 highly-equipped ambulance units deployed at Rafah: Health min.

Date: 2023-11-27 20:33:40 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:91 - ID:10462774

EL ARISH, Egypt, Nov 27 (MENA) - Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said over 150 highly-equipped ambulance units were deployed at Rafah Border Crossing to provide needed medical service to evacuees from the embattled Gaza ....

EU lauds Egypt major role in reaching truce in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-27 20:31:54 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:89 - ID:10462815

CAIRO, Nov 27 (MENA) - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has praised Egypt’s major role in reaching a truce in the Gaza Strip. Borrell said in a tweet on X platform that he met with ....

Kuwaiti PM lauds Egypt, Qatar, US efforts on reaching deal on Gaza truce

Date: 2023-11-27 20:13:28 GMT - Kuwait - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:10462727

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 27 (MENA) – Kuwaiti Prime Minister Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has praised the great efforts exerted by Egypt, Qatar and the United States to reach a humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip. Such efforts contributed to releasing ....

Russia strongly condemns Israeli raid on Damascus Airport

Date: 2023-11-27 18:51:52 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:10462679

MOSCOW, Nov 27 (MENA) - Russia has strongly condemned recent Israeli air strikes on Damascus International Airport, calling for an end to such attacks. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, that the attack is considered a ....

Lavrov: Arab-Islamic world has become unified in face of ME conflict

Date: 2023-11-27 18:49:01 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:10462677

MOSCOW, Nov 27 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday the Arab-Islamic world has become unified in the face of the Middle East conflict. The Russian Foreign Minister added - at the international forum “Primakov Readings”, ....

Guterres praises Egypt, Qatar, US for facilitating ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-27 17:37:07 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:10462457

CAIRO, Nov 27 (MENA) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has praised Egypt, Qatar and the US for helping reach a ceasefire in Gaza Strip. Seven weeks of hostilities in Gaza and Israel have taken an appalling toll that has shocked the world, ....

SIS chief: Egyptian-Qatari efforts close to extending Gaza pause for 2 extra days

Date: 2023-11-27 17:31:51 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:10462331

CAIRO, Nov 27 (MENA) - The head of Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) Diaa Rashwan said Monday that Egyptian-Qatari efforts to extend the humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip are so far getting close to reaching an extension for an additional ....