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Iranian president, OPEC chief meet in Tehran

Date: 2023-05-27 16:54:32 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10180657

TEHRAN, May 27 (MENA) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi said Saturday member states of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) need to boost unity to foil a "Western plot to cause division and differences among the member ....

Israeli settlers assault Palestinian, open fire at vehicles south of Nablus

Date: 2023-05-26 19:08:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:10179330

RAMALLAH, May 26 (MENA) - Israeli settlers brutally assaulted a Palestinian young man and opened fire at vehicles on Friday afternoon near the town of Qusra, to the south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources. Fo’ad ....

Clashes erupt between Palestinians, Israelis in northern WB

Date: 2023-05-26 15:10:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10179138

RAMALLAH, May 26 (MENA) - Clashes took place on Friday between Palestinians and Israeli occupation forces in northern the West Bank. Eyewitnesses said a number of Palestinians suffered suffocation injuries as a result of the Israeli soliders ....

EU urges Israeli government to halt its expansion, demolition plans in WB

Date: 2023-05-26 13:07:03 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:10178869

BRUSSELS, May 26 (MENA) - The European Union is gravely concerned by and condemns the decision of the Israeli authorities to allow Israeli citizens to establish permanent presence in the outpost in Homesh in the occupied West Bank, according to a ....

Four Palestinians injured during confrontations with Israeli occupants east of Ramallah

Date: 2023-05-26 12:51:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10178868

RAMALLAH, May 26 (MENA) - A Palestinian was critically shot in the head and four others sustained injuries and bruises during confrontations that broke out with Israeli forces today following a settlers' attack against Palestinian farmers and ....

Israeli settler kills Palestinian youth in southern West Bank

Date: 2023-05-26 09:46:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10178610

RAMALLAH, May 26 (MENA) - An Israeli armed settler on Friday killed a Palestinian youth close to ad-Dhahiriya city, southwest of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, state news agency WAFA reported, citing information from the Palestinian Health ....

Israeli occupation forces detain 3 Palestinians north of West Bank

Date: 2023-05-26 07:22:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10178386

RAMALLAH, May 26 (MENA) – The Israeli occupation forces on Friday detained three Palestinians in Nablus and Jenin, north of the West Bank, WAFA reported. Palestinian security sources said the three Palestinians were arrested from Balata refugee ....

Scores of Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque under protection of Israeli occupation troops

Date: 2023-05-24 08:48:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:10174922

RAMALLAH, May 24 (MENA) - Scores of Israeli settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday under protection of Israeli occupation troops, Palestinian sources said. Israeli settlers broke into the mosque from Bab al-Maghariba Gate and performed ....

2 Palestinians injured by Israeli gunfire near Jenin

Date: 2023-05-23 08:47:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:10172625

RAMALLAH, May 23 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were injured by Israeli gunfire during a military raid in the town of Qabatiya, south of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, WAFA reported Tuesday. According to eyewitnesses, two Palestinian youths ....

10 Palestinians detained in Israeli army raids across West Bank

Date: 2023-05-23 08:45:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10172731

RAMALLAH, May 23 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces detained at least 10 Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank, one of them said to be 62 years old, WAFA reported Tuesday. Local sources said one Palestinian was detained in the ....