Middle East
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Israeli occupation forces detain 22 Palestinians
Date: 2023-02-21 07:35:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10030155
RAMALLAH, Feb 21 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces detained 15 Palestinians in a sweeping campaign early this morning in Fawwar refugee camp, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, WAFA news agency reported Tuesday. In addition to ....
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Palestinian child dies of wounds sustained from Israeli gunfire in Nablus
Date: 2023-02-20 20:31:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:98 - ID:10029849
RAMALLAH, Feb 20 (MENA) - A 16-year-old child who was shot and critically wounded two weeks ago by Israeli army gunfire in the northern West Bank city of Nablus died Monday of his wounds, WAFA news agency reported. Sources at Rafidiya hospital in ....
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Blinken meets Erdogan in Ankara
Date: 2023-02-20 18:58:11 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:95 - ID:10029782
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Türkiye Monday in Ankara, a press release by the State Department said. "Secretary Blinken reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to ....
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UK condemns Israel’s announcement to legalize 10 outposts in occupied Palestinian territories
Date: 2023-02-20 17:54:03 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:91 - ID:10029703
LONDON, Feb 20 (MENA) - The UK condemns Israel’s announcement to legalize 10 outposts and advance up to 10,000 units in settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, British Ambassador to the United Nations Barbara Woodward said. As set ....
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Israeli settlements impede peace - Security Council
Date: 2023-02-20 17:35:26 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:89 - ID:10029699
NEW YORK/ RAMALLAH, Feb 20 (MENA) – The UN Security Council unanimously approved on Monday a watered-down statement strongly opposing Israel’s continued construction and expansion of settlements, The Washington Post reported. The vote came after ....
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Palestinian sustains injury, others suffocate from Israeli army gunfire near Bethlehem
Date: 2023-02-20 16:24:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:10029565
RAMALLAH, Feb 20 (MENA) - A Palestinian sustained a gunshot injury and others suffocated from Israeli army gunfire in Dheisha refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, WAFA news agency reported Monday. According to security sources, Israeli forces ....
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Palestine appreciates AU's support to Palestinian cause: Palestinian PM
Date: 2023-02-20 12:31:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:10028833
RAMALLAH, Feb 20 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh expressed on Monday his appreciation for the stance of the African Union and the African countries which support the Palestinian cause and the right of the Palestinians to end ....
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Jewish settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque under protection of Israeli forces
Date: 2023-02-20 10:30:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10028530
RAMALLAH, Feb 20 (MENA) - Israeli settlers, backed by Israeli occupation troops broke into Al Aqsa Mosque yards on Monday. Scores of settlers barged into the courtyards of the mosque from the side of Bab al-Maghariba Gate and performed Talmudic ....
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Israeli occupation forces detain 10 Palestinians from WB areas
Date: 2023-02-20 08:37:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10028315
RAMALLAH, Feb 20 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained early Monday 10 Palestinians from various parts of the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reported according to local and security sources. They said that Israeli forces rounded up three ....
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Blinken tours Turkey’s earthquake zone, pledges $100M in aid
Date: 2023-02-19 21:40:00 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:10028050
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a helicopter tour Sunday of one of the provinces worst-affected by the Feb. 6 earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria. After the tour, he said “Immediately, when the – ....