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  • Palestinian amb. to Mauritania says genocide taking place in Gaza

    Date: 2023-10-18 20:21:43 GMT - Mauritania - Middle East - SN:108 - ID:10399252

    NOUAKCHOTT, Oct 18 (MENA) – Palestinian Ambassador in Nouakchott Mohamed Qassem Assad al Assad said Wednesday that what is happening in Gaza is collective massacres that are more like a genocide in which all types of internationally banned weapons ....

  • Israeli airstrikes kill large numbers of civilians in al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza

    Date: 2023-10-18 19:05:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:101 - ID:10399069

    RAMALLAH, Oct 18 (MENA) - A large number of people were killed and injured this evening in brutal Israeli airstrikes launched against the al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza, WAFA reported Wednesday. Sources said that Israeli warplanes carried out at ....

  • Ottawa preparing for possible evacuations from Lebanon

    Date: 2023-10-18 18:06:43 GMT - Canada - Middle East - SN:97 - ID:10399165

    OTTAWA, Oct 18 (MENA) - Federal government officials said Canada is preparing for a possible evacuation of citizens from Lebanon should the Israel-Hamas war escalate and spread to that part of the region, CBC network reported. Alexandre Lévêque, ....

  • UN chief to take part in Cairo summit for peace

    Date: 2023-10-18 17:07:47 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:10399068

    CAIRO, Oct 18 (MENA) - UN Secretary General António Guterres will arrive in Cairo on Thursday to hold talks with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and other senior officials on Gaza escalation, according to UN chief's spokesman Stephane ....

  • China shocked by Israeli bombardment of Gaza hospital: Xinhua

    Date: 2023-10-18 17:02:38 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:93 - ID:10399036

    BEIJING, Oct 18 (MENA) - China said it is shocked by and strongly condemns the Israeli shelling of the Baptist hospital in Gaza, which has caused massive casualties, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday. "We mourn for the ....

  • Dozens killed after Israel shells Gaza mosque

    Date: 2023-10-18 15:11:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:10398789

    GAZA CITY, Oct 18 (MENA) – Dozens of people were killed and injured on Wednesday afternoon in new Israeli massacres in the Gaza Strip, WAFA reported. Israeli warplanes fired several missiles at a mosque in Nuseirat refugee camp killing and ....

  • OIC extra-ordinary meeting on Gaza kicks off in Jeddah

    Date: 2023-10-18 13:43:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:10398342

    JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Oct 18 (MENA) – An extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) kicked off at the ministerial level Wednesday to discuss the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip and the deteriorating humanitarian ....

  • Russia has always supported an independent Palestine — Putin

    Date: 2023-10-18 12:45:33 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:10398382

    BEIJING, Oct 18 (MENA) - Russia has always supported establishing an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, an idea that Russian President Vladimir Putin said was unrelated to the latest escalation between Palestine and ....

  • US response to war in Gaza draws fury in Middle East

    Date: 2023-10-18 12:11:01 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10398198

    NEW YORK, Oct 18 (MENA) - The staunch support for Israel has stoked accusations of American hypocrisy, with Arab critics fearing a wholesale massacre of Palestinians in response to the deadly Hamas attacks, said The New York Times. President ....

  • Israeli Embassy in Moscow tightens security measures in wake of anti-Israel protests

    Date: 2023-10-18 11:30:33 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10398236

    MOSCOW, Oct 18 (MENA) - The Embassy of Israel in Russia is tightening security measures in the wake of anti-Israel protests, Israeli Ambassador to Moscow Alexander Ben Zvi said on Wednesday. "We have not received threats, but the [security] ....

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