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Jordanian king stresses need of pushing forward Palestinian-Israeli peace process

Date: 2023-01-16 17:00:17 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:9971303

AMMAN, Jan 16 (MENA) - King Abdullah II of Jordan underscored the necessity of pushing forward the Middle East peace process as an international priority and relaunching negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis on a two-state solution ....

Iraqi PM says his country is capable of eradicating Daesh threats through unity

Date: 2023-01-16 12:26:40 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:9970758

BAGHDAD, Jan 16 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al Sudani asserted his country was capable of eradicating threats and attacks of Daesh terrorist group through the unity of its people. Sudani's remarks came during a meeting with ....

Palestinian child shot by Israeli army in Deheisheh refugee camp dies from wounds

Date: 2023-01-16 12:07:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:9970736

RAMALLAH, Jan 16 (MENA) - A 14-year-old child who was critically injured on Monday morning during an Israeli army assault on Deheisheh refugee camp in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, has died of his wounds, WAFA News Agency quoted the ....

Palestinian FM apprises Arab ambs of latest political developments in Palestine

Date: 2023-01-16 10:31:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:9970424

RAMALLAH, Jan 16 (MENA) - Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al Maliki apprised the Arab ambassadors on Monday of the latest developments in Palestine and the daily Israeli violations against the Palestinians. Maliki reviewed the efforts of the ....

Settlers storm into Aqsa; 15 Palestinians detained from West Bank

Date: 2023-01-16 09:10:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:9970282

RAMALLAH, Jan 16 (MENA) - Israeli settlers stormed into Al Aqsa Mosque on Monday guarded by Israeli police. Scores of settlers performed Talmudic rituals in the mosque, the Wakfs Ministry said in a statement. The mosque is attacked by the ....

Jordanian king visits Petra, urges developing city’s infrastructure, diversifying tourism product

Date: 2023-01-15 15:52:33 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:9969555

AMMAN, Jan 15 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II on Sunday highlighted the importance of further developing the city of Petra, and diversifying its tourism product, as well as capitalizing on it being one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, The ....

House approves amendment to police law

Date: 2023-01-15 12:28:55 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:9969089

CAIRO, Jan 15 (MENA) - The House of Representatives has given its approval to a draft presented by the government on amending Law no. 109 of 1971 on the Police Authority. The final approval came during a session chaired by Speaker Hanafi El ....

Israeli soldier killed, 3 injured in grenade accident on military base

Date: 2023-01-15 12:16:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:9969152

RAMALLAH, Jan 15 (MENA) - One Israeli soldier died and three others were injured after a grenade accidentally exploded in their room on an Israeli training base in the West Bank's Jordan Valley, the military said Sunday morning. According to the ....

Israeli forces kill Palestinian, 45, near Ramallah

Date: 2023-01-15 10:21:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:9968853

RAMALLAH, Jan 15 (MENA) - A Palestinian was killed on Sunday after he was shot by Israeli forces near the village of Silwad, east of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, according to the Ministry of Health. Ahmad Kahla, 45, was shot by ....

Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu’s new government

Date: 2023-01-14 22:34:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:9968456

RAMALLAH, Jan 14 (MENA) – Thousands of Israelis gathered in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government to overhaul the legal system and weaken the Supreme Court — a step that critics say ....