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Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank

Date: 2022-08-19 10:26:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:9728316

Ramallah, Aug 19 (MENA) - A Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli forces in the northern West Bank city of Tubas, WAFA reported on Friday quoting the Palestinian Health Ministry. The ministry said in a statement that the Israeli forces shot ....

Palestinian presidency condemns Israeli closure of Palestinian CSOs

Date: 2022-08-18 16:34:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:9727652

RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (MENA) - The Presidency today condemned the Israeli army raid into and closure of the premises of seven Palestinian civil society and human rights organizations in the West Bank cities of Ramallah and al-Bireh, WAFA reported on ....

Palestinian presidency condemns Israel's closure of 7 human rights organizations

Date: 2022-08-18 09:36:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:9726657

RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (MENA) - The Palestinian Presidency condemned Thursday Israel's closure of seven human rights and civil society organizations in the cities of Ramallah and Al Bireh. In a statement, the Presidency said the Israeli move is ....

Scores of Israeli settlers break into Al-Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2022-08-18 09:03:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:9726577

RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (MENA) – Scores of Israeli settlers escorted by police forces stormed Thursday into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem, WAFA reported. The settlers entered the compound through the Magharbeh Gate, performed rituals and ....

Israeli forces gun down Palestinian, wound 31 others in Nablus

Date: 2022-08-18 08:19:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:9726526

RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (MENA) – Israeli forces today gunned down a Palestinian and wounded at least 31 others in confrontations in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. Medics of the Specialized Arab ....

Syria denies kidnapping or holding U.S. journalist missing for 10 years

Date: 2022-08-17 17:29:40 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:9725995

DAMASCUS, Aug 17 (MENA) - Syria on Wednesday denied kidnapping or holding a US journalist who disappeared a decade ago a week after President Joe Biden demanded that Damascus let him go home. Austin Tice, a former US Marine, was kidnapped in ....

Saudi, UN probe joint cooperation

Date: 2022-08-17 13:44:53 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:9725480

RIYADH, Aug 17 (MENA) - Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Al Khuraiji and the UN Resident Coordinator in Saudi Arabia Nathalie Fustier discussed a number of issues of mutual interest. During their meeting at the ministry, the two sides ....

Palestinian president clarifies his remarks on Holocaust

Date: 2022-08-17 09:47:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:9724872

RAMALLAH, Aug 17 (MENA) - President Mahmoud Abbas reaffirmed that the Holocaust is the most heinous crime in modern human history, WAFA News Agency reported on Wednesday. This came in a statement by Abbas regarding what was stated in response to ....

Israeli occupation forces detain 38 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2022-08-17 07:42:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:9724505

RAMALLAH, Aug 17 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces carried out large-scale detention raids across the West Bank on Wednesday, detaining 38 Palestinians, most of them from Bethlehem and Jenin, according to Palestinian news agency (WAFA). The ....

Scores of settlers storm Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2022-08-17 07:20:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:9724503

RAMALLAH, Aug 17 (MENA) - Scores of settlers, backed by Israeli guards, broke into Al Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday. The Islamic Awqaf Department in Quds said the settlers pushed deep into the holy site from Bab El Maghreba gate. They also ....