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  • US slams Israeli police over violence at Abu Akleh’s funeral

    Date: 2022-05-14 08:13:29 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:9567670

    WASHINGTON, May 14 (MENA) – The United States is "deeply troubled" by Israeli police's intrusion Friday at the funeral of slain reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, NDTV quoted US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as saying. "We were deeply troubled to ....

  • Syrian air defenses confront Israeli missile attack

    Date: 2022-05-13 22:52:22 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:9567535

    DAMASCUS, May 13 (MENA) – Syrian air defenses confronted an Israeli missile attack targeting the Central Region, SANA reported. “The Israeli enemy launched an air aggression with bursts of missiles from over the Mediterranean, west of Banias, ....

  • 15 European countries urge Israel to reverse decision to build new settlements

    Date: 2022-05-13 16:04:01 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:9567134

    PARIS, May 13 (MENA) - France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain and Sweden have expressed great concern about a decision by the Israeli Higher Planning Council to ....

  • 10 Syrian military personnel killed in terror attack in Aleppo countryside

    Date: 2022-05-13 13:54:03 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:9566788

    DAMASCUS, May 13 (MENA) – At least 10 Syrian military personnel were killed and nine others injured in a terror attack that targeted a military bus in Aleppo countryside. The military bus was targeted by a missile, SANA reported. (MENA) M G ....

  • Israeli forces pound house, injure 10 in Jenin refugee camp

    Date: 2022-05-13 13:50:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:9566826

    RAMALLAH, May 13 (MENA) - Israeli forces Friday morning pounded a house with missiles and injured at least 10 Palestinian youths on the outskirts of Jenin refugee camp, local sources were quoted by WAFA as saying on Friday. They said that a ....

  • Lebanon declares three days of mourning over death of UAE president

    Date: 2022-05-13 12:36:19 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:9566635

    BEIRUT, May 13 (MENA) - Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati declared three days of mourning over the passing of UAE President Sheikh Khaifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan earlier on Friday. Under Mikati's decision, flags will fly at half mast in the ....

  • AL observers arrive in Beirut to monitor elections

    Date: 2022-05-13 12:02:40 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:9566497

    BEIRUT, May 13 (MENA) – The Arab League (AL) said that the rest of its mission tasked with monitoring the elections in Lebanon arrived in Beirut Friday. Lebanon is set to hold its parliamentary elections on Sunday, with around four-million ....

  • Israeli forces pound house, injure youth in Jenin refugee camp

    Date: 2022-05-13 08:42:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:9566149

    RAMALLAH, May 13 (MENA) – Israeli forces on Friday morning pounded a house with missiles and injured a Palestinian youth on the outskirts of Jenin refugee camp, state news agency WAFA reported. A number of Israeli military vehicles, including a ....

  • Palestinians refuse joint Israeli probe into reporter’s death

    Date: 2022-05-12 12:35:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:9565034

    RAMALLAH, May 12 (MENA) - The Palestinian Authority said on Thursday it had refused Israel’s request to conduct a joint investigation into the death of Al Jazeera journalist Sherin Abu Aqleh. “Israel requested a joint investigation and the ....

  • Palestinian president attends Sherin Abu Aqleh's funeral

    Date: 2022-05-12 11:36:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:9564882

    RAMALLAH, May 12 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas participated Thursday in the funeral of journalist Sherin Abu Aqleh who was killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday. Aqleh was shot in the head by the Israeli Occupation Forces while ....

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