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Int'l community urged not to keep silent over Israel's violations in Al Quds

Date: 2022-01-19 09:49:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:9374382

RAMALLAH, Jan 19 (MENA) - Advisor to the Presidential Office for Al Quds Affairs Ahmed al Ruwaidi has urged the international community and the International Criminal Court not to keep silent over Israel's demolishing of Palestinians houses, ....

Iraq security: Massive military operation in Hawr al-Azim

Date: 2022-01-19 09:21:56 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:9374275

BAGHDAD, Jan 19 (MENA) - Iraqi Security Forces embarked upon a large-scale military operation in Hawr al-Azim area between Salahuddin, Samraa and Diyala governorates to purge Daesh remnants, the Iraq Security Media Cell said. In a statement ....

US sanctions Lebanese tourism company, Hezbollah members in solidarity with Lebanese people

Date: 2022-01-19 08:19:32 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:9374202

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (MENA) - The Joe Biden administration has issued sanctions against a Lebanese travel company and three businessmen for financially supporting Hezbollah, The Hill reported. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the sanctions ....

Lebanon: Parliament speaker, interior minister discuss overall internal situation

Date: 2022-01-18 16:10:49 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:9373447

BEIRUT, Jan 18 (MENA) - Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri discussed on Tuesday with Minister of Interior and Municipalities Bassam Mawlawi the overall situation in the Middle Eastern country. The meeting, held at the headquarters of the ....

Kremlin: Putin to hold talks with Iranian president in Moscow tomorrow

Date: 2022-01-18 12:40:41 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:9373088

MOSCOW, Jan 18 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi in Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin press service reported. "On January 19, negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin ....

Palestinians urged to confront Israeli settlers' march in West Bank

Date: 2022-01-18 12:10:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:9372893

RAMALLAH, Jan 18 (MENA) - Official in charge of the settlement file in the northern part of the West Bank Ghassan Douglas urged Palestinians to organize a march in order to confront settlers' rallies that they are scheduled to be held today in ....

Israeli forces launch massive arrest campaign against Palestinians

Date: 2022-01-18 10:49:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:9372656

RAMALLAH, Jan 18 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces launched a massive arrest campaign on Tuesday in several villages in the Naqab (Negev) area. The move came in response to protests which broke out by residents of Sa’wat al Atrash village, who ....

Israeli forces raid school, detain 2 students near Ramallah

Date: 2022-01-18 10:31:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:9372653

RAMALLAH, Jan 18 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces Tuesday morning raided a school and detained two students in the village of Deir Nidham, north of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, local sources confirmed. The sources told WAFA News ....

Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2022-01-18 08:58:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:9372470

RAMALLAH, Jan 18 (MENA) - Israeli settlers on Tuesday stormed Al Aqsa Mosque under strict security measures by Israeli occupation police. According to the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), many Israeli settlers and students of religious institutes ....

AL chief condemns Houthi rare drone strike on UAE

Date: 2022-01-17 18:19:37 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:9371779

CAIRO, Jan 17 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit has vehemently denounced a drone attack orchestrated by Iran-backed Houthi rebels against the UAE. The attack, which took place on Monday, led to the explosion of three ....