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Elderly Palestinian killed in settler car-ramming attack north of Ramallah
Date: 2021-12-24 13:05:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:9334631
RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (MENA) – An Israeli settler on Friday rammed his vehicle into a Palestinian elderly at the entrance of Sinjil town, northeast of Ramallah, killing her, WAFA reported. They said that the settler rammed his car into Ghadir Anis ....
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US: Iran's support for armed groups threatens int'l, regional security
Date: 2021-12-24 08:34:54 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:9334261
WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (MENA) - The United States said that Iran’s support for armed groups threatens international and regional security. In a press briefing, Spokesperson for the US State Department Ned Price said "It threatens our forces, our ....
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125 Palestinians injured as settlers attack Burqa village in Nablus, WB
Date: 2021-12-23 23:06:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:9334141
RAMALLAH, Dec 23 (MENA) - Some 125 Palestinian civilians sustained light to moderate injuries today during clashes with the Israeli occupation forces, which erupted shortly after hundreds of Israeli settlers protected by army attempted to break into ....
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Two Palestinian children injured in explosion of suspicious object in Nablus
Date: 2021-12-23 20:51:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:9334048
RAMALLAH, Dec 23 (MENA) - Two Palestinian children were injured on Thursday in an explosion of a suspicious object in Sobeih mountain near Beita town in southern Nablus province. In a press statement, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ....
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Israeli forces detain 14 Palestinians, shoot another in West Bank raids
Date: 2021-12-23 10:37:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:9333204
RAMALLAH, Dec 23 (MENA) - Israeli forces Thursday overnight detained 14 Palestinians and shot another in multiple raids across the West Bank, WAFA quoted local and security sources as saying. They said that Israeli forces rounded up two brothers ....
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Head of Naima municipality killed in terrorist blast
Date: 2021-12-23 09:02:53 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:9332974
DAMASCUS, Dec 23 (MENA) - The head of Naima municipality in Daraa eastern countryside was killed in a blast on Thursday. The explosive device was attached to the car of the 38-year-old official by terrorists, killing him at once, according to the ....
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Hassan Irloo's death blow to Iranian regime - Yemeni min.
Date: 2021-12-21 23:03:07 GMT - Yemen - Middle East - SN:99 - ID:9330971
ADEN, Dec 21 (MENA) - Yemeni Information Minister Moammar Al-Eryani said on Tuesday the death of Hassan Irloo, Iran's top diplomat to the Houthis in Sanaa, is a blow to the Iranian regime and its project in Yemen. Eryani noted Irloo was an ....
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Knesset okays US travel ban from midnight in race to curb Omicron spread
Date: 2021-12-21 19:30:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:9330822
RAMALLAH, Dec 21 (MENA) - Knesset lawmakers on Tuesday voted to approve the government’s decision to ban citizens and residents from travel to and from the United States, adding it to a list of more than 50 countries declared off-limits in an effort ....
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Israel records first known Omicron death
Date: 2021-12-21 18:48:21 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:9330754
GAZA CITY, Dec 21 (MENA) - The first death of an Israeli with the Omicron coronavirus strain has been recorded in Israel, the Time of Israel newspaper reported on Tuesday. The man was in his 60s and suffered from preexisting conditions, and died ....
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US diplomat starts Middle East tour
Date: 2021-12-21 06:59:50 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:9329292
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (MENA) - Acting Assistant Secretary of the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Yael Lempert started on Monday a three-day tour covering Jordan, Israel and the West Bank. State Department Spokesman Ned Price said ....