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Scores of Israeli settlers storm Aqsa mosque

Date: 2022-11-17 11:30:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:9880486

RAMALLAH, Nov 17 (MENA) - Scores of Israeli settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque on Thursday and the Israeli police detained one of its guards. The settlers conducted provocative tours in the mosque and performed Talmudic rituals. Meanwhile, five ....

ICAA : A joint committee to investigate Nineveh Hall fire

Date: 2022-11-17 08:00:16 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:9879939

BAGHDAD, Nov 17 (MENA) - The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority ICAA announced Thursday that a joint committee is investigating the Nineveh Hall fire at Baghdad International Airport. The Authority spokesman, Jihad Al-Diwan, said in a statement to ....

PM Shtayyeh signs €22 million support agreement with Germany

Date: 2022-11-16 19:33:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:9879592

RAMALLAH, Nov 16 (MENA) - Palestine and Germany signed on Wednesday an agreement worth €22 million to support the vocational and technical education and training sector, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. The agreement was signed in ....

14-year-old minor among 10 Palestinians detained by Israel

Date: 2022-11-16 17:34:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:9879150

RAMALLAH, Nov 16 (MENA) – Israeli occupation forces detained on Wednesday 10 Palestinians from various parts of the occupied territories, including a 14-year-old minor, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). In Ramallah district, ....

US says deeply concerned by increased West Bank violence

Date: 2022-11-16 06:47:58 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:9877931

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (MENA) - The US State Department said it was deeply concerned by increased violence in the occupied West Bank, US News said Wednesday. "We convey profound condolences to the families and loved ones of the Israeli and ....

Israeli forces kill Palestinian near Salfit

Date: 2022-11-15 10:07:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:9876463

RAMALLAH, Nov 15 (MENA) - An unidentified Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces’ fire inside the illegal Israeli settlement of Ariel to the northwest of Salfit, WAFA reported Tuesday. Israel claimed that the Palestinian youth had ....

Israeli forces kill young Palestinian woman west of Ramallah

Date: 2022-11-14 13:53:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:9875006

RAMALLAH, Nov 14 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation army executed a young woman in the town of Beitunia, west of Ramallah, WAFA quoted the Palestinian Health Ministry as saying on Monday. Sana al-Tal was 19 and she died from a shot in the head, ....

Palestine condoles with Egypt over victims of Dakahlia bus crash

Date: 2022-11-13 21:55:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:9873954

RAMALLAH, Nov 13 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates extended its sincere condolences to Egypt over the victims of a bus accident in the Nile Delta Governorate of Dakahlia yesterday, which left 20 people dead, ....

Woman likely behind Istanbul blast - Turkish VP

Date: 2022-11-13 20:55:17 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:9873955

ANKARA, Nov 13 (MENA) - Turkish Vice-President Fuat Oktay said the Istanbul blast was thought to be a terrorist attack carried out by a woman, the BBC reported. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the perpetrators would be punished. Speaking ....

France warns nationals to avoid public places in Istanbul

Date: 2022-11-13 20:23:48 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:9873815

ANKARA, Nov 13 (MENA) - The French Consulate in Turkey warned on Sunday nationals to avoid public places in Istanbul after a deadly explosion that occurred in the historical Istiklal Street. At least six people were killed and 53 others wounded ....