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2 Syrian soldiers killed, 3 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Shayrat airbase

Date: 2022-11-13 18:05:54 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:9873807

DAMASCUS, Nov 13 (MENA) - Two Syrian soldiers were killed and three others were injured in an Israeli airstrikes that hit the Shayrat airbase southeast of Homs on Sunday evening, SANA reported. The airstrikes were conducted from over Lebanese ....

Six dead, 53 injured in Turkey's Istanbul explosion

Date: 2022-11-13 17:10:29 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:9873499

ANKARA, Nov 13 (MENA) - At least six people have been killed and 53 wounded in an explosion on Istanbul’s historic Istiklal Street, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The blast occurred around 4:20 pm local time (1320 GMT) in the Turkish ....

6 killed, dozens wounded in Istanbul explosion

Date: 2022-11-13 17:09:42 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:9873625

ANKARA, Nov 13 (MENA) - A bomb exploded on a major pedestrian avenue in the heart of Istanbul on Sunday, killing six people, wounding dozens and sending people fleeing as flames rose, CBS News reported. Footage posted online showed ambulances, ....

AL rejects Israeli interference in Palestinian curriculums

Date: 2022-11-13 14:39:24 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:9873362

CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - The Arab League General Secretariat has expressed support for the Palestinian stance in facing Israel's interference in the Palestinian curriculums. Addressing the 106th session on the educational program committee on ....

Israel detains 11 Palestinians from West Bank

Date: 2022-11-10 10:57:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:9868445

RAMALLAH, Nov 10 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained 11 Palestinians on Thursday from different parts of the West Bank. The detained include four from Hebron, three from Qalqiliya, one from Bethlehem, two from Ramallah, one from Nablus and one from ....

1 Palestinian killed, 5 injured by Israeli occupation soldiers in Jenin, Hebron

Date: 2022-11-09 19:23:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:9867627

RAMALLAH, Nov 9 (MENA) - Israeli occupation soldiers opened fire at a Palestinian man when he was near the apartheid barrier west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin and killed him, WAFA reported Wednesday. Rafat Ali Ayyaseh, 29, was killed ....

UNRWA calls for providing more funds to serve Palestinian refugees

Date: 2022-11-08 08:34:01 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:9864029

NEW YORK, Nov 8 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) urgently required a substantial capital injection to lift it out of a chronic budget deficit, its head told the Fourth Committee ....

Blinken holds phone call with Abbas

Date: 2022-11-05 15:37:14 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:9859535

WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (MENA) - Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken had a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, according to the US State Department. The Secretary discussed joint efforts to improve the quality of life for the ....

Palestinian detainee ends 19-day hunger strike after reaching deal

Date: 2022-11-05 13:42:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:9859319

RAMALLAH, Nov 5 (MENA) – Palestinian administrative detainee in Israel, Sabea al-Titi, ended on Saturday his hunger strike which lasted for 19 days after reaching an agreement with the Israeli Prison Service to end his solitary confinement within a ....

Palestinian president, US state secretary discuss Israeli attacks against Palestinians

Date: 2022-11-04 22:56:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:9858501

RAMALLAH, Nov 4 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received a phone call on Friday from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to discuss Israeli attacks against Palestinians, WAFA reported. Abbas briefed the US Secretary of State on the ....