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Bank employees panicked as depositors demand their frozen money

Date: 2022-09-16 14:22:51 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:127 - ID:9775572

BEIRUT, Sept 16 (MENA) - Five Lebanese banks were held up by depositors seeking access to their own money frozen in the banking system on Friday in a spiraling spate of holdups this week spurred by frustration over a financial implosion with no end ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry: Israel’s escalations part of its attempt to weasel out of peace obligations

Date: 2022-09-15 16:36:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:9773921

RAMALLAH, Sept 15 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates warned Thursday of Israel’s relentless attempts to ruin all efforts exerted by the Palestinians at the regional and international levels to calm conditions and ....

Israeli settlers raid Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2022-09-15 12:45:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:9773883

RAMALLAH, Sept 15 (MENA) - Israeli settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque Thursday under the protection of Israeli police. They also performed Talmudic rituals in Al Aqsa Mosque courtyards, under the guard of the Israeli occupation ....

Palestinian teen gunned down by Israeli forces in Jenin

Date: 2022-09-15 12:43:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:9773884

RAMALLAH, Sept 15 (MENA) - A Palestinian teenager was shot by Israeli forces in Kufr Dana village in Jenin, medical sources said on Thursday. Oday Salah, 17, was shot in the head by the Israeli occupation soldiers during a raid in the northern ....

Palestinian economy reels under covid-19 impact, enduring poverty, unemployment

Date: 2022-09-15 08:41:09 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:9773293

GENEVA, Sept 15 (MENA) - The latest report by UNCTAD on its assistance to the Palestinian people shows that the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory grew by 7.1% in 2021, following an 11.3% contraction in 2020 in the aftermath of the ....

Palestinian teen dies by Israeli occupation bullets in Jenin

Date: 2022-09-15 06:46:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:9773114

RAMALLAH, Sept 15 (MENA) - A Palestinian teen was killed and others were wounded by Israeli forces’ bullets during their storming, at dawn today, Thursday, in Kafr Dan village of the West Bank city of Jenin. Well-informed local sources said that ....

UAE’s Foreign Minister arrives in Tel Aviv on official visit

Date: 2022-09-14 18:04:53 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:9772751

ABU DHABI, Sept 14 (MENA) – UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived on Wednesday in Tel Aviv on an official visit to Israel, said Emirates News Agency (WAM). Sheikh Abdullah is ....

Israeli police arrest 12 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2022-09-14 15:03:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:9772262

RAMALLAH, 14 Sept (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces have arrested 12 Palestinian civilians after raiding several areas in the occupied West Bank. Meanwhile, dozens of Israeli settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli ....

Dozens of Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2022-09-12 11:53:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:9768148

RAMALLAH, Sept 12 (MENA) - Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque Monday under the protection of the Israeli police in light of a petition submitted by the "Temple Organizations" to the Israeli Supreme Court to allow settlers to "blow the ....

Israel detains 23 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2022-09-12 11:26:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:9768122

RAMALLAH, Sept 12 (MENA) - The Israeli army detained 23 Palestinians in overnight raids across the occupied West Bank (WB), including three siblings, WAFA news agency said Monday quoting Palestinian sources. They said that during an army raid of ....