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Israeli settlers storm into Al Aqsa Mosque complex
Date: 2021-06-21 08:35:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:9021094
RAMALLAH, June 21 (MENA) - A number of Israeli settlers stormed into Al Aqsa Mosque complex on Monday guarded by the Israeli police. The settlers conducted provocative tours in the holy site after pushing deep from Bab el Maghreba gate. ....
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Palestine's Foreign Ministry blames Israeli government for attacks in WB
Date: 2021-06-20 13:47:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:9020068
RAMALLAH, June 20 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry blamed the Israeli government for attacks by the Israeli army and Jewish settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank (WB). In a statement carried by WAFA news agency on Sunday, the ....
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Israel prevents senior Fatah official from entering WB for 6 months
Date: 2021-06-20 13:45:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:9020131
JERUSALEM, June 20 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces have denied the access of a senior Fatah official to the West Bank for six months after allegedly taking part in banned activities. Under the decision, Fatah secretary in Jerusalem Shadi ....
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Iran registers 8,161 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-06-20 12:25:00 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:9019944
TEHRAN, June 20 (MENA) - The Iranian health ministry announced on Sunday that 8,161 new cases of coronavirus infection have been reported across the country during the past 24 hours, adding that 111 patients have passed away in the same period of ....
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First flight from Moscow arrives in Aqaba to boost tourism
Date: 2021-06-20 11:54:17 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:9019880
CAIRO, June 20 (MENA) - Some 168 passengers arrived on Sunday in Aqaba’s King Hussein International Airport on the first tourist flight from Moscow, under an agreement to boost tourism effective till end of year, Petra news agency reported. In a ....
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100 Israeli settlers storm Djabal al Alam neighborhood to establish new settlement
Date: 2021-06-20 10:41:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:9019664
RAMALLAH, June 20 (MENA) - Backed by Israeli forces, a hundred Israeli settlers have stormed the Djabal al Alam neighborhood in western Ramallah, WAFA news agency reported Sunday. Israel is seeking to establish a new settlement in the area in ....
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Israeli police detain 11 Palestinians in Deir al-Asad
Date: 2021-06-20 07:52:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:9019440
RAMALLAH, June 20 (MENA) - Israeli police last night detained 11 Palestinians during a raid of Deir al-Asad town in the Galilee region as part of an ongoing crackdown targeting the native Palestinian population in the Palestinian territories ....
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Palestinian Foreign Ministry urges holding int'l peace conf. swiftly
Date: 2021-06-19 15:47:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:9018683
RAMALLAH, June 19 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry urged the international community to take measures to put an end to this long-lasting injustice of which the Palestinian people are suffering. The ministry said this can be achieved by ....
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Iran: Raisi wins presidential election with 17.8m votes
Date: 2021-06-19 11:16:40 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:9018216
TEHRAN, June 19 (MENA) - Iran's Deputy Interior Minister and Head of Election Office Jamal Araf announced on Saturday that 28.6 million ballots have been counted until 11:00 am local time. The initial results, Araf said, show that Judiciary Chief ....
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Iranian ships once believed to be headed toward Venezuela change course - US official
Date: 2021-06-18 21:24:57 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:9017621
WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) - The Iranian navy ships believed to be originally headed toward Venezuela changed course early this week and are now steaming north up the west coast of Africa, Politico quoted US officials as saying. The ships, which ....