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  • Malaysia strongly slams Israel's illegal settlements expansion

    Date: 2021-10-29 16:08:10 GMT - Malaysia - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:9243219

    KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (MENA) - Malaysia strongly condemned Israel’s recent decision to construct more than 3,000 new settlement units in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, Malaysiakini Journal reported. Malaysian ....

  • Israeli forces arrest six Palestinians in West Bank

    Date: 2021-10-29 14:19:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:9243052

    RAMALLAH, Oct 29 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces arrested on Friday six Palestinians in different areas of the West Bank. Palestinian media outlets quoted eyewitnesses as saying that Israeli forces arrested three Palestinians in New Askar ....

  • EU: Israel's labeling of 6 Palestinian organizations as terror groups to have far-reaching consequences

    Date: 2021-10-29 11:33:10 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:9242707

    BRUSSELS, Oct 29 (MENA) - The European Union said Israel’s decision to classify six Palestinian organizations as terrorists will have far-reaching consequences for the organizations in political, legal and financial terms "The European Union is ....

  • EU says Israel decision to expand settlement building in occupied lands "major obstacle" to peace

    Date: 2021-10-29 11:05:06 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:9242794

    BRUSSELS, Oct 29 (MENA) - The European Union Friday rejected Israel's decision to expand settlement building within the pre-1967 borders. On Wednesday, the Israeli authorities announced the publication of tenders for the construction of more ....

  • European countries call for halting Israeli settlement expansion

    Date: 2021-10-28 15:33:44 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:9241847

    BERLIN, Oct 28 (MENA) – Germany and 11 other European nations urged Israel on Thursday to shelve plans to build 3,000 settlement units in the West Bank, DW reported. The foreign ministries of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, ....

  • Israel nabs 3 Palestinians from West Bank

    Date: 2021-10-28 12:03:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:9241212

    RAMALLAH, Oct 28 (MENA) – Israeli forces arrested three Palestinians in the occupied West Bank Thursday. One of the detainees is from Tubas, the second from Qalqilya and the third from Al Quds, a source from the Palestinian prisoners’ club said. ....

  • Lebanese Foreign Ministry: Kordahi’s statements do not reflect government's position

    Date: 2021-10-27 10:34:08 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:9239032

    BEIRUT, Oct 27 (MENA) - The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants on Wednesday said statements attributed to George Kordahi prior to his appointment as information minister do not reflect the position of the Lebanese government, ....

  • Mikati hopes Lebanese govt would resume meetings soon

    Date: 2021-10-27 10:01:22 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:9238989

    BEIRUT, Oct 27 (MENA) - Lebanese Prime Minister Najuib Mikati has expressed hope that cabinet meetings would resume soon, according to euronews. “We are looking to resume cabinet sessions soon,” Mikati, who took office in September, said during a ....

  • Kordahi says never meant to offend KSA, UAE

    Date: 2021-10-27 09:20:17 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:9238941

    BEIRUT, Oct 27 (MENA) - Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi resorted to Twitter on Tuesday evening to respond to a flurry of accusations against statements he had made prior to his appointment. "Since this morning, some Lebanese and ....

  • US imposes sanctions on Libyan individual for serious human rights abuses

    Date: 2021-10-27 09:01:11 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:9238938

    WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (MENA) - The United States is designating Libyan national Osama al-Kuni Ibrahim pursuant to Executive Order 13726, based on his involvement in serious human rights abuses against migrants in Libya, the US Department of State said ....

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