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3 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli troops in Gaza city

Date: 2017-12-07 12:28:56 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7128567

Three Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli occupation forces in Khan Yunis city south of the Gaza strip. The clashes erupted after a group of Palestinian youth protested against US President Donald Trump's decision to move his ....

Israel detains 36 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2017-12-07 12:10:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7128384

The Israeli occupation forces arrested Thursday 36 Palestinians from different districts in the West Bank, 21 of them from the Nablus area village of Qusra. In a statement by the Palestinian Prisoners' Club, it said that four Palestinians from ....

OIC denounces US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Date: 2017-12-07 10:49:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7128270

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed deep regret over US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and his orders to move his country’s embassy to the city, which constitutes a provocation of ....

Saudi Arabia: Trump's decision to move US embassy to Jerusalem 'irresponsible & unwarranted'

Date: 2017-12-07 08:24:35 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7127725

Saudi Arabia on Thursday expressed "great disappointment" over US President Donald Trump's announcement recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocating the US embassy to Jerusalem, Al Arabiya news channel reported. In a statement ....

Palestinian PM posts EU envoys on political updates

Date: 2017-12-06 15:16:06 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:7126869

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and Foreign Minister Riyad Malki warned on Wednesday that any change in the status of Jerusalem would heighten tension and violence in the region, said WAFA news agency. Hamdallah and Malki met with ....

Terrorists kidnap 10 school managers in Daraa countryside

Date: 2017-12-06 15:14:47 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7126843

Terrorists of the so-called Jaish Khalid Ibn Al Walid, affiliated to Daesh terrorist organization, attacked a number of schools in Daraa western countryside and kidnapped 10 school managers along with their assistants and took them to the town of ....

Abul Gheit calls for overcoming challenges facing Arab tourism sector

Date: 2017-12-06 14:44:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7126727

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has called for working on overcoming the obstacles and challenges facing Arab tourism sector during the past years as a result of armed conflicts, terrorism and tensions in the region. A statement ....

Houthis detain 700 officers of republican guard in Sanaa's Central Prison

Date: 2017-12-06 13:54:11 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7126672

The Houthi militias in Yemen detained about 700 of the republican guards in Sanaa's Central Prison. Sky News broke the news without mentioning further details. ....

Omani tourism minister underlines importance of developing Arab tourism strategy

Date: 2017-12-06 13:52:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7126616

Omani Tourism Minister Ahmed bin Nasser Hamad Al Mahrizi asserted the importance of developing the Arab tourism strategy and implementing it on the ground. Addressing the inaugural session of the 20th session of the Arab tourism ministerial ....

Abbas, Macron discuss over phone US stance on Al Quds

Date: 2017-12-05 17:26:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7125169

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday had a phone conversation. The two sides reviewed over phone efforts made by Macron with US President Donald Trump regarding the US's plan to recognize Al ....