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Dozens killed, injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

Date: 2024-01-29 08:04:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10555193

GAZA CITY, Jan 29 (MENA) - As Israeli aggression on Gaza enters 115th day, dozens of civilians, mostly children and women, were killed and others wounded following the ongoing Israeli shelling of multiple areas in the Gaza Strip, WAFA reported ....

34 US troops injured in Jordan drone strike

Date: 2024-01-29 07:34:44 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:10555159

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (MENA) - Up to 34 US service members were wounded during an unmanned aerial drone attack on US forces stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, according to CNBC. At least 34 personnel were being evaluated for ....

Jordan condemns ‘terrorist attack’ on US troops

Date: 2024-01-28 21:05:30 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:10555001

AMMAN, Jan 28 (MENA) - Jordan condemned the “terrorist attack” on a military advance post just inside its border with Syria that killed three US military personnel and injured dozens, and says it is cooperating with Washington to secure its ....

Scotland has not cut funding to UNRWA despite reports: Scottish PM

Date: 2024-01-28 16:19:49 GMT - Ireland - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10554635

BELFAST, Jan 28 (MENA) - Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf said the country has not “paused or withdrawn” funding for the UN’s relief agency in Gaza despite reports, the Independent newspaper reported on Sunday. Mr Yousaf said on X – formerly ....

Qatar underlines boosting efforts aimed at reaching immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2024-01-28 15:47:41 GMT - Qatar - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10554279

DOHA, Jan 28 (MENA) - Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi, Qatari Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has stressed the need to continue sustainable delivery of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, and to bolster regional ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry: Ruling Israeli right wing deepens genocide against Palestinians

Date: 2024-01-28 15:00:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10554497

RAMALLAH, Jan 28 (MENA) - Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said Sunday that the ruling Israeli right-wing under the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu deliberately targets Palestinian civilians and humiliates them in an attempt ....

Person killed during church attack in Istanbul:Turkish Interior min.

Date: 2024-01-28 13:31:36 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10554439

ANKARA, Jan 28 (MENA) - Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said that one person was killed during an attack on a church in Istanbul's Sarıyer district during a service on Sunday. He added that "large-scale investigation into the issue and ....

Iran launches three satellites into space

Date: 2024-01-28 11:27:57 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:10554094

TEHRAN, Jan 28 (MENA) - Iran said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space with a rocket that had multiple failures in the past, according to the IRNA news agency. The launch comes as heightened tensions grip the wider Middle ....

Scores of settlers storm Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2024-01-28 08:57:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10553870

RAMALLAH, Jan 28 (MENA) - Scores of settlers, guarded by Israeli forces, stormed Al Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday. The settlers carried out provocative tours in the mosque's yards and performed Talmudic rituals, eyewitnesses said. Israeli ....

UN chief asks donor countries for 'continuity' in Gaza agency operations

Date: 2024-01-28 07:57:58 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:10553770

NEW YORK, Jan 28 (MENA) - UN chief Antonio Guterres has pleaded for donor states to "guarantee the continuity" of the body's Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) after several halted funding over accusations of staff involvement in Hamas's October 7 ....