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Turkey arrests 15 people suspected of ties to Mossad

Date: 2024-01-05 21:55:03 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10521512

ANKARA, Jan 5 (MENA) – A Turkish court rules to formally arrest 15 people and deport eight others suspected of being linked to the Mossad intelligence service and of targeting Palestinians living in Turkey, the Times of Israel reported. Turkish ....

German FM travels to Middle East on Sunday

Date: 2024-01-05 20:25:08 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10521455

BERLIN, Jan 5 (MENA) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is to travel to the Middle East this weekend to discuss the crisis situation in the region, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said in Berlin on Friday. "The dramatic situation in the ....

Lebanese parl't speaker commends Egypt's rejection of Palestinians' displacement

Date: 2024-01-05 19:52:24 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:10521388

CAIRO, Jan 5 (MENA) - Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri commended Egypt's position on the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and its rejection of all attempts to forcibly displace Palestinians either within or outside the besieged ....

Staggering 12,500 Israeli soldiers to be classified as disabled - Report

Date: 2024-01-05 19:30:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:10521385

RAMALLAH, Jan 5 (MENA) - The rehabilitation department at the Israeli Ministry of Defense has dealt with 3,400 soldiers who have been classified as disabled since October 7, Yedioth Ahronoth reported. An external company was hired to examine ....

Palestinian Presidency says rejects Israeli plans for post-war day

Date: 2024-01-05 14:51:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10520973

RAMALLAH, Jan 5 (MENA) - In response to reports of Israeli plans regarding the post-war day for Gaza, the Presidency of the State of Palestine has firmly reiterated its clear stance emphasizing that halting the Israeli aggression against the ....

90 aid trucks cross Rafah on way to Gaza

Date: 2024-01-05 14:26:53 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10521070

RAFAH, Egypt, Jan 5 (MENA) - As many as 90 trucks have crossed Rafah Terminal to Owja and Karm Abu Salem crossings to deliver aid to the besieged Gaza Strip. The trucks are laden with big quantities of humanitarian, relief and medical aid, as ....

Rafah terminal to receive 8 wounded Gazans

Date: 2024-01-05 14:05:21 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10521064

RAFAH, Jan 5 (MENA) - Work is underway at Rafah Terminal to receive 8 wounded Palestinians and their companions. An official source said Friday that nine persons are accompanying the wounded, who will be receiving treatment at Egyptian hospitals. ....

Saudi plane carrying aid supplies to Gazans land at Arish airport

Date: 2024-01-05 13:28:57 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10521017

ARISH, Egypt, Jan 5 (MENA) - Arish International Airport received on Friday a Saudi aircraft carrying 23 tons of humanitarian aid to be delivered to the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. As many as 455 flights have touched down at Arish ....

Only 15,000 worshipers prayed at Al-Aqsa due to Israeli restrictions, says Waqf

Date: 2024-01-05 13:27:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10520890

RAMALLAH, Jan 5 (MENA) - In the face of stringent Israeli measures and restrictions, a mere 15,000 worshippers were permitted to perform Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, WAFA reported. The Islamic Waqf department said ....

US delegation inspects Gaza-bound aid in Arish

Date: 2024-01-05 13:27:20 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:10520963

ARISH, Egypt, Jan 5 (MENA) – Accompanied by North Sinai governor Mohamed Abdel Fadil Shousha, a high-ranking delegation from the US Senate has inspected relief aid piled at Egyptian Red Crescent warehouses in the city of Arish. The US ....