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No change in position on supporting Palestinian cause: Government
India | Aug 07, 2015, 05:07 AM ISTNew Delhi: India on Thursday insisted that there was no change in its long-standing position on supporting the Palestinian cause and that the abstention from voting on a resolution adopted at the UN rights body
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Israel troops shoot dead Palestinian in West Bank raid
World | Jul 24, 2015, 02:43 AM ISTHebron: Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, a hospital official said, with heavy clashes breaking out after the funeral. It was the second killing
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Belgium favours idea to recognize Palestinian as state
World | Dec 04, 2014, 06:38 AM ISTBrussels: Belgium's foreign minister has said his country is willing to support the idea of an independent Palestine as part of "a two-sate solution" to the Middle Eastern problems.Didier Reynders was speaking at a meeting
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Palestinian unity government's mandate expires this week: Hamas
World | Dec 01, 2014, 08:15 AM ISTGaza: Islamic Hamas movement warned on Sunday that the mandate of the Palestinian unity government which was formed in June 2 will expire this week."According to the articles of the agreement, the mandate for the
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India expresses concern over extremism in Iraq, Syria
World | Oct 22, 2014, 09:48 PM ISTUnited Nations: Expressing deep concern over activities of extremist groups in Iraq and Syria, India has said consolidation of political processes and building durable state institutions will be an effective way to address such radicalism
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7 killed in Israeli air strikes as Gaza war enters 47th day
World | Aug 23, 2014, 10:53 PM ISTGaza/Jerusalem: Seven Palestinians, including three children, were killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza today as the war entered its 47th day even as Egypt invited both sides to accept a fresh ceasefire to continue
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Gaza ceasefire extended for 24 hours: Egypt
World | Aug 19, 2014, 08:28 AM ISTCairo: Egypt announced that Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed to extend ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for 24 hours, state media reported on Monday."Both sides have agreed to extend the ceasefire to 24 hours, to
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Protest staged in Turkey against Israeli Gaza offensive
World | Jul 20, 2014, 07:05 AM ISTIstanbul: Almost 5,000 pro-Palestine protesters staged a demonstration against Israeli attacks in Gaza late Saturday night.Responding to a protest call by Turkish humanitarian aid foundation IHH, people started to gather in front of the Israeli
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Israeli Army kills Palestinian in Gaza: Report
World | Oct 01, 2013, 09:57 AM ISTGaza : A Palestinian was killed Monday night by the Israeli artillery shells fired near the border between the Gaza Strip and the Jewish country, Xinhua reported.A Palestinian was killed and another was arrested after
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Rami Hamdallah appointed new Palestinian PM
World | Jun 03, 2013, 05:46 PM ISTGaza, June 3: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed Rami Hamdallah, a politically independent academic, as his new prime minister.According to official Palestinian news agency WAFA, Abbas announced his choice of Hamdallah, a British-educated professor
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Gaza toll rises as UN chief seeks truce
World | Nov 20, 2012, 09:14 AM ISTMoscow, Nov 20 : The toll in Gaza climbed to at least 90 Monday as Israel continued to strike targets within the Palestinian enclave. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon headed to Egypt to attempt to secure