PA arrests radio station chairman who publicly denounced Abbas

The Palestinian Authority Preventative Security arrested Ayman Qawasmeh, the chairman of the Minbar al-Huriyya radio station, in Hebron late Sunday evening, a senior PA security official said on Monday.

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Hurricane Irma is so strong it’s registering on devices designed to detect earthquakes

Hurricane Irma is so strong it’s showing up on seismometers — equipment designed to measure earthquakes.

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Trump reportedly to meet with Abbas, Netanyahu on sidelines of UN gathering

US President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York later this month, Haaretz reported Wednesday citing local officials.

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Irma becomes strongest Atlantic hurricane outside Gulf and Caribbean ever recorded

Irma spun into a monster storm Tuesday morning with sustained winds topping 180 mph, becoming the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded outside the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, National Hurricane Center forecasters said in their 11 a.m. advisory.

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Hurricane Irma elevated to Category 4 storm, threatens to hit Florida

The National Hurricane Center has elevated Hurricane Irma to a Category 4 storm with winds as high as 150 miles per hour in the next 24 hours.

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