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Palestine deplores Israeli storming of Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2020-01-17 11:46:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8273384

RAMALLAH, Jan 17 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned storming of Al Aqsa Mosque by Israeli occupation forces and assaulting worshipers during Fajr prayers. In a statement on Friday, the ministry ....

Canada, European, Asian countries develops framework on Ukrainian plane tragedy

Date: 2020-01-16 20:32:53 GMT - Canada - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:8272919

OTTAWA, Jan 16 (MENA) - Canada, Ukraine, Sweden, Afghanistan and the UK held an in-person meeting at Canada House in London on Thursday and agreed upon a framework for cooperation with Iran in response to the recent tragedy Ukrainian plane crash. ....

Macron announces Charles De Gaulle Carrier to be sent to help French military ops in Middle East

Date: 2020-01-16 18:51:25 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:8272832

PARIS, Jan 16 (MENA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that the country's Charles De Gaulle aircraft carrier strike group will be deployed to the Levant between January and April 2020 in order to aid French military Operation Chammal ....

Syrian troops liberate 2 villages in eastern Idlib

Date: 2020-01-16 08:07:01 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8271702

DAMASCUS, Jan 16 (MENA) - After intense fighting with militants from the Jabhat al Nusrah terrorist group, the Syrian armed forces liberated two villages in eastern Idlib governorate, TASS news agency reported on Thursday. Pro-government troops ....

New Russian military column heads from Manbij to Al Qamishly

Date: 2020-01-16 07:54:15 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8271703

LONDON, Jan 16 (MENA) - Reliable sources reported seeing a new Russian military column heading to Al-Qamishli city in Al-Hasakah countryside. It was launched from Manbij area and passed by Ain Issa and Al-Darbasiyah, before it headed to ....

AP reiterates support to Syria’s unity, sovereignty

Date: 2020-01-15 20:32:51 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:8271437

CAIRO, Jan 15 (MENA) – The Arab Parliament (AP) reiterated on Wednesday its support to the unity and sovereignty of Syrian territories. In a statement on the developments in Syria, AP highlighted the importance of reaching an inclusive political ....

AP condemns US, Iran for turning Iraq into battlefield

Date: 2020-01-15 18:21:37 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:8271220

CAIRO, Jan 15 (MENA) – The Arab Parliament condemned Wednesday the use of Iraqi soil as a battlefield for the military conflict between Iran and the US. Such malpractices violate the Iraqi sovereignty and endanger people’s security, the ....

Israel detains 9 Palestinians in Jenin, Jericho

Date: 2020-01-14 09:16:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:8268802

RAMALLAH, Jan 14 (MENA) - Israel has detained six Palestinian citizens in Aneen village and Qabatiya district of Jenin. Three other Palestinians were arrested in Jericho and al Aghwar, Wafa news agency reported Tuesday. It added that Israeli ....

Turkey: 115 soldiers detained over links to US-based cleric

Date: 2020-01-14 09:06:23 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8268820

ANKARA, Jan 14 (MENA) - Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained 115 soldiers suspected of links to the US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen blamed by Turkey for a failed coup attempt in 2016, ABC News reported. The 115 are among a total of 176 ....

Pakistani FM heads for Riyadh after official visit to Iran

Date: 2020-01-13 13:55:52 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:8267835

TEHRAN, Jan 13 (MENA) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Monday left here for Saudi Arabia on the second leg of his two-nation tour after concluding a day-long official visit to Iran, the Pakistani news agency reported. In Riyadh, ....