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Rouhani: Iran will certainly retaliate assassination of Soleimani
Date: 2020-01-04 10:48:06 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:8255175
TEHRAN, Jan 4 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will certainly take revenge for the US assassination of IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani, Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday. The White House has not ....
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UN chief calls for immediate ceasefire in Libya
Date: 2020-01-04 07:16:08 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:8254932
NEW YORK, Jan 4 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has renewed call for an immediate cease-fire in Libya and a return to political dialogue by the warring parties. "Any foreign support to the warring parties will only ....
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European Council chief urges to end violence, provocations in Iraq
Date: 2020-01-03 22:40:53 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:8254741
BRUSSELS, Jan 3 (MENA) - President of the European Council Charles Michel urged to end the cycle of violence, provocations and retaliations which are being witnessed In Iraq over the past few weeks. In a statement on Friday, Michel said further ....
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Cypriot speaker: Turkey's approach in Libyan crises 'unacceptable'
Date: 2020-01-03 22:40:26 GMT - Cyprus - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:8254764
NICOSIA, Jan 3 (MENA) - Speaker of the Cypriot Parliament Demetris Syllouris affirmed that Turkey is trying to repeat what it had done in Syria by its interference in Libya, saying the Turkish approach, which is based on interfering into other ....
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Trump says US does not seek war, regime change in Iran
Date: 2020-01-03 22:16:44 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:8254876
WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said Friday his country does not seek "regime change" in Iran, less than a day after the US launched an airstrike that killed the country's top general, Qasem Soleimani, CNBC reported. But the ....
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Senior US official: Soleimani planned to attack US facilities in various countries
Date: 2020-01-03 20:45:24 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:8254688
WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (MENA) - Head of Iran's elite Quds Force Qassem Soleimani, killed in a US strike in Iraq on Friday, was planning an imminent attack on US facilities and workers in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and other countries, a senior US official on ....
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Pompeo to Lavrov: US remains committed to de-escalation with Iran
Date: 2020-01-03 20:20:01 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:8254739
MOSCOW, Jan 3 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the situation around Iran in the wake of the US air strike in the area of the Baghdad airport, which killed Iran's Quds Force commander ....
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US deploys 3,500 more troops to Middle East
Date: 2020-01-03 20:18:29 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:8254796
WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (MENA) - The Pentagon is deploying roughly 3,500 more troops to the Middle East in response to rising tensions in the region with Iran and one day after a US airstrike killed a top Iranian military commander. The soldiers from ....
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Germany warns of "dangerous escalation" after Soleimani killing
Date: 2020-01-03 18:27:58 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:8254700
BERLIN, Jan 3 (MENA) - Germany on Friday warned of what it called a "dangerous escalation point", after the killing of Iran Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani in a US airstrike near Baghdad airport, Euronews reported. German government spokeswoman ....
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UN Secretary General concerned by recent escalation in the Gulf, calls for maximum restraint
Date: 2020-01-03 15:45:25 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:8254597
NEW YORK, Jan 3 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply concerned by the recent rise in tensions in the Middle East, where the United States killed top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani following violent protests at its ....
