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Israel detains Al Quds governor, Fatah official
Date: 2019-10-14 07:20:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8143818
RAMALLAH, Oct 14 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained on Monday Governor of Jerusalem Adnan Ghaith and Deputy Secretary of Fatah Movement in Jerusalem Shadi Mutawar, according to local sources. The sources told WAFA that the Israeli forces ....
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US: White House committed to working against Turkish offensive
Date: 2019-10-13 22:26:46 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:8143694
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the White House remains committed to working against the Turkish offensive. The presence of US troops near Turkey's border with Syria would not have prevented Turkey's advance into ....
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US treasury secretary: Sanctions against Turkey could destroy its economy
Date: 2019-10-13 21:42:44 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:8143683
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) - US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that President Donald Trump is focused on the developing situation in Turkey and that they will be meeting with the National Security Council Sunday. "We are ready to go at a ....
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Israel to build 251 new settlement housing units in Bethlehem
Date: 2019-10-13 13:42:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:8142874
Ramaallah, Oct 13 (MENA) - Israeli occupation authorities announced on Sunday their plan to build 251 settlement units in Bethlehem saying they intend to confiscate dozens of dunums in the southern West Bank city. Israeli construction and ....
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Putin: Saudi Arabia played key role in efforts to resolve Syria's crisis
Date: 2019-10-13 13:13:12 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:8142884
MOSCOW, Oct 13 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Saudi Arabia’s role in formulating a political settlement in Syria. “I would like to emphasize the positive role Saudi Arabia has played in resolving the Syrian crisis … without ....
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Vatican Pope urges dialogue to end Syria offensive
Date: 2019-10-13 11:45:35 GMT - Vatican - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:8142878
VATICAN, Oct 13 (MENA) - Vatican Pope Francis has appealed for a new effort at dialogue after US forces pulled back from northeastern Syria, clearing the way for Turkey's offensive against Syrian Kurds there, abc news reported on Sunday. Francis ....
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Kurdish-led SDF regain control over most of Ras al-Ain border city: SOHR
Date: 2019-10-13 09:29:06 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8142499
DAMASCUS, Oct 13 (MENA) - The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have gained back control over most of the border city of Ras al-Ain, in a counterattack which killed 17 from Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces, the UK-based Syrian ....
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Israel arrests 17 Palestinians in WB
Date: 2019-10-13 09:23:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8142555
RAMALLAH, Oct 13 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested on Sunday 17 Palestinians in various parts of the West Bank. Scores of youths suffered suffocation as Israeli forces fired tear-gas bombs during confrontations in Ramallah. Palestinian sources said ....
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Trump defends Syria withdrawal, says US should protect its own borders first
Date: 2019-10-13 09:17:00 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8142557
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has defended his decision to withdraw troops from north-eastern Syria, telling conservative Christian activists that the US should prioritise protecting its own borders, CNN reported. "Let ....
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More than 130,000 people displaced by fighting in northeast Syria: UN
Date: 2019-10-13 08:27:31 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:8142486
NEW YORK, Oct 13 (MENA) - More than 130,000 people have been displaced from rural areas around the northeast Syrian border towns of Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain as a result of fighting between Turkish-led Syrian opposition forces and Kurdish-led Syrian ....
