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Israeli occupation forces raid several districts in Hebron
Date: 2019-10-12 09:55:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8141374
RAMALLAH, Oct 12 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Saturday attacked several neighborhoods in Hebron city and set up a military checkpoint at the northern entrance of the city. The occupation forces also raided a number of houses of ....
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SOHR: 74 Kurdish-led forces killed in Turkish offensive
Date: 2019-10-12 08:54:21 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:8141304
DAMASCUS, Oct 12 (MENA) - The death toll among Syrian Kurdish-led forces battling a Turkish offensive has risen to 74, most of whom have been killed in the Tel Abyad area since the assault began on Wednesday, Al Arabiya channel quoted the Syrian ....
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Pentagon calls on Turkey to halt Syria offensive
Date: 2019-10-11 21:25:52 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:8141075
WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (MENA) - The Pentagon has called on Turkey to halt its military offensive into Syria, warning of “serious consequences” if it does not comply. In a Thursday phone call with Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar, ....
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Explosions on Iranian tanker in Red Sea to fan tensions in region, diplomat says
Date: 2019-10-11 12:39:10 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:8140563
MOSCOW, Oct 11 (MENA) - Friday’s explosions on board an Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea may fan tensions in the region, Russia’s special representative for Afghanistan, director of the Foreign Ministry’s second Asian department Zamir Kabulov, told ....
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France: EU may consider Turkey sanctions over Syria push
Date: 2019-10-11 10:43:27 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:8140292
PARIS, Oct 11 (MENA) - A French official said sanctions against Turkey will be “on the table” at next week’s European Union summit, after the country’s incursion into Syria, The Washington Post reported. Amélie de Montchalin, the French secretary ....
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Iranian oil tanker hit by explosion in Red Sea
Date: 2019-10-11 06:46:28 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:8140015
TEHRAN, Oct 11 (MENA) - An explosion in an Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea earlier on Friday caused damage in its two major tanks and oil is spilling into the sea, according to IRNA News Agency. According to Public Relations and International ....
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Trump says mediating between Turkey and the Kurds is one of three US options
Date: 2019-10-10 21:31:13 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:95 - ID:8139938
WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday mediating a deal between Turkey and the Kurds is one of three options available to the United States after Turkey’s offensive in northeast Syria, Al Arabiya reported. “We have ....
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Trump confirms al Qaeda underwear bomb maker killed
Date: 2019-10-10 18:58:31 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:8139766
WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump confirmed Thursday that senior al Qaeda bomb maker and terrorist coordinator Ibrahim al-Asiri was killed two years ago by US forces in Yemen, CNN reported. Al-Asiri was widely credited with ....
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Palestinian students suffocate by tear gas fired by Israeli forces in western Ramallah
Date: 2019-10-10 17:38:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:8139682
RAMALLAH, Oct 10 (MENA) - A number of Palestinian students of a high school along with citizens suffered suffocation in north western Ramallah on Thursday after the Israeli occupation forces fired tear gas canisters at them. The occupation forces ....
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Norway halts new arms exports to Turkey
Date: 2019-10-10 17:11:05 GMT - Norway - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:8139681
OSLO, Oct 10 (MENA) - In response to Turkey's highly-contested military operation launched Wednesday in northern Syria, Norway on Thursday decided to suspend all arms sales to Ankara, Russia Today reported. Meanwhile, the military operation ....
