Middle East
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MECC condemns Turkish offensive in Syria
Date: 2019-10-10 15:58:18 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:8139316
CAIRO, Oct 10 (MENA) - The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) has condemned the Turkish military offensive in northeastern Syria, saying it threatens the unity of Syria and violates human dignity. In a statement released on Thursday, the ....
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Britain calls for restraint after Turkish incursion into Syria
Date: 2019-10-10 14:24:36 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:8139326
LONDON, Oct 10 (MENA) - Britain called for restraint on Thursday after Turkey’s military incursion into Syria, warning that the move risked humanitarian suffering and undermining the fight against militants. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab spoke ....
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Kurdish leader condemns Turkey's invasion of Syria
Date: 2019-10-10 13:42:54 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:8139166
CAIRO, Oct 10 (MENA) - Sihanouk Dibo, the co-chairman of the Syria Democratic Council, the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has condemned the Turkish invasion of northeastern Syria. In statements on Thursday to the Egyptian ....
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Russian Defense Ministry registers 40 truce breaches in Syria over 24 hours
Date: 2019-10-10 11:26:23 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:8138875
MOSCOW, Oct 10 (MENA) - The Russain Defense Ministry has registered 40 ceasefire breaches in Syria over the past 24 hours, the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Sides in Syria reported on Thursday. "Over the last 24 hours, the ....
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Australian PM 'deeply concerned' by Turkey's attack on Syria
Date: 2019-10-10 11:24:11 GMT - Australia - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:8138851
SYDNEY, Oct 10 (MENA) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison fears Turkey's land offensive against Kurdish militia could reinvigorate Daesh and has contacted the Turkish government directly to make his concerns known, the Sydney Morning Herald ....
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US military taking custody of 2 British men accused of involvement in Daesh killings of hostages
Date: 2019-10-10 11:12:32 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:8138809
WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (MENA) - The U.S. military is taking custody of several dozen high-value Daesh detainees, including two British men accused of involvement in the militant group’s summary executions of American and other Western hostages, The ....
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Pompeo: US didn't give Turkey a 'green light' to invade Syria
Date: 2019-10-10 10:59:13 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:8138854
WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is defending the Trump administration's withdrawal of military support for Kurdish forces in Syria, just as Turkey invaded the northern part of the country to push out Kurdish militias, ....
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Israel demolishes tin huts, tents south of Hebron
Date: 2019-10-10 10:43:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:8138816
RAMALLAH, Oct 10 (MENA) - Israel demolished on Thursday a number of tin shacks and tents and stole some solar power cells south of the West Bank city of Hebron. In statements on Thursday, Rateb Jabour, the coordinator of the National and Popular ....
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Israeli army: Rocket fired from Gaza fell in sea
Date: 2019-10-10 10:08:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:8138651
GAZA CITY, Oct 10 (MENA) - The Israeli army said a rocket was fired from Gaza and fell into the sea. The rocket explosion was heard early Thursday in the western parts of Gaza city. Palestinian resistance fire every now and then missiles towards ....
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Israeli police storm into Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2019-10-10 09:46:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8138650
RAMALLAH, Oct 10 (MENA) - Israeli police stormed on Thursday into Aqsa Mosque from Bab al Rahma and stole some wooden pieces. Eyewitnesses said the police warned a number of Palestinian youths they would be arrested if they filmed what is ....