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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 ....

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 ....

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 ....

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 ....

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 ....

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 ....

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 ....

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 ....

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 ....

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 ....