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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 ....
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Iraqi president cautions against Turkish invasion northern Syria
Date: 2019-10-10 09:10:08 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8138649
BAGHDAD, Oct 10 (MENA) - Iraqi President Barham Salih has raised alarm over the Turkish invasion into northern Syria. He added that the Turkish offensive will eventually lead to a humanitarian ordeal in Syria, adding that it plays into the hands ....
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Scores of Israeli settlers storm into Al Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2019-10-09 12:36:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:8137319
RAMALLAH, Oct 9 (MENA) - Scores of extremist settlers stormed on Wednesday into Al Aqsa Mosque from Bab al Rahma gate under the protection of Israeli police forces. This coincides with Jewish feasts. In a statement on Wednesday, the Awqaf ....
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Abbas' call for elections stresses keenness on protecting Palestinian political rights - FM
Date: 2019-10-09 11:34:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:8137119
RAMALLAH, Oct 9 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry stressed that President Mahmoud Abbas' call for general elections underlines keenness on protecting Palestinian political and democratic rights. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry ....