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Trump focuses on defending Saudis, not striking Iran, for now - US officials
Date: 2019-09-21 22:19:08 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:8113352
NEW YORK, Sept 21 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump is sending a modest deployment of US troops to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, along with air and missile defense systems, in response to the attacks on Saudi oil facilities the US administration blames ....
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Iraqi security forces arrest Karbala attack bomber
Date: 2019-09-21 08:05:28 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:8112472
BAGHDAD, Sept 21 (MENA) - Iraqi security apparatus arrested the terrorist behind the explosion that hit one of the entrances to the central Iraqi governorate of Karbala on Friday, leaving 17 people dead and injured, according to the media office of ....
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Lavrov, Guterres tackle situation in Arab Gulf, Syria
Date: 2019-09-20 20:46:33 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:8112280
MOSCOW, Sept 20 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres outcomes of the fifth trilateral meeting of the heads of states-guarantors of the Astana process on Syria in Ankara, the Russian ....
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More than 51 Palestinians injured at Gaza border
Date: 2019-09-20 20:02:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:8112246
GAZA CITY, Sept 20 (MENA) - At least 51 Palestinians were injured when Israeli soldiers stationed on the Gaza border cracked down on the weekly March of Return protests on the Gaza eastern border with Israel, local sources said Friday. About 28 ....
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Iran says its foreign minister to leave Friday for NY to attend UNGA meetings
Date: 2019-09-19 20:53:11 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:8111340
TEHRAN, Sept 19 (MENA) - Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to leave for New York early Friday to attend the UN General Assembly, his ministry said, after reports he may not be granted a visa, ABC News reported. "Foreign Minister, ....
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Pompeo favours 'peaceful resolution' to crisis after Saudi attack
Date: 2019-09-19 15:21:11 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:8111007
ABU DHABI, Sept 19 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Thursday said he preferred a "peaceful resolution" to a crisis sparked by attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure, as Iran warned against "all-out war", Hurra channel reported. Pompeo has ....
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Israel apprehends 19 Palestinians in WB raids
Date: 2019-09-19 08:58:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8110201
RAMALLAH, Sept 19 (MENA) - Nineteen Palestinians have been arrested in Israeli raids across the occupied West Bank. Palestinian sources said Thursday a number of youth suffered from inhalation of tear gas fired by Israeli forces during clashes ....
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Deal reached on committee for new Syria constitution: UN
Date: 2019-09-19 07:09:17 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8110120
NEW YORK, Sept 19 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced that a long-sought agreement has been reached on the composition of a committee to draft a new constitution for Syria, an important step toward hopefully ending ....
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Saudi Arabia: Attack on oil facilities 'unquestionably sponsored by Iran'
Date: 2019-09-18 18:09:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:8109755
RIYADH, Sept 18 (MENA) - Saudi Defense Ministry spokesman Turki al Maliki said on Wednesday that Saturday's attack on two of Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities were "unquestionably sponsored by Iran" and "did not originate from Yemen despite Iran's best ....
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Scores of Jewish settlers storm Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2019-09-18 12:33:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:8109132
RAMALLAH, Sept 18 (MENA) - Scores of Jewish settlers on Wednesday forced their way into Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound from Bab el Maghreba gate under the protection of Israeli occupation forces. In a statement released on ....
