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Moderate tremor shakes southwestern Iran

Date: 2019-07-08 08:59:25 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8014655

TEHRAN, July 8 (MENA) - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted the city of Masjed Soleyman in southwestern Iranian province of Khouzestan on Monday morning, IRNA News Agency reported. The tremor occurred at 11:30 local time (07:00 GMT) at the depth of ....

Iran continues arming Houthi militas: Yemeni govt

Date: 2019-07-08 08:43:02 GMT - Yemen - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8014607

SANAA, July 8 (MENA) - Iran continues to blatantly defy the UNSC resolutions and international law by arming the Houthi militias, the Yemeni government announced on Monday. Yemeni Minister of Information Muammar al Aryani condemned Iran for ....

Israeli forces detain 27 Palestinians from West Bank, Jerusalem

Date: 2019-07-08 08:11:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:8014599

RAMALLAH, July 8 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained Monday 27 Palestinians from various parts of the West Bank, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and sources. Israeli forces conducted large-scale raids across the northern West Bank ....

Israeli troops arrest three Palestinians from Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2019-07-08 06:59:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8014470

RAMALLAH, July 8 (MENA) - Israeli troops stormed the Bab al Rahma area inside the Al Aqsa Mosque compound and arrested three youths. The three young men were led to the interrogation center outside the mosque, eyewitnesses said late Sunday. ....

US calls for German ground troops in Syria

Date: 2019-07-07 16:06:02 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:8013514

WASHINGTON, July 7 (MENA) - US Special Representative for Syria Engagement James Jeffrey has called on Germany to send military trainers, logistics specialists and technicians to help the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the fight ....

Palestine urges int'l community to confront Israel's campaign to annex Area C

Date: 2019-07-07 14:56:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:8013599

RAMALLAH, July 7 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Sunday called on the international community to face the Israeli campaigns to annex Area C of the West Bank. Area C, which is administratively under Israel's control, constitutes ....

Israeli forces continue torture against Isawiya's inhabitants

Date: 2019-07-07 13:06:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:8013585

RAMALLAH, July 7 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces continued their torture of Palestinians in Isawiya town in central Al Quds city. The forces raided the town and broke into homes, according to a local source on Sunday. Earlier, the ....

Iranian official: Tanker held in Gibraltar was not heading for Syria

Date: 2019-07-07 10:29:19 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8013078

TEHRAN, July 7 (MENA) - Iran says its oil tanker that Britain intercepted in Gibraltar on Thursday was not headed toward Syria, The Washington Post reported. Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters on Sunday said the tanker’s ....

Reduction of JCPOA commitments doesn't mean withdrawal: Iran

Date: 2019-07-07 10:13:47 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:8013144

TEHRAN, July 7 (MENA) - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi said Sunday that reduction of commitments to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) does not violate the nuclear deal, but is based on Articles 26 and 36 of the ....

Tens of displaced families return to Homs countryside

Date: 2019-07-07 09:36:48 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8013112

DAMASCUS, July 7 (MENA) - Tens of displaced families on Sunday returned to their homes in al-Qusair town, Homs western countryside, which was liberated from terrorists by the Syrian Arab Army. The arrivals are the first batch of al Qusair ....