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  • Turkish forces withdraw from Al-Nayrab after fierce clashes with Syrian army

    Date: 2020-02-20 22:10:45 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:8321081

    LONDON, Feb 20 (MENA) – Turkish forces and their allied factions withdrew from Al-Nayrab town after fierce clashes with the Syrian army, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said Thursday. At least 27 people from all the ....

  • Turkey's support for militants in Syria may provoke new escalation - Moscow

    Date: 2020-02-20 21:40:24 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:8321039

    MOSCOW, Feb 20 (MENA) - As Turkey has supported a militant attack in Syria, it has violated the agreement with Russia on separating armed opposition from terrorists in the crisis-torn country, and this move may provoke a further escalation in Idlib, ....

  • Bogdanov discusses with PLO member situation in Middle East

    Date: 2020-02-20 15:12:05 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:8320583

    MOSCOW, Feb 20 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov discussed on Thursday with PLO Executive Committee member Ahmed Mejdalni restoring Palestinian national unity and prospects of Palestinian-Israeli settlement. The two sides ....

  • Israel arrests 11 Palestinians from West Bank

    Date: 2020-02-20 11:21:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:8320079

    RAMALLAH, Feb 20 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested 11 Palestinians on Thursday from different parts of the West Bank. The occupation forces held five from Al Quds, three from Hebron, two from Ramallah and one from Salfit. (MENA) M H K/R E E ....

  • IFC names new regional director for MENA region

    Date: 2020-02-19 22:12:22 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:8319474

    CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) – The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has appointed Beatrice Maser as its new Director for the Middle East and North Africa region, based in Cairo. The IFC said in a statement that ....

  • Ninth Valdai Club Middle East Conference kicks off in Moscow

    Date: 2020-02-17 10:54:47 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8315327

    MOSCOW, Feb 17 (MENA) - The Ninth Valdai Middle East Conference kicked off here on Monday under the theme of “Middle East in a Time of Change: Towards New Stability Architecture”, Russia Today reported. The conference is organized by Valdai ....

  • Lavrov doubts US Middle East plan's capacity to improve Israeli-Palestinian relations

    Date: 2020-02-17 09:26:18 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:8315238

    MOSCOW, Feb 17 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov cast doubts that the US-suggested peace plan could lead to a settlement to the Palestinian issue. Washington is ignoring the internationally-accepted approach to the Middle East ....

  • Russia to continue efforts for crises resolution in Middle East - Lavrov

    Date: 2020-02-16 10:53:03 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:8313974

    MUNICH, Feb 16 (MENA) - Russia will continue searching for ways to resolve crises in the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf area in cooperation with partners in different formats, the Russian news agency Tass reported, quoting Foreign Minister ....

  • NATO to resume training mission in Iraq 'soon' - Commander

    Date: 2020-02-14 18:04:27 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:8312191

    BRUSSELS, Feb 14 (MENA) - NATO will resume its training mission in Iraq in the coming days or weeks, the alliance’s top military commander said Friday, after activities were suspended following a US drone strike on Baghdad. US General Tod Wolters ....

  • Turkey increases security measures at Russian embassy due to threats

    Date: 2020-02-14 10:00:49 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8311618

    ANKARA, Feb 14 (MENA) - Turkish officials have increased security at the Russian Embassy in Ankara in the wake of threats addressed to Ambassador Alexey Yerkhov due to an escalation of tensions in Syria’s Idlib, spokesperson for the Russian ....

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