Middle East
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Dozens of Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2019-05-21 14:37:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:7950379
RAMALLAH, May 21 (MENA) - About 47 Israeli settlers stormed on Tuesday Al Aqsa Mosque guarded by Israeli occupation forces. The settlers stormed the mosque's courtyards from Al-Magharba gate and performed their Talmudic rituals. The settlers ....
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Bahrain reiterates support to Palestinian cause
Date: 2019-05-21 13:59:53 GMT - Bahrain - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:7950193
MANAMA, May 21 (MENA) - Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa reiterated his country's firm and unwavering support for the Palestinian cause. In a press statement he said that the Bahraini government and people will ....
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Palestinian youth succumbs to wounds sustained from return marches
Date: 2019-05-21 09:48:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7949919
GAZA CITY, May 21 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth succumbed to wounds he had sustained during return marches last month. Mohamed Abdel-Jawwad Zaarab had been injured during the weekly marches on the eastern border of Rafah in the southern Gaza ....
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Russian & Syrian forces hold joint drills near Golan Heights
Date: 2019-05-21 08:07:23 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7949859
MOSCOW, May 21 (MENA) - Russian Defense Ministry's military police and Syrian government forces have held joint drills on the territory of the liberated province of Quneitra, TASS News agency reported. Head of the Main Directorate of the Russian ....
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Trump says US has not reached out to Iran for talks
Date: 2019-05-20 21:26:37 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:7949598
WASHINGTON, May 20 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Monday said his administration has not reached out for talks with Iran and that if Tehran wants to negotiate, it will have to take the first step. "The Fake News put out a typically false ....
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EU calles on Turkey to respect Cyprus's sovereign rights
Date: 2019-05-20 19:08:08 GMT - Cyprus - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:7949466
NICOSIA, May 20 (MENA) - The European Union on Monday called on Turkey to respect the sovereign rights of Cyprus in a dispute over exploiting energy wealth off the Mediterranean island, France 24 reported. During a visit to Cyprus, the EU's chief ....
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Iran quadruples production of enriched uranium
Date: 2019-05-20 18:54:33 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:7949454
TEHRAN, May 20 (MENA) - Iran has quadrupled its production of enriched uranium amid tensions with the US over Tehran's unraveling nuclear accord, Alhurra reported. While the Iranian reports said the production is of uranium enriched only to the ....
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British foreign secretary warns Iran: Don't underestimate US
Date: 2019-05-20 16:13:44 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:7949131
Geneva, May 20 (MENA)- British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has told Iran not to underestimate the resolve of the US, warning that if American interests were attacked then Washington would retaliate, The Telegraph reported Monday. "They don't ....
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Israeli forces arrest 6 Palestinians in WB
Date: 2019-05-20 12:27:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:7948737
RAMALLAH, May 20 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested early this morning six Palestinians from the West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club (PPC) said in a statement on Monday. Two Palestinians from Ramallah and two others from Al Khalil were ....
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Syrian army thwarts terrorist attack on military checkpoint in Hama
Date: 2019-05-20 09:17:14 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7948430
DAMASCUS, May 20 (MENA) - Units of the Syrian Army thwarted a terrorist attack on a military checkpoint in the northern countryside of Hama, the Syrian news agency "SANA" reported Monday. The army units operating in the northern countryside of ....