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Turkey to arrest 249 foreign ministry personnel in post-coup probe
Date: 2019-05-20 09:06:33 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7948446
ANKARA, May 20 (MENA) - Turkish authorities ordered the arrest of 249 foreign ministry personnel over suspected links to the network of a US-based cleric accused of orchestrating an attempted coup in 2016, broadcaster NTV said on ....
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Syrian Foreign Ministry denies reports about Army's use of chemical weapons in Kabani
Date: 2019-05-20 07:00:15 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7948297
DAMASCUS, May 19 (MENA) - A well-placed source at the Syrian Foreign Ministry, in a statement on Monday, denied reports on the Syrian Army's use of chemical weapons in the Kabani town in northern Latakia, SANA news agency reported. "The Foreign ....
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Israel cancels limit on ministers as Netanyahu tries to form new cabinet
Date: 2019-05-19 19:37:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:7948091
GAZA CITY, May 19 (MENA) - Members of the Israeli cabinet voted to cancel the maximum number of ministers permitted in a government. The move that theoretically should make it easier for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to forge ....
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AL calls on German parl to reverse BDS decision
Date: 2019-05-19 13:38:27 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:7947481
CAIRO, May 19 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) has called on German Parliament to backtrack on its wrong decision which labelled the Boycott, Divestments, and Sanctions Movement (BDS) as anti-Semitic and illegal. In a statement Sunday, assistant ....
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Palestinian official calls for pressuring Israel to honor int'l law
Date: 2019-05-19 13:21:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:7947417
RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - An adviser to the Palestinian president has called for applying pressures on Israel to compel it to respect international laws. During a meeting with a Chilean parliamentary delegation in Ramallah Sunday, Nabil Shaath, ....
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Palestinian foreign ministry: We seriously consider Germany's decision against BDS movement
Date: 2019-05-19 13:18:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7947482
RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry stressed on Sunday that it seriously considers the condemnation of the German Parliament (Bundestag) to the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement which is meant to end international ....
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Jerusalem mufti slams Israeli violations in Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2019-05-19 12:48:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:7947422
RAMALLAH, May 19 (MENA) - The Mufti of Jerusalem and the Holy Land Sheikh Mohammad Hussein condemned the attempt of the Israeli police to storm the old prayer area inside Al Aqsa Mosque and chase worshipers with their shoes on. In a statement by ....
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Iraqi troops destroy Daesh camp in Anbar
Date: 2019-05-19 07:15:36 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7947032
BAGHDAD, May 19 (MENA) - Iraqi army announced on Sunday it destroyed a training camp affiliated with Daesh terrorist group during a search operation in Al Anbar governorate. "Backed by the air forces, Anbar operation command managed to carry out ....
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Cyprus is taking appropriate action against Turkeyis attempt to mislead int'l community: official
Date: 2019-05-18 17:43:04 GMT - Cyprus - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:7946560
NICOSIA, May 18 (MENA) - The Republic of Cyprus is taking appropriate action in response to Turkey’s attempt to mislead the international community by justifying its illegal actions in the sea, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on ....
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US warns airliners flying over Arab Gulf amid Iran tensions
Date: 2019-05-18 16:09:45 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:7946578
WASHINGTON, May 18 (MENA) - The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned US airlines flying over the Arab Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to exercise caution citing the potential for "misidentification". The US aviation regulator ....
