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Russia, Turkey should increase patrols in Syria’s Idlib - UN envoy
Date: 2019-05-01 07:35:40 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:7923754
MOSCOW, May 1 (MENA) - Russia and Turkey should uphold the ceasefire and increase patrolling in Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone, Sputnik news agency quoted UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen as having said at a Security Council ....
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Iran's economy on brink of collapse thanks to US sanctions: IMF
Date: 2019-04-30 21:09:41 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:7923578
WASHINGTON, April 30 (MENA) - Iran's economy is on the brink thanks to the Trump administration's sanctions, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Iran is in a deep recession, with inflation at roughly 40 percent, marking the ....
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Israel demolishes two houses in E. Jerusalem
Date: 2019-04-30 09:38:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7922341
RAMALLAH, April 30 (MENA) - Israel demolished two houses in Silwan town in the occupied East Jerusalem under the pretext that they are not licensed. Israeli forces attacked Palestinians who tried to hamper the houses' demolition, leaving some of ....
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Rouhani: Iran will continue oil exports despite US pressure
Date: 2019-04-30 09:22:37 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7922281
TEHRAN, April 30 (MENA) - Iran will continue to export oil despite US pressure, President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech broadcast live on Iranian state TV on Tuesday. Rouhani added “America’s decision that Iran’s oil exports must reach zero is ....
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Israeli gunboats open fire at Palestinian fishermen in Gaza waters
Date: 2019-04-30 09:13:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7922289
GAZA CITY, April 30 (MENA) - Israeli gunboats on Tuesday morning opened machine-gun fire at Palestinian fishermen and their boats six nautical miles off the northern coast of Gaza City, with no injuries reported. According to eyewitnesses, ....
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Chinese envoy appeals for adherence to two-state solution in Mideast peace process
Date: 2019-04-30 06:38:57 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7922147
BEIJING, April 30 (MENA) - China's envoy to the UN has asked the international community to stick to the two-state solution in addressing the Palestinian-Israeli issue, and warned against unilateral action that escalates tension in the region, ....
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Abbas: Palestine won't accept incomplete clearance revenues from Israel
Date: 2019-04-29 13:18:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7921337
RAMALLAH, April 29 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that the Palestinian Authority (PA) will not accept the clearance revenues from Israel if they are incomplete, WAFA reported on Monday He made this statement at the opening of a ....
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Palestinian premier off to Brussels for international donors’ meeting
Date: 2019-04-29 10:14:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7921126
RAMALLAH, April 29 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh heads to Brussels later Monday to attend a meeting for the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) of donor countries scheduled to start tomorrow. Foreign Minister Riyad Malki told Voice of ....
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Israel fires at Palestinian farmers in Gaza
Date: 2019-04-29 09:15:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7921075
GAZA CITY, April 29 (MENA) - Israeli forces fired at Palestinian farmers in Al Shojayea area in east Gaza on Monday. None was harmed, eyewitnesses said. Since 2005, Israeli forces have been illegally redeployed outside the Gaza Strip imposing ....
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Palestinian PM, Norwegian envoy mull donors’ conference agenda
Date: 2019-04-28 21:49:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:7920868
RAMALLAH, April 28 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh discussed on Sunday with Norwegian envoy on the Middle East peace process Tor Veneland the agenda of an internatiinal donors’ conference, set to be held in Brussels by the end ....
