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US may impose sanctions against Turkey in case of not getting rid of S-400 - Official

Date: 2019-11-10 22:55:01 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:8182392

WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (MENA) - US National security adviser Robert O’Brien said his country will “feel the impact” of sanctions passed by a bipartisan majority in Congress, if Turkey doesn’t get rid of the Russian S-400 system. In an interview with ....

SOHR: Turkish reconnaissance aircraft shot down on Syrian borders

Date: 2019-11-10 14:40:07 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:8181763

LONDON, Nov 10 (MENA) - The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Sunday that Turkish reconnaissance aircraft was shot down on a village near the Syrian- Turkish borders in Darbasiyah countryside, without any ....

Iran says Fordow's enrichment capacity to increase

Date: 2019-11-10 11:46:13 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8181802

TEHRAN, Nov 10 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalavandi announced that the uranium enrichment capacity of the Fordow nuclear facility will increase soon, according to Fars news agency. "The ....

Israel pulls out of Jordan's Baqoura and Ghumar areas

Date: 2019-11-09 21:43:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:8181421

RAMALLAH, Nov 9 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation army has completely pulled out of the Jordanian territories in Baqoura and Ghumar areas, one day before restoring Jordanian sovereignty over these areas. The occupation army closed the border gates ....

Fierce clashes between Syrian army, Turkish troops in Ras al Ayn

Date: 2019-11-09 11:22:58 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8180754

DAMASCUS, Nov 9 (MENA) - Fierce clashes erupted Saturday between the Syrian army and Turkish troops in Hasakah governorate's Ras al-Ayn countryside, Syrian news agency (SANA) reported on Saturday. Medium and heavy weapons were used in the ....

IAEA to verify uranium enrichment at Iran’s Fordow site

Date: 2019-11-09 11:22:12 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:8180688

TEHRAN, Nov 9 (MENA) - Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are going to verify the resumption of nuclear enrichment at Iran’s Fordow nuclear site on Sunday, Iranian news agency Tasnim quoted the spokesman for the Atomic ....

38 Palestinians injured at Gaza border

Date: 2019-11-08 19:41:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:8180309

GAZA CITY, Nov 8 (MENA) - At least 38 Palestinians were injured on Friday when Israeli soldiers stationed on the Gaza border cracked down on the weekly March of Return protests on the Gaza border with Israel. About 16 Palestinians were shot by ....

China: Two-State solution base to resolving Palestinian-Israeli conflict

Date: 2019-11-08 09:05:34 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:8179519

BEIJING, Nov 8 (MENA)- The two-State solution is the solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, China's representative to the Middle East Zhai Jun said. In statements to MENA, he stressed the necessity of adhering to the Arab Peace Initiative ....

Pompeo urges world to address Iran’s 'nuclear provocations'

Date: 2019-11-07 16:32:12 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:8178959

WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Iran’s actions call for all nations to reject its “nuclear extortion” and take “serious steps to increase pressure”, Euronews network reported. Pompeo made the call after Tehran ....

Israel occupation forces arrest 11 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2019-11-07 12:13:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:8178234

RAMALLAH, Nov 7 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested Thursday 11 Palestinians after raiding their homes in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency quoted the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) as saying. It said four people were ....