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US imposes sanctions on Turkey over Syria offensive
Date: 2019-10-14 23:33:16 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:8145223
WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (MENA) - The U.S. has imposed new sanctions against Turkish officials and institutions over the country's incursion into northern Syria, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Vice President Mike Pence announced outside the White ....
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Trump says he’ll issue executive order to impose sanctions against Turkey
Date: 2019-10-14 21:26:26 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:8145188
WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (MENA) - President Donald Trump announced Monday that he would “soon” issue an executive order to authorize sanctions against the highest levels of the Turkish government, as the situation on the ground in northern Syria ....
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UN: 160,000 people displaced due to Turkish offensive in Syria
Date: 2019-10-14 18:24:27 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:8144990
NEW YORK, Oct 14 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for an immediate de-escalation of the fighting which has generated many civilian casualties and displaced up to 160,000 people in Syria in less than a week. “He also notes ....
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Palestinian detainee on hunger strike for 93 days, says group
Date: 2019-10-14 11:05:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:8144215
RAMALLAH, Oct 14 (MENA) - A Palestinian detainee held in Israeli prisons has been on hunger strike for 93 consecutive days demanding his release from administrative detention, WAFA quoted the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) as having said ....
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Israel arrests Palestinian preventive security director, five youths
Date: 2019-10-14 09:25:27 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:8144028
RAMALLAH, Oct 14 (MENA) - Israel arrested on Monday Director of the Palestinian Preventive Security in Jerusalem Said Atari and five youths from Al-Aqsa Mosque precincts, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. Eyewitnesses said Israeli forces ....
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Israel evacuates worshippers from praying area of Bab al-Rahma
Date: 2019-10-14 09:07:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8143866
RAMALLAH, Oct 14 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces evacuated on Monday Palestinian worshippers from the praying area of Bab al-Rahma in Al-Aqsa Mosque complex. In the wee hours of Monday, the Israeli occupation police evacuated the worshippers ....
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Israel detains Al Quds governor, Fatah official
Date: 2019-10-14 07:20:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:8143818
RAMALLAH, Oct 14 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained on Monday Governor of Jerusalem Adnan Ghaith and Deputy Secretary of Fatah Movement in Jerusalem Shadi Mutawar, according to local sources. The sources told WAFA that the Israeli forces ....
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US: White House committed to working against Turkish offensive
Date: 2019-10-13 22:26:46 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:8143694
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the White House remains committed to working against the Turkish offensive. The presence of US troops near Turkey's border with Syria would not have prevented Turkey's advance into ....
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US treasury secretary: Sanctions against Turkey could destroy its economy
Date: 2019-10-13 21:42:44 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:8143683
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) - US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that President Donald Trump is focused on the developing situation in Turkey and that they will be meeting with the National Security Council Sunday. "We are ready to go at a ....
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Israel to build 251 new settlement housing units in Bethlehem
Date: 2019-10-13 13:42:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:8142874
Ramaallah, Oct 13 (MENA) - Israeli occupation authorities announced on Sunday their plan to build 251 settlement units in Bethlehem saying they intend to confiscate dozens of dunums in the southern West Bank city. Israeli construction and ....
