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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 ....
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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 ....
