Middle East
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Albania expels 2 Iranian diplomats for security reasons
Date: 2018-12-20 06:21:41 GMT - Albania - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:7722770
TIRANA, Dec 20 (MENA) - Albania said that it has expelled two Iranian diplomats for allegedly engaging in illegal activities that threaten the country’s security. A spokesman from the Foreign Ministry said that the two diplomats were expelled for ....
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White House: US starts withdrawing troops from Syria
Date: 2018-12-19 20:06:53 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:7722553
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (MENA) - The White House said Wednesday the United States has begun withdrawing troops from Syria, shortly after US President Donald Trump tweeted the US has defeated the Daesh terror group there, the Voice of America ....
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Pentagon says it starts process of returning US troops from Syria
Date: 2018-12-19 19:29:44 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:7722552
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (MENA) - The Pentagon said Wednesday it had started the process of returning US troops from Syria as the United States began to transition into the next phase of the campaign, US News reported. The Coalition has liberated the ....
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100 olive trees cut down by Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
Date: 2018-12-19 09:58:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7721490
RAMALLAH, Dec 19 (MENA) - "Adora" settlers cut down more than 100 olive trees in Tiba area, Tarqumiyah town, some 12 km northwest of the West Bank city of Al Khalil (Hebron). In statements on Wednesday, Head of the Farmers Services Department at ....
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Iraq reiterates support for Palestinian cause
Date: 2018-12-18 13:50:43 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:7720216
BAGHDAD, Dec 18 (MENA) - The Iraqi Foreign Ministry reiterated on Tuesday Baghdad's support for the Palestinian cause and people. A statement issued by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry quoted Ahmed Nayef Al Delemy, head of the Arab Department at the ....
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Egypt reiterates support for Palestinian president
Date: 2018-12-18 12:19:19 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7720071
CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) - Egypt's permanent representative to the Arab League Yasser El Atawi has reiterated Cairo's firm stance supporting the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and President Mahmoud Abbas. Atawi made the remarks during ....
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Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli violations in territories
Date: 2018-12-18 12:16:51 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7720184
CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia deplored continued Israeli violations in the occupied Palestinian territories, thus hampering international peace efforts and further complicating the Palestinian-Israeli crisis. Deputy Permanent Representative ....
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24 Palestinians arrested in West Bank
Date: 2018-12-18 11:55:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:7720181
RAMALLAH, Dec 18 (MENA) – Israeli forces detained on Tuesday 24 Palestinians from the West Bank, including one woman, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. In a statement on Tuesday, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said that ....
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FMs of Cyprus, Greece, Palestine convene in Athens
Date: 2018-12-18 11:28:10 GMT - Cyprus - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7720085
NICOSIA, Dec 18 (MENA) - The Trilateral Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Palestine tackled here Monday a host of issues of mutual concern, especially the latest developments in the Middle East, the Palestinian and Cyprus issues and ....
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AL condemns Turkish violation of Iraqi sovereignty
Date: 2018-12-18 11:15:44 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7720060
CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) has condemned the successive Turkish strikes against posts in northern Iraq, stressing that such action is a violation to the sovereignty of the Iraqi State. The AL voiced its rejection of the Turkish ....