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Thousands flee Daesh-controlled areas in eastern Euphrates River

Date: 2018-12-24 09:48:46 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7728263

DAMASCUS, Dec 24 (MENA) - Thousands of Syrians were seen fleeing the eastern sector of Deir Ezzor countryside at the eastern banks of the Euphrates River in wake of the US decision to pull out from Syria and in fear of a possible Turkish offensive, ....

Pentagon withdrawal order for US troops from Syria 'signed'

Date: 2018-12-24 08:40:22 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:7728158

WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Pentagon has said the order for the withdrawal of US troops from Syria has been signed following President Donald Trump’s December 19 announcement setting out plans for a full pullout, US media are reporting. "The ....

Palestinian min. condemns Israeli settlers' raid on Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-12-23 13:42:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:7727325

RAMALLAH, Dec 23 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs Yousef Ede’es on Sunday condemned the raid by dozens of extremist Israeli settlers, led by the Knesset member Yehuda Glick, on Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, WAFA ....

Israeli forces arrest 4 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2018-12-23 09:41:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7726809

RAMALLAH, Dec 23 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested four Palestinians in different parts of the West Bank at dawn of Sunday, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said on Sunday. The arrests took place in Bethlehem and Ramallah. The occupation forces ....

Saudi Arabia supports Albania's decision to expel Iranian diplomats

Date: 2018-12-22 08:08:35 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7725457

RIYADH, Dec 22 (MENA) - An official source at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the kingdom’s support for the measures taken by the Republic of Albania to expel two Iranian diplomats, one of them the Iranian ambassador, for involvement ....

One Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces

Date: 2018-12-22 07:54:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7725455

GAZA CITY, Dec 22 (MENA) - One Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces after he had sustained injuries during the protests for return in the Gaza Strip on Friday, said a statement by the Palestinian Health Ministry on Saturday. Ashraf al Kudra, ....

Germany to bar Iran's US-sanctioned Mahan Air

Date: 2018-12-21 19:28:57 GMT - Germany - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:7725240

BERLIN, Dec 21 (MENA) - Germany is to ban flights in and out of the country by Iran's Mahan Air, which is under US sanctions, Euro News reported Friday. The German government had taken the decision to stop Mahan Air from operating its flights to ....

White helmets should be put on UN terrorist list - Russian Envoy

Date: 2018-12-21 16:40:33 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:7725115

NEW YORK, Dec 21 (MENA) - Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia stressed during a UN roundtable discussion on the White Helemts group’s activities in Syria that "the White Helmets deserve to be on the United Nations’ designated ....

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen, injure 25 at Gaza border

Date: 2018-12-21 16:05:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:7725066

GAZA CITY, Dec 21 (MENA) - One Palestinian teenager was killed and 25 others injured by live bullets or rubber-coated rounds on Friday as Israeli forces continued attacking the Great March of Return protests at Gaza-Israel border, Wafa News Agency ....

Maliki: Palestine rejects US monopoly on political process

Date: 2018-12-21 12:35:37 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7724653

MOSCOW, Dec 21 (MENA) - Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Maliki on Friday asserted his country's rejection of the US monopoly on the political process, welcoming the Russian efforts in this regard. In a joint press conference with his Russian ....