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Iran nuclear deal necessary for Europe - German FM
Date: 2019-05-13 10:02:41 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:7939341
BRUSSELS, May 13 (MENA) - European countries are united in their belief that it is necessary to have a nuclear agreement with Iran and to implement it, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday as quoted by Sputnik news agency. "We in ....
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EU supports Iran nuclear deal: Mogherini
Date: 2019-05-13 09:52:49 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7939376
BRUSSELS, May 13 (MENA) - The European Union fully supports the international nuclear accord with Iran and wants rival powers to avoid any further escalation over the issue, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday as quoted by ABC ....
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UN Mideast envoy warns of collapsing truce agreements
Date: 2019-05-13 09:00:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7939275
GAZA CITY, May 13 (MENA) - UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov has warned that truce agreements in the Gaza Strip are falling, urging all parties to act to prevent that. "I hope that all sides will play ....
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Russia records 29 ceasefire violations in Syria over past 24 hours - Defense Ministry
Date: 2019-05-13 08:45:30 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7939238
MOSCOW, May 13 (MENA) - The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syria ceasefire registered 29 truce breaches in Syria over the past 24 hours, Sputnik news agency quoted the Russian Defense Ministry's ....
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Israel steps up arbitrary measures against Palestinian prisoners in Ramadan - rights center
Date: 2019-05-13 08:33:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7939219
GAZA CITY, May 13 (MENA) - Israeli forces stepped up arbitrary measures against Palestinian prisoners during the holy fasting month of Ramadan with more cell searches that sometimes last till after Fajr or from morning till fast-breaking time, ....
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Israeli forces arrest 11 Palestinians in WB
Date: 2019-05-13 08:27:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7939243
RAMALLAH, May 13 (MENA) - Israeli troops arrested Monday 11 Palestinians from different parts of the West Bank. Five Palestinians were arrested in Jenin and one Palestinian was arrested in each of Qalqiliya and Nablus, the Prisoners' Club said ....
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Greece strongly refuses Turkish statements on Aegean islands
Date: 2019-05-12 21:04:13 GMT - Greece - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:7938997
ATHENS, May 12 (MENA) - The Greek Foreign Ministry strongly refused its Turkish counterpart's claim that Greece wants to drag NATO into a dispute between itself and Turkey, the local Ekathimerini reported Sunday. Spokesman for the Greek Foreign ....
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Pompeo: White House welcomes opportunity to negotiate with Tehran
Date: 2019-05-12 20:38:43 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:7938951
WASHINGTON, May 12 (MENA) - Iran is an active threat to American interests as it sows chaos in the Middle East, but the White House would "of course" welcome the opportunity to negotiate with Tehran, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. In ....
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9 children killed, injured in terrorist attack on Hama countryside
Date: 2019-05-12 11:13:52 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7938070
DAMASCUS, May 12 (MENA) - Three children were killed and six injured on Sunday when terrorist factions fired shells on Reef Hama countryside, Russia Today reported. The shelling was carried out by the factions on al-Suqaylabiyah in Reef Hama in ....
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Israeli occupation forces storm Al Aqsa Mosque, evict worshipers
Date: 2019-05-12 07:01:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:7937752
RAMALLAH, May 12 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces after midnight on Saturday forcibly evicted worshipers from the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, which led to confrontations across the Old City of Jerusalem. Large numbers of ....