Middle East
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6 Palestinians killed in Gaza, including 2 leaders
Date: 2018-11-11 22:01:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:91 - ID:7665418
GAZA CITY, Nov 11 (MENA) - Six Palestinians, including two leaders of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades - Hamas's military wing, were killed in Israeli strikes on Khuza'a town, southern Gaza Strip. Seven Palestinians were wounded, a source at the ....
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Iran arrests ex-minister of welfare over financial fraud
Date: 2018-11-11 20:40:28 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:7665387
TEHRAN, Nov 11 (MENA) – Iranian authorities have arrested the former minister of welfare and social security for financial fraud, ABC News reported. The Sunday report says Parviz Kazemi was taken to Tehran's Evin prison two days ago, according to ....
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Iranian foreign ministry official handed down 10-year jail sentence over spying
Date: 2018-11-11 15:10:44 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:7665003
TEHRAN, Nov 11 (MENA) - An Iranian court sentenced Sunday an employee at the Foreign Ministry to 10 years in prison after convicting him of spying, Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said in a statement. Kamal Amirbeik had also been ....
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Palestine urges UNICEF, UNWTO to open investigation into Israel's stealing of antiquities
Date: 2018-11-11 14:12:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:7664606
RAMALLAH, Nov 11 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates called on the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to launch an investigation into the ....
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Israeli settlers storm village in WB
Date: 2018-11-11 13:17:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:7664615
RAMALLAH, Nov 11 (MENA) - Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed the archaeological area in Sebastia village in northwest Nablus in the West Bank (WB) guarded by Israeli forces. Clashes erupted between some 150 settlers and village's residents, ....
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Israeli army attacks students with teargas in Hebron, Bethlehem
Date: 2018-11-11 11:54:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7664355
RAMALLAH, Nov 11 (MENA) - Dozens of Palestinian students suffocated from teargas on Sunday after Israeli forces attacked them by gas canisters in three separate incidents in Hebron and Bethlehem districts in the West Bank, Palestinian news agency ....
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Syrian army shells Daesh controlled areas in Deir Ezzor
Date: 2018-11-11 07:35:58 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7664012
LONDON, Nov 11 (MENA) - The Syrian army shelled Daesh-controlled areas in the countryside of Deir Ezzor, according to a Syrian group monitoring the Syrian war. The bombardment left a number of Daesh terrorists dead and injured, the UK-based ....
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37 Palestinians injured by Israeli gunfire at Gaza border
Date: 2018-11-09 18:12:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:7662408
GAZA CITY, Nov 9 (MENA) - At least 37 protesters were injured by live bullets and others suffocated from teargas inhalation on Friday as Israeli forces continued attacking the Great March of Return protests at Gaza-Israel border, WAFA quoted the ....
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7 Palestinians wounded at Gaza border
Date: 2018-11-09 17:35:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7662253
GAZA CITY, Nov 8 (MENA) - Seven Palestinians were injured on Friday by live fire as Israeli forces continued attacking the Great March of Return protests at the eastern Gaza-Israel border, according to local sources. Palestinian protesters began ....
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Turkish prosecutors order arrest of 103 soldiers in Gulen probe
Date: 2018-11-09 11:11:55 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7661767
ANKARA, Nov 9 (MENA) - Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 103 soldiers with suspected links to the US-based Muslim cleric accused of orchestrating a failed coup in mid-2016, RT reported on Friday. In the latest operation, in Istanbul ....