Middle East
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UK concerned by Iran attempt to impede oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz
Date: 2019-07-11 06:19:48 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:8019202
LONDON, July 11 (MENA) - The UK has expressed concern by Iran's attempt to impede the transit of a British oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement, a government spokesman said they were "concerned" by the incident and urged ....
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Two Iranian military personnel arrested in Afghanistan: official
Date: 2019-07-10 10:49:23 GMT - Afghanistan - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:8018039
KABUL, July 10 (MENA) - An Iranian officer and a soldier were arrested by Afghan Border Police in the western province of Farah on charges of illegally crossing the borders and entering into Afghanistan, a spokesman for provincial governor, Ghulam ....
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Prisoners at Israeli jails complaint from hot weather, high humidity
Date: 2019-07-10 10:17:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:8017896
RAMALLAH, July 10 (MENA) - The Palestinian committee on prisoners and former prisoners' affairs said that that Palestinian prisoners incarcerated in Israel's desert and coastal jails complaint of being subjected to inhumane living conditions ....
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Turkey is heading for economic collapse, Ashmore says
Date: 2019-07-10 09:40:30 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:8017850
LONDON, July 10 (MENA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan risks pushing Turkey’s economy into an economic collapse similar to those seen in Latin America under populist regimes, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, quoting Ashmore Group ....
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Palestinian family evicted from Quds home in favor of settler group
Date: 2019-07-10 09:00:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8017861
RAMALLAH, July 10 (MENA) - A Palestinian family who has been battling against a shadowy Israeli settler group for 25 years was evicted Wednesday from their house in the al Quds neighborhood of Silwan. WAFA correspondent said that dozens of ....
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PLO member warns of Israel's demolition of Palestinian houses in Al Quds
Date: 2019-07-09 15:25:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:8017106
RAMALLAH, July 9 (MENA) - Adnan al-Husayni, a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Al Quds, warned of the repercussions of demolishing houses in Al Quds and storming Al Aqsa Mosque by settlers. In a ....
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Palestinian citizen injured by Israeli fire in Jenin
Date: 2019-07-09 12:06:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:8016566
RAMALLAH, July 9 (MENA) -A Palestinian citizen was injured by Israeli fire near a checkpoint in Jenin city in the northern West Bank. According to Palestinian security sources, the occupation forces opened fire at a Palestinian citizen while ....
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Spokesman: Palestinians are committed to establishing peace
Date: 2019-07-09 12:02:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:8016684
RAMALLAH, July 9 (MENA) - Palestinian Presidency Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudina said on Tuesday that the Palestinian side is committed to establishing peace according to the two-state solution. In press statements, he added that Palestinian President ....
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OPCW verifies destruction of all chemical arsenals in Syria
Date: 2019-07-09 09:49:25 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8016453
MOSCOW, July 9 (MENA) - The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has confirmed that all chemical weapons production facilities in Syria have been destroyed, TASS News Agency reported quoting an OPCW report for May-June 2019 as ....
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Turkey sends military reinforcements to Syrian border
Date: 2019-07-09 08:14:22 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8016255
ANKARA, July 9 (MENA) - Turkish army dispatched additional reinforcements including special forces to the border with Syria just a few hours after tensions on the borders, Russia Today channel reported quoting Turkish sources as saying. The ....