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Trump reiterates 'no deal' with Turkey for Pastor's release
Date: 2018-10-15 22:27:45 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:119 - ID:7623441
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has reiterated the United States did not negotiate a deal with Turkey for the release of American pastor Andrew Brunson, Voice of America reported. "We had no deal with Turkey," Trump said ....
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24 Palestinians injured by Israeli navy near Gaza coast
Date: 2018-10-15 19:38:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:107 - ID:7623106
GAZA CITY, Oct 15 (MENA) - At least 24 Palestinians were injured Monday when Israeli navy forces opened fire toward a peaceful protest near the sea border in northern Gaza Strip. Dozens others suffered tear gas inhalation. The Palestinian ....
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Egypt's GFEC inks cooperation protocol with China
Date: 2018-10-15 17:08:55 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:7622903
CAIRO, Oct 15 (MENA) - The General Federation of the Egyptian Chambers (GFEC) of Commerce signed on Monday a cooperation protocol with its Chinese counterpart to boost cooperation in the fields of trade and investment. In a statement, Ahmed ....
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Reopening Quneitra crossing marks Israeli recognition of Assad's control over southern Syria
Date: 2018-10-15 15:38:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:7622927
RAMALLAH, Oct 15 (MENA) - A border crossing between Syria and Israel reopened on Monday — four years after it closed as UN observers fled the area due to fierce fighting in the Syrian civil war, Times of Israel reported. The move marked a de ....
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Israeli army rounds up 26 people in raids across West Bank
Date: 2018-10-15 11:10:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:7622237
RAMALLAH, Oct 15 (MENA) - The Israeli army rounded up 26 Palestinians and foreign activists in raids across the West Bank during the night and early morning, WAFA quoted the Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC) as saying. It said at least five people ....
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Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in Salfit
Date: 2018-10-15 10:38:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:7622167
RAMALLAH, Oct 15 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth was killed on Monday by Israeli fire in Salfit city in the central West Bank. The Palestinian news agency quoted security sources as saying that the Israeli occupation forces opened fire at a ....
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Syrian army raises flag on Quneitra crossing
Date: 2018-10-15 08:40:59 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7621834
DAMASCUS, Oct 15 (MENA) - The Syrian army on Monday raised the national flag over Quneitra crossing which is on borders with the occupied Golan Heights, Al Arabiya Al Hadath news channel reported. This falls within the framework of the ....
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Over 170 refugees return to Syria from Lebanon over past 24 hours
Date: 2018-10-15 08:34:33 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7621874
MOSCOW, Oct 15 (MENA) - Over 170 refugees have returned to Syria from neighboring Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Refugee Reception, Distribution and Settlement said on Monday. "Over the past day, 175 ....
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SNC: Opposition ready to negotiate to reach political solution
Date: 2018-10-15 07:00:52 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7621715
DAMASCUS, Oct 15 (MENA) - Chairman of the Syrian Negotiation Commission (SNC) Nasr al Hariri said the opposition is ready to engage in talks with the Russian side to reach a political solution. In statements to Al Arabiya news channel on Monday, ....
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UN envoy slams Palestinian death caused by Israeli settlers
Date: 2018-10-14 12:25:26 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:7620817
GAZA CITY, Oct 14 (MENA) - UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov condemned an incident that left a Palestinian woman dead on Friday, The Jerusalem Post reported Sunday. "I condemn this Friday’s attack in the ....