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Netanyahu: Operations in Syria to continue despite supply of S-300

Date: 2018-09-25 22:41:17 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:111 - ID:7592869

GAZA CITY, Sept 24 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel will continue to act in order to prevent Iranian entrenchment in the region, even after Russia supplies Syria with an S-300 anti-missile system ....

Netanyahu: Army to continue anti-Iran strikes in Syria, Despite S-300

Date: 2018-09-25 15:06:10 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:7592496

GAZA CITY, Sept 25 (MENA) - The Israeli army will continue to strike at Iranian target in Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after Russia announced plans to transfer to Syria an advanced anti-missile system known as the ....

Palestine urges int'l community to support message of peace

Date: 2018-09-25 11:38:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7591898

RAMALLAH, Sept 25 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday urged the international community to work for establishing peace according to the two-state solution. In a released statement, the ministry also urged the international ....

Lebanese min. blames Hezbollah, Iranian militias for refugees problem

Date: 2018-09-25 09:40:00 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7591759

BEIRUT, Sept 25 (MENA) - Lebanese Minister of State for Refugees Affairs Mouin Merehbi has blamed Hezbollah and armed Iranian militias for a refugee problem in the country. Some 1.3 million Syrian refugees are now living in Lebanon, Merehbi ....

50 injured in Israeli naval attack in Gaza

Date: 2018-09-24 18:48:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:99 - ID:7591160

RAMALLAH, Sept 24 (MENA) - As many as 50 Palestinians were wounded on Monday when Israeli naval forces opened fire at a crowd of Palestinians in northwestern Gaza Strip, according to medical sources. All of the injured were moved to hospital with ....

Russia missile supply to Syria 'significant escalation' - US adviser

Date: 2018-09-24 17:54:40 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:97 - ID:7591118

NEW YORK, Sept 24 (MENA) - US National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Monday that Russian plans to supply Syria with an S-300 missile system would be a "significant escalation" by Moscow and that he hopes it will reconsider. Russia said on ....

Putin holds Israel accountable for jet downing

Date: 2018-09-24 17:22:45 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:93 - ID:7591120

MOSCOW, Sept 24 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday his country is convinced that the Ilyushin-20 tragedy was caused by the actions of the Israeli air forces. Putin discussed the circumstances of the incident during a telephone ....

Israeli settlers storm Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-09-24 13:59:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7590686

Al QUDS, Sept 24 (MENA) - Ninety Israeli settlers stormed into Al Aqsa mosque from al Magharba gate on Monday guarded by Israeli forces. A group of settlers performed Talmudic rituals inside the mosque, WAFA news agency reported. On Sunday, ....

Iran says 'large' network arrested over Ahvaz attack

Date: 2018-09-24 09:01:39 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7589945

TEHRAN, Sept 24 (MENA) - Iran's intelligence minister said on Monday that a "large" network of suspects has been arrested in connection with Saturday’s attack on a military parade in the city of Ahvaz that killed 25 people, Farda Radio ....

IRGC vows 'unforgettable' revenge for Ahvaz terror attack

Date: 2018-09-23 15:03:44 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:7589069

TEHRAN, Sept 23 (MENA) - Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the terrorists behind a bloody attack in the southwestern city of Ahvaz will definitely face "deadly and unforgettable" revenge in the near future, Press TV reported. In ....