Middle East
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Turkish military plane crashes in Nevsehir province during training flight
Date: 2018-03-22 21:03:46 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:96 - ID:7310119
ANKARA, March 22 (MENA) - A Turkish military plane crashed on Thursday in Nevsehir province in central the country during a training flight, Russia Today TV reported. The all-news network gave no further details on the circumstances of the plane ....
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Eastern Ghouta ceasefire to start midnight
Date: 2018-03-22 20:28:40 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:7310060
DAMASCUS, March 22 (MENA) – The ceasefire agreement in Eastern Ghouta, Syria, is expected to come into effect midnight, local time. The ceasefire is planned to be followed by negotiations with the Russian side. The War Media, the media wing of ....
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US drone strike kills 7 al Qaeda elements in Yemen
Date: 2018-03-22 20:27:42 GMT - Yemen - Middle East - SN:93 - ID:7310068
SANAA, March 22 (MENA) - Yemeni tribal leaders said U.S. drone strike has killed seven alleged al Qaeda operatives in the central Marib province, Fox News reported. They said Thursday's strike hit a house believed to have been used by the ....
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Palestinian PM says PA not to relinquish Gaza Strip
Date: 2018-03-22 15:07:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:7309252
RAMALLAH, March 22 (MENA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah said on Thursday that the Palestinian Authority (PA) will not relinquish its duties and responsibilities in the Gaza Strip. Speaking at the 8th public prosecution conference in ....
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Abbas: We did not reject peace talks
Date: 2018-03-22 14:37:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:7309243
RAMALLAH, March 22 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has renewed the calls he initiated at the Security Council recently on the importance of holding an international peace conference this year, accepting Palestine as a full member of the ....
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26 Palestinians detained in Al Quds, WB
Date: 2018-03-22 13:10:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:7308818
RAMALLAH, March 22 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested 26 Palestinians in Al Quds city and the West Bank, according to eyewitnesses on Thursday. The Israeli forces raided for the second day Shufat refugee camp, detaining 19 Palestinians. ....
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Israeli forces shoot at Palestinian farmers east Khan Yunis
Date: 2018-03-22 12:07:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7308638
GAZA, March 22 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces opened machine-gun fire at Palestinian farmers in Al Qarara town, northeast of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip to force them to leave their farm lands, local sources said on Thursday. Also, Israeli ....
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Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi reaches plea bargain; to serve 8 months in jail
Date: 2018-03-21 21:13:18 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:7307919
RAMALLAH, March 21 (MENA) - Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi reached a plea bargain with military prosecution on Wednesday, according to which she is to be sentenced to eight months in prison. The military court handling her case approved the plea ....
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Israeli forces arrest Al Aqsa security guard
Date: 2018-03-21 09:32:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7306615
RAMALLAH, March 21 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained on Wednesday a Palestinian security guard of Al Aqsa Mosque and took him to a nearby office affiliated to the occupation forces in East Jerusalem. Meanwhile, a group of settlers, heavily guarded ....
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Israel arrests 35 Palestinians in WB, Al Quds
Date: 2018-03-21 08:29:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7306666
RAMALLAH, March 21 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested early Wednesday some 35 Palestinians during a large-scale military operation in the West Bank and Al Quds. Fifteen Palestinians were arrested in the West Bank and 20 in Al Quds. Israeli ....