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Pentagon: Washington did not participate in Israeli military operation in Syria
Date: 2018-02-10 19:16:26 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:7238598
WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (MENA) - A US Pentagon spokesman said that the US did not participate in the Israeli military operation in Syria. The US is waiting for a more decisive international stance on Iran's sabotage activities, the US-funded Al Hurra ....
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Israel closes Ben Gurion airport amid tensions with Syria
Date: 2018-02-10 18:53:11 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:7238464
RAMALLAH, Feb 10 (MENA) - Fights at Ben Gurion Airport have been suspended after missile trails were observed in the center of Israel, local media reported on Saturday. The Israeli authorities believed that Syrian SA-5 anti-aircraft missiles, ....
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Israel says F-16 fighter downed by Syrian fire
Date: 2018-02-10 18:36:18 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:7238460
GAZA CITY, Feb 10 (MENA) - The Israeli army said on Saturday that its F-16 fighter jet which crashed in northern Israel came under "massive anti-aircraft fire" from Syrian forces. The incident occurred after an Israeli combat helicopter ....
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Abbas: We count on India to contribute to achievement of just peace
Date: 2018-02-10 14:35:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:7238101
RAMALLAH, Feb 10 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday thanked India for its support for the Palestinian cause, saying the Palestinians count on India to play a role in peacemaking because it is a world power of great stature and ....
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Russia calls for restraint after Israeli strikes in Syria
Date: 2018-02-10 14:17:39 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:7238094
MOSCOW, Feb 10 (MENA) - In connection with the information about the Israeli air strikes on targets in Syria, including on those at the border of de-escalation zone in south-west, the Russian Foreign Ministry calls on all involved parties to ....
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Palestinian president receives Indian PM
Date: 2018-02-10 10:05:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7237547
RAMALLAH, Feb 10 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received on Saturday in official ceremony Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah. The Palestinian president and the Indian prime minister had ....
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Number of Palestinians wounded rise to 57 in protests against US decision on Jerusalem
Date: 2018-02-09 19:38:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7236923
RAMALLAH, Feb 9 (MENA) - Number of Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israeli occupation forces rose to 57 people. This comes within protests that erupted earlier against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's ....
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Israeli forces raid several neighborhoods in Nablus
Date: 2018-02-09 10:33:02 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:7235859
RAMALLAH, Feb 9 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces stormed at dawn Friday several neighborhoods in Nablus, in the north of the West Bank. The Israeli troops broke into several houses and inspected them, with no arrests reported, Palestinian sources ....
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Turkish jets resume airstrikes on Syria's Afrin region
Date: 2018-02-09 08:48:09 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:7235801
DAMASCUS, Feb 9 (MENA) - Turkish warplanes have resumed airstrikes in the Syrian Afrin region after a five-day halt, field sources said on Friday. Turkey's military said in a brief statement that Turkish jets resumed their aerial bombing campaign ....
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Mattis calls attack in Syria on U.S.-backed forces 'perplexing'
Date: 2018-02-08 22:46:23 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:117 - ID:7235615
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (MENA) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday called a thwarted attack on U.S. and U.S.-backed forces in Syria overnight “perplexing,” saying he had no idea what motivated pro-Syrian government forces to attempt the ....
