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Iraqi MP urges UN to halt Turkey's attacks on Syria's Afrin
Date: 2018-01-21 07:21:39 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:7201994
BAGHDAD, Jan 21 (MENA) - Iraqi MP Hoshyar Abdullah from the Kurdish Change (Gorran) Movement urged the United Nations and the international community to put an end to the Turkish attacks on the Syrian city of Afrin. He called for swiftly halting ....
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Israel detains 16 Palestinians in West Bank raids
Date: 2018-01-21 07:08:16 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7201978
RAMALLAH, Jan 21 (MENA) - Sixteen Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces in overnight raids in the West Bank, The Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday. Of those arrested, 15 are suspected of participation in "armed activities", and have been ....
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Free Syrian army enters Kurdish-held Afrin city
Date: 2018-01-21 06:32:22 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7201959
ANKARA, Jan 21 (MENA) - The Free Syrian Army entered on Sunday the Kurdish-held Afrin city in coordination with the Turkish army, Sky News reported. The move comes shortly after Turkey announced a military operation, dubbed "Operation Olive ....
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1 wounded after 4 rockets fired from Syria land in southern Turkey
Date: 2018-01-21 06:21:37 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:7201945
ANKARA, Jan 21 (MENA) - One person was slightly wounded when four rockets launched from Syrian territories landed at southern Turkey, Kilis city governor Mehmet Arslan said as quoted by Russia Today. Two rockets hit a house, one landed at a shop ....
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Turkey starts Military Operation in Syria's Afrin
Date: 2018-01-20 14:08:21 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7201169
ANKARA, Jan 20 (MENA) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan revealed on Saturday the start of a military operation in Syria's Kurdish-controlled Afrin region. The operation followed Turkey's army shelling of shelters and hideouts used by Kurdish ....
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Turkish army shells YPG camps in Syria anew
Date: 2018-01-20 10:16:59 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7200576
ANKARA, Jan 20 (MENA) - The Turkish army announced on Saturday launching new strikes against People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria. In a statement, the army said that strikes come as part of what it termed as an act of "legal ....
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Palestine urges ICC to exercise statutory authority against Israeli violations
Date: 2018-01-20 09:31:45 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7200564
RAMALLAH, Jan 20 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riyad Malki urged the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, to exercise her statutory authority, without delay, to prevent the ....
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Fatah calls for comprehensive strike after Trump decision on al Quds
Date: 2018-01-20 09:11:26 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7200556
RAMALLAH, Jan 20 (MENA) - The Palestinian movement of Fatah has called for a comprehensive strike on Tuesday in condemnation of US Donald Trump's recognition of al Quds as the capital of Israel. In a statement Saturday, Fatah also urged Arab ....
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5-magnitude earthquake jolts western Iran
Date: 2018-01-20 08:24:08 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7200480
TEHRAN, Jan 20 (MENA) - A 5-magnitude earthquake hit on Saturday Sumar town in the western province of Kermanshah, bordering Iraq at 1:47 a.m local time (22: 17 GMT). According to the Seismological Center affiliated to the Institute of Geophysics ....
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6 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces
Date: 2018-01-19 18:04:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7199982
RAMALLAH, Jan 19 (MENA) - Three Palestinians, including a child, were wounded with rubber-coated steel bullets during clashes with Israeli forces in Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, south of Nablus, in the northern West Bank, eye witnesses said ....
