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19 Turkish troops, fighters killed in Afrin -- observatory
Date: 2018-02-04 06:35:39 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:7226137
LONDON, Feb 4 (MENA) - Nineteen personnel of the Turkish army and fighters loyal to Ankara have been killed in Afrin of Syria, where they are launching a military operation against Kurdish forces, according to a UK-based observatory. The Turkish ....
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Palestinian succumbs to his wounds, 4 injured near Jenin
Date: 2018-02-03 22:27:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:7226046
RAMALLAH, Feb 3 (MENA) - A Palestinian died of his wounds hours after he was shot in the head during clashes with Israeli forces, WAFA quoted a statement by the Palestinian Health Ministry as saying on Saturday. Palestinian reports said he was ....
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Japan says ready for multilateral framework to support ME peace process
Date: 2018-02-03 22:12:19 GMT - Japan - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:7225998
TOKYO, Feb 3 (MENA) - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Saturday expressed his country's readiness to take part in a multilateral framework to support the Middle East peace process if such a mechanism is created, NHK reported. Meeting Nabil ....
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Netanyahu rejected meeting Abbas in Moscow - official
Date: 2018-02-03 20:23:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:7225917
RAMALLAH, Feb 3 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas under the auspices of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation ....
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Turkish police arrest 82 people in Istanbul over joining Daesh terrorist group
Date: 2018-02-03 16:14:14 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:7225675
ANKARA, Feb 3 (MENA) - Turkish police arrested 82 people, including 77 foreigners, in Istanbul on charges of joining Daesh terrorist group, Russia Today TV channel reported on Saturday. It said counter-terror police squads carried out raids on 16 ....
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Washington supports Iranian women protesting against compulsory hijab
Date: 2018-02-03 10:15:31 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7224755
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (MENA) - The US is supporting Iranians who are protesting against the compulsory hijab enforced following the 1979 revolution, said State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert. Nauert added that the US condemns the arrests in ....
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Israeli troops surround house in WB, arrest 2 Palestinians
Date: 2018-02-03 09:05:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7224746
RAMALLAH, Feb 3 (MENA) - Israeli troops surrounded the house of Walid Arshid, a Palestinian citizen, in Kafir village in the northern West Bank early Saturday. The troops also arrested two Palestinians. They declared the village a closed ....
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Israeli jets hit Hamas posts in western Rafah
Date: 2018-02-03 07:33:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:7224665
GAZA CITY, Feb 3 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes have bombed two sites affiliated with Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian Hamas movement, in western Rafah. Four missiles were fired at the posts overnight Saturday causing ....
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Mattis says US has no evidence of Syrian use of sarin gas
Date: 2018-02-02 15:56:04 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:7224170
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the US has no evidence that the Syrian government has used the deadly chemical sarin on its citizens despite reports from aid groups and others in the country, Fox News ....
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Russian-British talks over Iran's nuclear program
Date: 2018-02-02 15:19:00 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:7224135
MOSCOW, Feb 2 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov had talks with Political Director General at the UK Foreign Office Karen Pierce on Iran's nuclear program, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday. The two ....
