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Israeli forces detain 5 Palestinians

Date: 2017-10-15 07:23:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:7039821

RAMALLAH, Oct 15 (MENA) - Israeli gunboats detained four Palestinian fishermen early Sunday and seized two boats in northwestern Gaza. Eyewitnesses said the forces fired at the boats. Meanwhile, a Palestinian youth was injured and another was ....

Turkey arrests 63 former police officers over FETO links

Date: 2017-10-14 17:41:38 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:7039518

ANKARA, Oct 14 (MENA) - Turkish security forces detained 63 former police officers linked to Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) in nationwide counter-terror operations, a security official said Saturday. The former police officers were among ....

Deep divisions between Moscow, London over Syria: Russian Foreign Ministry

Date: 2017-10-14 17:30:20 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:7039483

MOSCOW, Oct 14 (MENA) - Deep divergences exist between Russia and Britain over fighting terrorism in Syria, Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov said, TASS news agency reported Saturday. "References to deep divisions between our ....

SOHR: All Daesh-affiliate Syrian fighters left Raqqa

Date: 2017-10-14 11:09:10 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:7038691

LONDON, Oct 14 (MENA) - All Daesh-affiliate Syrian fighters have left al Raqqa city, during the past five days, along with their families to unknown destinations, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Saturday. The London-based ....

Israeli occupation forces block road to Hebron area villages

Date: 2017-10-14 10:06:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7038589

RAMALLAH, Oct 14 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces have blocked sub roads connecting between Beit Awwa town and neighborhoods of southwestern Hebron governorate. Local sources noted that the occupation forces used dirt mounds to block a road ....

Macron phones Rouhani, affirms commitment to nuclear deal

Date: 2017-10-13 22:51:51 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:7038303

PARIS, Oct 13 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday phoned his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, reaffirming his country's commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal. In a statement, the Elysee quoted Macron as saying that the expected ....

UK, France, Germany 'stand committed' to Iran nuclear deal

Date: 2017-10-13 21:21:14 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:7038257

PARIS, Oct 13 (MENA) - World leaders have rounded on Donald Trump after the US President launched a scathing attack on Iran's nuclear program, The Mirror reported Friday. British Prime Minister Theresa May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and ....

Moscow says committed to Iran nuclear deal

Date: 2017-10-13 19:45:33 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:7038154

MOSCOW, Oct 13 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday Moscow hopes that US President Donald Trump's refusal to recertify Iranian nuclear deal will have no adverse impacts on the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ....

France welcomes Hamas-Fatah reconciliation deal

Date: 2017-10-13 14:46:03 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:7037737

PARIS, Oct 13 (MENA) - France on Friday welcomed the a reconciliation deal signed by Palestinian movements Hamas and Fatah in Cairo Thursday. In a statement, the French Foreign Ministry lauded the role of the Egyptian authorities to conclude the ....

Turkey issues detention warrants for 115 people in post-coup probe

Date: 2017-10-13 09:35:01 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7037070

ANKARA, Oct 13 (MENA) - Turkish authorities issued detention warrants for 115 people across 15 provinces over alleged links to last year's failed coup attempt, the Daily Mail said Friday, citing official Turkish reports. The operations were aimed ....