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  • UN: More than 5.4 mn Iraqis displaced since Daesh fight

    Date: 2017-10-11 06:37:11 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:7033512

    BAGHDAD, Oct 11 (MENA) - More than 5.4 million civilians have been displaced in Iraq since Daesh fight began in 2014, U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq said. Coordinator, Lise Grande, said millions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) have ....

  • White House: Trump to announce broad Iran strategy this week

    Date: 2017-10-11 05:53:17 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:3 - ID:7033481

    WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (MENA) - The White House said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump will make an announcement this week on an "overall Iran strategy," including whether to decertify the international deal curbing Tehran’s nuclear program, ....

  • US-led coalition pounds 3 Daesh hotbeds, destroys 4 vehicles in Iraq

    Date: 2017-10-10 10:47:47 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7032250

    BAGHDAD, Oct 10 (MENA) - The warplanes of the US-led coalition on Tuesday carried out airstrikes against three Daesh hotbeds on borders between Diyala and Salah el Din governorates. Injuries among Daesh terrorists have been reported, Alsumaria ....

  • Thousands of settlers storm into Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron

    Date: 2017-10-10 10:23:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7032033

    RAMALLAH, Oct 10 (MENA) - Thousands of settlers stormed into Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron under tight Israeli security. Eyewitnesses said at least 22,000 settlers pushed deep into Ibrahimi Mosque, noting that Israeli forces prevented Muslim ....

  • Palestinian Foreign Ministry: Israel deepens settlement construction on the ruins of two-state solution

    Date: 2017-10-10 10:06:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:7032077

    RAMALLAH, Oct 10 (MENA) - Despite the talks about the efforts to resume the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, the Israeli government continues to swallow the majority of the occupied West Bank through the expansion of settlements and the large-scale ....

  • Russia: US simulates anti-Daesh fight in Iraq as terrorists cross into Syria

    Date: 2017-10-10 10:02:58 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:7032100

    MOSCOW, Oct 10 (MENA) - The Russian Defense Ministry has accused the US-led international coalition of “simulating” the fight against Daesh in Iraq, Russia Today channel reported on Tuesday. The coalition conducted fewer airstrikes in Iraq in ....

  • Russian jet crashes in Syria, crew killed

    Date: 2017-10-10 09:56:58 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:7032032

    MOSCOW, Oct 10 (MENA) - A Sukhoi military jet crashed while trying to take off from Russia's Hmeimim base in Syria on Tuesday, killing the crew, Russian news agencies quoted a military spokesman as saying. "The Su-24 plane rolled off the runway ....

  • 21 Palestinians arrested in W.Bank

    Date: 2017-10-09 08:57:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7030416

    RAMALLAH, Oct 9 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested 21 Palestinians in the West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said. The club, in a statement, said the Palestinian citizens were arrested in Al Khalil, Al Quds, Jenin, Qalqilya, Nablus, ....

  • Israeli forces close Ibrahimi Mosque

    Date: 2017-10-09 08:54:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:7030388

    RAMALLAH, Oct 9 (MENA) - The Israeli forces closed al Ibrahimi Mosque Monday under claims of celebrating a Jewish feast. The forces intensified military measures in Hebron. The closure will continue until 10:00 pm Tuesday. (MENA) M H K/S R ....

  • Settlers storm into Aqsa mosque

    Date: 2017-10-09 08:16:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:7030363

    RAMALLAH, Oct 9 (MENA) - Several groups of Israeli settlers, guarded by Israeli forces, stormed into Al Aqsa Mosque on Monday. The groups entered the mosque from Magharba gate, eyewitnesses said. In Bethlehem, settlers stormed Solomon's Pools ....

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