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Lavrov, Tillerson discuss settlement to Syrian crisis
Date: 2017-09-17 11:00:05 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:6994937
MOSCOW, Sept 17 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday met with his US counterpart Rex Tillerson, Sputnik news agency reported. In a statement, the Russian ministry said that the two sides discussed the current Syrian ....
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Israel detains 11 Palestinians from West Bank
Date: 2017-09-17 10:52:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:6995037
RAMALLAH, Sept 17 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained 11 Palestinians from different parts of the West Bank. The Israeli forces detained four Palestinians from Quds, two from Qalqiliya, two from Hebron, one from Bethlehem and two from Ramallah, ....
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Dozens of Israeli settlers storm Awarta east of Nablus
Date: 2017-09-17 10:01:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:6994761
RAMALLAH, Sept 17 (MENA) - Dozens of settlers stormed in the wee hours of Sunday into Awarta town, southeast of Nablus. Busloads of settlers came to perform Talmudic rituals in the town. Eyewitnesses said scores of Israeli forces were fanned ....
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Egyptian electricity lines back to work in Gaza
Date: 2017-09-17 09:04:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:6994742
GAZA CITY, Sept 17 (MENA) - The Egyptian electricity lines feeding the southern part of the Gaza Strip are working once again after a seven-day cut off. Egypt provides Gaza with 23 megawatts of electricity, Head of the electricity distribution ....
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Hamas approves Egypt's overtures on holding general elections, forming unity gov't
Date: 2017-09-17 08:11:41 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:6994673
CAIRO, Sept 17 (MENA) - Hamas responded positively to the Egyptian efforts by approving the formation of a national unity government and holding general elections. Hamas said Egypt is keen on maintaining the Palestinian national unity, hailing ....
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Israeli soldiers, settlers attack peace activists in southern Hebron
Date: 2017-09-16 14:22:17 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:6993915
RAMALLAH, Sept 16 (MENA) - Israeli soldiers and settlers attacked Saturday seven peace activists in Um al Khair region, south of Hebron. One of the activists was rushed to hospital to receive treatment. In statements on Saturday, the ....
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Tillerson, Zarif to talk on nuke deal next week: FP
Date: 2017-09-16 14:07:19 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:46 - ID:6993895
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (MENA) - The US Secretary of State will sit down for the first time with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif and other key dignitaries as the Donald Trump administration weighs killing the Iran nuclear pact, Foreign Policy ....
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Daesh terrorists surrender to Syrian gov't forces in Deir Ezzor
Date: 2017-09-16 09:13:42 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:6993256
MOSCOW, Sept 16 (MENA) - A group of militants from the internationally-condemned terrorist organization Daesh has surrendered to Syrian government forces in Deir Ezzor in the east of the country, a local source was quoted by the Russian news agency ....
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Suicide bomber blows himself up in Tikrit -- security source
Date: 2017-09-16 08:42:33 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:6993186
BAGHDAD, Sept 16 (MENA) - A suicide bomber blew himself up at a school in southeastern Tikrit city. No injuries were reported, Al Sumaria news channel quoted an Iraqi security source as saying on Saturday. Three Daesh suicide bombers attempted ....
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Russian forces destroy Daesh factories for armored vehicles in Syria
Date: 2017-09-16 08:28:21 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:6993130
MOSCOW, Sept 16 (MENA) – The Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday that it targeted terrorist Daesh factories for manufacturing armored vehicles and destroyed them. Three factories have been destroyed, Lieutenant General Alexander Lapin, who ....
