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Syrian army launches new offensive to retake rest of Boukamal city

Date: 2017-11-13 06:43:23 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:7088056

LONDON, Nov 13 (MENA) - The Syrian army launched a new military offensive to retake the rest of the border Syrian city of Boukamal in Deir Ezzor governorate from the hands of Daesh militant group, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for ....

Strong quake kills two, injures many more in western Iran

Date: 2017-11-12 22:11:39 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:7087964

TEHRAN, Nov 12 (MENA) - At least two people were killed and many more wounded by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in Kermanshah Province, western Iran, IRNA reported. The quake hit the province and other parts of Iran Sunday evening. (MENA) M I N/M ....

Israeli forces on alert in Gaza

Date: 2017-11-12 21:48:22 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:73 - ID:7087904

RAMALLAH, Nov 12 (MENA) – Israel said Sunday it deployed more reinforcements on the Gaza Strip borders, and put them on alert against any possible move by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a local news outlet reported. Preparations came amid Israeli ....

7.5 magnitude earthquake jolts Iran-Iraq border area

Date: 2017-11-12 20:07:30 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:7087860

BAGHDAD, Nov 12 (MENA) - Iranian state TV said a 7.5-magnitude earthquake has jolted the region near the border between Iran and Iraq, according to Fox6Now. The US Geological Survey confirmed the quake on its website, placing its epicenter at ....

Trump team begins drafting Israeli-Palestinian peace plan

Date: 2017-11-12 17:06:31 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:7087601

NEW YORK, Nov 12 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump and his advisers have begun developing their own concrete blueprint to end the decades-old conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, a plan intended to go beyond previous frameworks offered by ....

Israel PM holds Hamas responsible for all attacks from Gaza

Date: 2017-11-12 13:00:28 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:7087162

GAZA CITY, Nov 12 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting that Hamas is responsible for any attacks against Israel from the Gaza Strip, including those executed by the Islamic ....

US urges 'all states and parties to respect Lebanon's sovereignty'

Date: 2017-11-11 19:07:02 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:7086246

WASHINGTON, Nov 11 (MENA) - The White House has called on "all states and parties to respect Lebanon's sovereignty, independence, and constitutional processes.", The Voice of America reported on Saturday. A statement released said "In this ....

Thousands gather in Gaza to commemorate Arafat’s death anniversary

Date: 2017-11-11 13:55:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:7085533

GAZA, Nov 11 (MENA) - Thousands of Palestinians gathered on Saturday at the Saraya grounds in Gaza City to take part in the "festival of unity" held by Fatah movement to commemorate 13 years for the death of Palestinian leader Yasser ....

Clashes erupt anew between regime troops, Daesh in Bukamal

Date: 2017-11-11 07:54:02 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:7085078

LONDON, Nov 11 (MENA) - Fierce clashes renewed between regime forces and Daesh militants in al Bukamal city, the last Daesh-stronghold city in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Saturday. Daesh terrorists are ....

Putin, Trump say they’ll maintain channels to prevent danger in Syria

Date: 2017-11-11 07:13:53 GMT - Vietnam - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:7085055

HANOI, Nov 11 (MENA) - Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump during their brief meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit approved a joint statement on Syria, Russian news agency Sputnik quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on ....