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US reports say Qatar supports Somalia's Al-Shabaab, other terrorist groups

Date: 2017-07-08 17:56:13 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:6887951

WASHINGTON, July 8 (MENA) – US reports have said that there were evidences about Qatar’s support for terrorist groups in different countries, including Al-Shabaab militant group in Somalia. US security sources said that Qatari Abdulrahman ....

Abbas in Cairo for talks with Sisi

Date: 2017-07-08 16:54:38 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:6887949

CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Cairo Saturday evening on a two-day visit to Egypt, for talks with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday. Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker welcomed Abbas upon ....

Iran arrests 21 Daesh terrorists in northeastern city

Date: 2017-07-08 08:33:57 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:6886964

TEHRAN, July 8 (MENA) - Iran’s security forces have arrested 21 Daesh terrorists in the northeastern city of Mashhad, foiling their plans to launch several attacks on Iranian soil, a judiciary official was quoted by Press TV as saying. The ....

Netherlands: Turkish deputy PM not welcome for rally

Date: 2017-07-07 11:06:33 GMT - Netherlands - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:6885610

AMESTERDAM, July 7 (MENA) - The Netherlands' foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday that Turkey's deputy prime minister, Tugrul Turkes, would not be welcome at a rally marking one year since a failed coup attempt in Ankara and Istanbul, ....

Palestinian youth run over, killed by Israeli settler

Date: 2017-07-07 08:27:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:6885453

RAMALLAH, July 7 (MENA) - A Palestinian young man was killed Friday after he was run over by an Israeli settler near al-Khader town in southern Bethlehem, local sources said. The youth, named Omar Ahmed Abu Ghelyoon, was taken to hospital where ....

Netanyahu and Putin speak on phone regarding situation in Syria

Date: 2017-07-06 12:49:09 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:6884357

MOSCOW, July 6 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talked on Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the fighting in Syria and cooperation on the northern border, Sputnik news agency reported. The phone call came at ....

Astana peace talks resume, seek progress on Syria’s de-escalation zones

Date: 2017-07-05 08:10:00 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:6881712

MOSCOW, July 5 (MENA) - The fifth round of talks between the Syrian regime and opposition resumed on Wednesday in the Kazakh capital of Astana. The talks are sponsored by Russia and Iran—crucial Assad-backers—and Turkey, a key sponsor of rebel ....

Turkey may launch operation against northern Syria's Kurds, says minister

Date: 2017-07-04 13:49:47 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:6880831

ANKARA, July 4 (MENA) - Turkey says it may launch a cross-border operation into the Kurdish-controlled enclave of Afrin in northern Syria if it constitutes a "constant security threat," ABC News reported. Defense Minister Fikri Isik told ....

Small Israeli drone crashes in southern Gaza, says army

Date: 2017-07-04 10:39:07 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:6880428

GAZA CITY, July 4 (MENA) - A small Israeli drone crashed in the southern Gaza Strip overnight Tuesday, the army said, in the third such incident this year, The Times of Israel reported. There did not appear to be a risk that classified ....

Turkey shells SDF posts near Afrin

Date: 2017-07-04 10:14:39 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:6880262

DAMASCUS, July 4 (MENA) - The Turkish army shelled with heavy artillery and rockets posts of the US-backed Democratic Syrian Forces (SDF) near Afrin city, northern Aleppo, Syrian activists said on Tuesday. The activists added that casualties were ....