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Turkey closes its air space with Iraq's Kurdistan
Date: 2017-10-16 21:40:31 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:7043166
ANKARA, Oct 16 (MENA) - Turkey said Monday it supports an operation conducted by the Iraq government forces which moved into the disputed city of Kirkuk and seized oil fields and other infrastructure following last month's Kurdish independence vote, ....
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'We will strike anyone who tries to harm us' - Netanyahu
Date: 2017-10-16 21:11:13 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:7043140
GAZA CITY, Oct 16 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday warned Syria that Israel would continue to carry out airstrikes "as needed" after the Israeli Air Force destroyed a Syrian anti-aircraft battery, Yedioth Ahronoth ....
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Russia's defense minister arrives in Israel to mull military cooperation
Date: 2017-10-16 15:41:18 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:7042781
MOSCOW, Oct 16 (MENA) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in Israel on Monday to meet with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Shoigu is expected to discuss military and technical ....
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Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns Israeli expansion of settlement policy
Date: 2017-10-16 12:40:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:7042105
RAMALLAH, Oct 16 (MENA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned on Monday the expansion of settlements and the large-scale Judaization operations in al Quds city. In a statement, the ministry slammed the decision ....
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Israel strikes deep in Syria after missile targets Israeli planes over Lebanon
Date: 2017-10-16 12:09:37 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:7042224
GAZA CITY, Oct 16 (MENA) - The Israeli army attacked an anti-aircraft battery in Syria, near Damascus, Monday after it fired a missile targeting Israel Air Force planes, Haaretz reported on Monday. The attack was prompted by the launch of an ....
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Crossings director arrives in Gaza as part of reconciliation measures
Date: 2017-10-16 11:36:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:7042030
GAZA CITY, Oct 16 (MENA) - Palestinian Authority Director-General for Border Crossings Department Nazmi Muhanna arrived here on Monday as part of the reconciliation agreement reached between Hamas and Fatah movement whereby the management of the ....
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Israeli occupation forces siege Essawiyah town, arrest 3 Palestinians
Date: 2017-10-16 11:33:35 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7041855
AL QUDS, Oct 16 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Monday continued their siege of Essawiyah town in central the occupied city of al Quds and set up security checkpoints on its main entrances. A member of the follow-up committee of the town Raed ....
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Israel raids site of Syrian air dfense in east of Damascus
Date: 2017-10-16 11:18:42 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:7042069
GAZA CITY, Oct 16 (MENA) - Two Israeli jets launched air raids on a site of the Syrian air defense in east of Damascus. On Twitter, Israeli army spokesman Afikhai Adrei said on Monday that Israel has no intention to escalate the situation. ....
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Israeli forces arrest 12 Palestinians in WB
Date: 2017-10-16 08:51:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:7041781
RAMALLAH, Oct 16 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Monday arrested 12 Palestinians from various areas in the West Bank. In a press statement, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said eight Palestinians were arrested from Jenin, three from Kobr ....
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Russian defense minister to begin 1st official visit to Israel Monday
Date: 2017-10-15 22:36:36 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:7041361
GAZA CITY, Oct 15 (MENA) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu will start a visit to Israel Monday; his first trip to the country since becoming Russia's defense minister in 2012, The Jerusalem Post reported. Shoigu will meet with Israeli ....
