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Five suspects arrested following attacks in Tehran

Date: 2017-06-07 21:36:05 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:6845739

TEHRAN, June 7 (MENA) - Five suspects have been arrested in Tehran, the city's police chief said on Wednesday, following two attacks that killed at least 12 people. "After the attack in the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini, five suspects were ....

Russian, Iranian foreign ministers urge Qatar and Arab states to start dialogue

Date: 2017-06-07 18:17:56 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:6845532

MOSCOW, June 7 (MENA) - Russian and Iranian foreign ministers, Sergei Lavrov and Javad Zarif, urged Qatar and Arab states to start dialogue and join efforts against terrorism on Wednesday, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said after their phone ....

Italian embassy advises nationals in Tehran to be alert

Date: 2017-06-07 17:51:05 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:6845530

ROME, June 7 MENA) - The Italian Embassy in Tehran urged on Wednesday nationals to be alert and to avoid crowded places following today attacks that hit the parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. "In connection with the attacks ....

US's envoy to UN arrives in Israel on three-day visit

Date: 2017-06-07 09:42:12 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:6844572

GAZA CITY, June 7 (MENA) - The American Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, arrived in Israel Wednesday for a three-day visit during which she is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Reuven Rivlin and ....

Gunmen kill one guard, injure 2 inside Iran parliament

Date: 2017-06-07 07:51:46 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:6844389

TEHRAN, June 7 (MENA) - A shooting incident has been reported on Wednesday inside Iran's Parliament killing one guard. Four armed men has charged at security officers guarding the front gate of Iranian Parliament this morning, shooting at one ....

48 passengers injured in Tehran Metro crash

Date: 2017-06-07 07:39:15 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:6844367

TEHRAN, June 7 (MENA) - At least 48 people have been injured after two metro trains collided in the Iranian capital, the Iranian Tasnim News Agency reported quoting the Health Ministry. The ministry said in a statement that 40 of the injured ....

Turkey arrests Amnesty International head and lawyers in Gulenist sweep

Date: 2017-06-07 06:50:23 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:4 - ID:6844281

LONDON, June 7 (MENA) - Turkish authorities have detained the local head of Amnesty International for alleged links to the network of the Muslim cleric Ankara blames for last year’s failed coup, The Guardian reported Wednesday. Police detained ....

SFD raids Raqqah from eastern side: SOHR

Date: 2017-06-06 10:07:19 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:6843196

LONDON, June 6 (MENA) - The Syrian Democratic Forces (SFD) started to enter Raqqah city through its eastern part, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) was quoted by Al Arabiya Al Hadath channel as saying on Tuesday. American coalition ....

Israel set to approve plans for 2,100 new settlement units

Date: 2017-06-04 14:19:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:6840461

RAMALLAH, June 4 (MENA) - Some 2,100 new settlement units all over the West Bank will be on the agenda of the planning and building committee of the Israeli army's Civil Administration this week, Haretz reported Sunday. Most of the units – around ....

Israeli gov't to launch anti-BDS site, app

Date: 2017-06-04 13:12:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:6840507

RAMALLAH, June 4 (MENA) - Israel's Ministry of Strategic Affairs, which is headed by Minister Gilad Erdan and is leading the fight against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, is planning to launch a webpage and mobile app designed ....