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Syrian regime sends military reinforcements to troops in Daraa: reports
Date: 2017-06-03 07:29:15 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:6838801
DAMASCUS, June 3 (MENA) - The Syrian regime has, with the help of militants affiliated with Iran, sent additional military reinforcements to troops in Daraa city, according to media reports. The reinforcements include tanks, armored vehicles and ....
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43 people killed in US-led coalition raids in Raqqah
Date: 2017-06-03 06:49:15 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:6838774
DAMASCUS, June 3 (MENA) – Forty-three people, including children, were killed during raids conducted by the US-led coalition in the Daesh-held city of Raqqah, the Syrian TV said. Russia Today news channel carried the same news on Saturday. On ....
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Iran honoring nuclear deal but nearing heavy-water limit again – IAEA
Date: 2017-06-02 18:11:55 GMT - Austria - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:6838541
VIENNA, June 2 (MENA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a report Friday that Iran has stayed within limits on its nuclear activities imposed by a 2015 deal with world powers but is close to once again breaching a ceiling on its ....
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Russian delegation to visit Israel on June 19-22
Date: 2017-06-02 10:44:38 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:6837853
MOSCOW, June 2 (MENA) - A Russian parliamentary delegation will visit Israel on June 19-22 to meet with Knesset members, the Russian Federation Council said on Friday. In a statement on Friday, the council said that the Russian-Israeli ties ....
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Trump to delay US embassy move to Al Quds: US officials
Date: 2017-06-01 07:42:29 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:7 - ID:6836205
WASHINGTON, June 1 (MENA) - US officials and a diplomatic source said that US President Donald Trump is expected this week to delay relocating the US Embassy in Israel to Al Quds (occupied East Jerusalem) from Tel Aviv, Sky News Arabia reported ....
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13 Turkish soldiers killed in military helicopter crash
Date: 2017-05-31 21:57:22 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:6836087
ANKARA, May 31 (MENA) - Thirteen soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash near Turkey's border with Iraq, the Turkish army has confirmed, the Daily Mail said. The Cougar military helicopter is reported to have gone down after getting ....
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Free Syrian army seizes Iranian militia posts in Homs
Date: 2017-05-31 11:35:01 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:6835091
DAMASCUS, May 31 (MENA) - The Free Syrian Army (FSA) on Wednesday took control of military posts of Iranian militias and Syrian regime forces in the eastern countryside of Homs. In statements to Sky News TV channel, military sources said many of ....
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Forced displacement of Palestinians continued in 2016 -- UN report
Date: 2017-05-31 08:50:53 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:6834819
CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) - Marking 50 years for the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, a United Nations report released on Wednesday said occupation policies and practices remain the key cause of humanitarian needs in the occupied ....
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Israeli settlers storm Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2017-05-31 08:44:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:6834817
RAMALLAH, May 31 (MENA) - Groups of Israeli settlers have stormed the holy Al Aqsa Mosque in Occupied East Jerusalem while Israeli policemen restrained Muslim guards. Eyewitnesses say that multiple Israelis entered the mosque courtyards through ....
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Palestine's PNC denounces Israeli gov't meeting under Western Wall
Date: 2017-05-30 16:33:23 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:6834277
AMMAN, May 30 (MENA) - The Palestinian National Council (PNC) strongly condemned the holding of the Israeli government's weekly meeting in a tunnel below the Western Wall. In a statement on Tuesday, the PNC described the meeting as an attempt by ....