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US-led coalition fighter jets pound Daesh positions in Mosul
Date: 2017-05-01 08:33:02 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:6791724
WASHINGTON, May 1 (MENA) - The US-led coalition said that its warplanes carried out new airstrikes on Daesh sites in Iraq's Mosul city. The airstrikes - which have been conducted in coordination with Iraqi forces - destroyed armored vehicles, ....
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15 civilians killed in missile attack on Aleppo town
Date: 2017-05-01 07:55:24 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:6791712
DAMASCUS, May 1 (MENA) - At least 15 civilians have been killed in a missile attack by Syrian regime troops on Ouaijal town, western Aleppo. The raid also destroyed a number of buildings in the town, the civil defense center said Monday. The ....
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3 Israeli gunboats breach Lebanese territorial waters
Date: 2017-04-30 22:33:57 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:6791597
BEIRUT, April 30 (MENA) - Three Israeli gunboats violated the Lebanese territorial waters, off Ras el-Naqoura to a distance of 463 meters on Sunday, a statement by the Lebanese Army said, according to the National News Agency. Army units are ....
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Chairman of Iranian Gem TV shot dead in Istanbul
Date: 2017-04-30 17:34:20 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:6791385
ANKARA, April 30 (MENA) - The founder and chairman of Iranian Gem TV company has been killed in Istanbul, according to the BBC. Saeed Karimian, 45, was shot dead in the Maslak neighbourhood. The vehicle used in the apparent assassination was ....
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Pakistan's PM Nawaz rejects calls to step down
Date: 2017-04-29 20:33:48 GMT - Pakistan - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:6790191
ISLAMABAD, April 29 (MENA) - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday rejected calls for his resignation saying that he will not step down merely on someone’s wishes, according to Geo.TV. Addressing a large gathering in Shergarh town of Okara ....
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Israeli plane violates Lebanon's airspace
Date: 2017-04-29 11:06:21 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:6789508
BEIRUT, April 29 (MENA) - An Israeli reconnaissance plane has violated the Lebanese skies from above the town of Aitaroun, the Lebanese army said on Saturday. The Israeli plane departed the Lebanese airspace through Alma village. (MENA) A A ....
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Turkish military says kill 14 Kurdish people in northern Iraq
Date: 2017-04-29 11:01:07 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:6789529
ANKARA, April 29 (MENA) - Turkey's military killed 14 members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in air strikes in northern Iraq, the military said in a statement. Six were killed around the area of Sinat-Haftan. Eight others were killed in the ....
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Israeli occupation continues targeting area A: Palestine
Date: 2017-04-29 10:59:25 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:6789438
RAMALLAH, April 29 (MENA) - Israeli authorities continue storming hospitals, worship places and education centers of area A, in a flagrant violation of international law, Palestine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday. A group of armed ....
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Jewish settlers storm Bab al Amoud
Date: 2017-04-29 10:55:34 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:6789434
AL QUDS, April 29 (MENA) - Jewish settlers, protected by Israeli forces, stormed on Saturday Bab al Amoud - one of the most famous gates of the Old City of Jerusalem - and performed provocative Talmudic dances. Late Friday, Israel announced ....
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UNESCO to vote Monday on resolution rejecting Israel's sovereignty over Jerusalem: Paper
Date: 2017-04-29 10:36:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:6789347
RAMALLAH, April 29 (MENA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is set to vote on Monday on a resolution to reject Israeli sovereignty over occupied East Jerusalem, Israel Today said. The Israeli paper ....
