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Borrell: The Middle East stood 'on the edge of the cliff'

Date: 2024-04-15 16:44:23 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10662746

BRUSSELS, April 15 (MENA) - The European Union's foreign policy chief said on Monday that the Middle East stood "on the edge of the cliff" and called for de-escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran. "We're on the edge of the cliff and ....

Hezbollah claims attack on Israeli troops who had crossed border

Date: 2024-04-15 16:38:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10662749

RAMALLAH / BEIRUT, April 15 (MENA) – Lebanon's Hezbollah claimed on Monday it had detonated "explosive devices" targeting Israeli soldiers who the group said had crossed into Lebanese territory, media outlets reported. Israel's Army said four ....

CENTCOM: US forces destroyed 4 drones off Yemen

Date: 2024-04-15 16:24:36 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10662804

WASHINGTON, April 15 (MENA) - The US military said it destroyed four drones in areas which are controlled by Houthis in Yemen. CENTCOM said the Houthis in Yemen fired a ballistic missile toward the Gulf of Aden. No injuries were reported, it ....

White House says focused on preventing Iran attack from spiraling into wider regional conflict

Date: 2024-04-15 16:01:13 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10662856

WASHINGTON, April 15 (MENA) - White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby reiterated Monday that US President Joe Biden is focused on preventing Iran’s attack against Israel from spiraling into a wider regional conflict, according ....

Gaza health ministry: Occupation forces committed 7 massacres in 24 hours

Date: 2024-04-15 14:44:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10662752

RAMALLAH, April 15 (MENA) - The Gaza health ministry has said that Israeli occupation forces committed seven massacres in the Palestinian enclave during the past 24 hours. In a press release Monday, the ministry said 68 people were killed and 94 ....

Palestinian youth killed, 3 injured by Israeli gunfire in Nablus

Date: 2024-04-15 14:35:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:10662758

RAMALLAH, April 15 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth was killed Monday and three others were injured, one of them critically, during an Israeli military incursion into the city of Nablus in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, WAFA reported. ....

12 wounded Palestinians cross Rafah terminal for treatment in Egypt

Date: 2024-04-15 14:23:43 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:10662558

RAFAH, Egypt, April 15 (MENA) - Twelve injured Palestinians and 15 of their companions crossed Rafah land border terminal on Monday coming from the war- ravaged Gaza Strip for treatment. A reliable source at the terminal said that 235 various ....

Jordanian king receives Iraqi president

Date: 2024-04-15 13:38:24 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10662561

AMMAN, April 15 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II on Monday received Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid upon arrival at Marka International Airport. The Iraqi president is on a two-day official visit to Jordan. (MENA) A A E/M O H ....

Jordanian FM to CNN: Focus now is to de-escalate situation after shooting down Iran's drones

Date: 2024-04-15 12:57:06 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:10662345

AMMAN, April 15 (MENA) - Jordan's Foreign Affairs Minister Ayman Safadi said that Jordan does not want a spillover conflict in the Middle East after Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel. Speaking to CNN's Becky Anderson, Safadi said that all ....

OIC appeals to SC to shoulder responsibility towards int'l peace

Date: 2024-04-15 11:31:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:10662203

JEDDAH, April 15 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed its deep concern over the military developments and tension prevailing in the region for some days, calling for action to stop the ....