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Macron says he set red lines with Turkey in eastern Mediterranean

Date: 2020-08-28 22:24:50 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:8565443

PARIS, Aug 28 (MENA) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that he had taken a tough stance over the summer with regard to Turkey's actions in the eastern Mediterranean, setting red lines because Ankara respects actions, not words, the ....

Russia considers deploying new air defense system to deal with drones in Syria: Defense min.

Date: 2020-08-28 16:58:50 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:8565247

MOSCOW, Aug 28 (MENA) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Friday said that his ministry is currently pondering over deploying a new air defense system in Syria to deal with drones, RT channel reported. During his inspection of military ....

Israeli warplanes shell several sites in Gaza Strip

Date: 2020-08-28 09:00:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8564655

RAMALLAH, Aug 28 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes shelled on Friday positions in the Gaza Strip and agricultural lands, causing damage to the property of citizens Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that Israeli military aircraft fired three rockets ....

Israel detains 5 Palestinians from Bethlehem, Hebron, Ramallah

Date: 2020-08-27 08:38:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8563393

RAMALLAH, Aug 27 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained on Thursday five Palestinians from Bethlehem, Hebron and Ramallah. The forces detained two Palestinians from Bethlehem, one from Hebron and two from Ramallah. (MENA) M H K/M N E ....

US offers dlrs 5 million reward for information about two kidnapped Americans in Afghanistan

Date: 2020-08-26 22:51:05 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:8563207

WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (MENA) - The US State Department announced a reward worth dlrs 5 million in return for information that might help in locating and freeing two Americans kidnapped in Afghanistan. In a press release Wednesday State Department ....

Russian presidential envoy: Committee drafting new Syrian constitution to resume meetings Thursday

Date: 2020-08-26 20:26:44 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:8563151

MOSCOW, Aug 26 (MENA) - Russia’s presidential envoy to Syria Alexander Lavrentiev said UN-sponsored talks to draft a new constitution for the war-torn Syria, that have been suspended one day after beginning, will resume Thursday, reported Novosti ....

Official: 119 more die of COVID 19 in Iran

Date: 2020-08-26 14:25:16 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:8562669

TEHRAN, Aug 26 (MENA) - Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Wednesday that some 119 more Iranians died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 21,020, IRNA reported . Sadat ....

Israeli occupation forces detain 21 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2020-08-26 09:09:53 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:8562187

RAMALLAH, Aug 26 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday detained 21 Palestinians in the West Bank. According to the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), nine Palestinians were detained from Ramallah, seven from Al Quds and two others from ....

Israeli aircraft strike Hezbollah observation posts

Date: 2020-08-26 08:15:07 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8562044

GAZA CITY, Aug 26 (MENA) - Israeli aircraft bombed several Hezbollah observation posts along Israel’s northern border early Wednesday after shots were fired from Lebanon toward Israeli soldiers, The Times of Israel reported. The announcement from ....

Chinese envoy calls for peaceful settlement of Palestine issue

Date: 2020-08-26 06:32:20 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:8561900

BEIJING, Aug 26 (MENA) - A Chinese envoy has called for a peaceful settlement to the Palestine issue on the basis of a two-state solution and for efforts to promote peace through development, Xinhua reported Wednesday. The international community ....