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Clashes between Turkish forces, Syrian army in North Syria
Date: 2019-10-27 23:45:59 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:8163746
Clashes have erupted between the Syrian army and Turkish forces in the countryside around Ras al-Ain, a town on the Turkish border in northern Syria, the Syrian state news agency SANA said on Sunday. Units of the Syrian Arab Army deployed on ....
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Sudanese PM: Sudan committed to boosting cooperation with UN
Date: 2019-10-27 13:10:59 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8163094
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok asserted during his meeting on Sunday with Deputy Secretary General of the UN Amina Mohammed his country's commitment to boosting cooperation with the United Nations. He reviewed the priorities of the ....
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US never agreed to protect Syrian Kurds forever: Trump
Date: 2019-10-22 05:30:57 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8155453
The US never agreed to protect Syrian Kurds forever, US President Donald Trump told a Cabinet meeting on Monday justifying his decision to withdraw US troops from northern Syria. "We fought with them for three and a half to four years. We never ....
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4 Ministers of Lebanese Forces Party resign amid protests
Date: 2019-10-19 23:05:16 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8152353
Chairman of the Lebanese Forces Party Samir Geagea announced on Saturday the resignation of his party's ministers in the Lebanese government amid mass protests across the country. The ministers are Deputy Prime Minister Ghassan Hasbani, Labor ....
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Hariri gives 72-hour deadline for political parties to agree on solution to current crisis
Date: 2019-10-18 22:31:36 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8151249
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri gave a 72-hour deadline on Friday to all political parties in Lebanon to reach an agreement to resolve the current crisis in the country. Addressing massive protests across the country, Harir threatened to ....
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Lebanese PM to deliver speech amid protests over proposed taxes
Date: 2019-10-18 22:14:21 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8151244
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri is set to deliver a speech at 6:00 p.m.(local time) on Friday from his office in central Beirut, Hariri's media office said in a statement on Friday. This came amid anti-government protests staged on ....
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US vice president says ceasefire agreed in Syria
Date: 2019-10-17 22:15:33 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:8150052
US Vice President Mike Pence announced Thursday that he and President Erdogan of Turkey agreed to a ceasefire halting Turkey's incursion into northern Syria, CNN reported. The deal appears to secure Turkey most of its military objectives and ....
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Hariri appreciates Egypt's support for Lebanon
Date: 2019-10-17 22:05:45 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8150046
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has appreciated the support of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Egypt for Lebanon. Hariri's statements came during a meeting on Thursday with Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Nazi Najari on the occasion of the ....
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Saudi King reiterates kingdom's permanent support to Palestine
Date: 2019-10-16 16:32:40 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8148171
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud reiterated the Kingdom's permanent support for Palestine and rights of its brotherly people to establish an independent state with Eastern Al-Quds (Jerusalem) as its capital, Saudi Press Agency reported on ....
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US imposes sanctions on Turkey over Syria offensive
Date: 2019-10-15 07:01:02 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8145344
The US has imposed new sanctions against Turkish officials and institutions over the country's incursion into northern Syria, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Vice President Mike Pence announced outside the White House on ....