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Iraqi Defense Ministry: 96 Daesh militants killed in Kirkuk
Date: 2017-09-29 17:29:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:7015742
As many as 96 Daesh militants were killed and 13 vehicles were destroyed in Hawija district, south west Kirkuk province, the Iraqi Defense Ministry’s War Media Cell reported. In a statement released on Friday, the cell said that Iraqi warplanes ....
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Ghani deplores Shiite mosque attack in Kabul
Date: 2017-09-29 17:20:46 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:23 - ID:7015727
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani condemned the attack outside a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital on Friday, which left five people dead and 33 others wounded, CBS News reported. Ghani said in a statement the "terrorists" targeted ....
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Kurdistan terminal control to prevent corruption, says Iraqi PM
Date: 2017-09-29 16:25:36 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:7015638
Iraq's Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi said Friday that the Iraqi government's decision to control the terminals of Kurdistan was meant to prevent corruption and smuggling, not to starve residents of the region after a controversial independence ....
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Iraq: Four Daesh militants killed in northeastern Diyala
Date: 2017-09-29 16:16:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7015622
Four elements of Daesh terrorist group were killed after their vehicle was shelled in northeastern Diyala, Commander of Tigris Operations, Major General Mazhar al-Azzawi told Alsumaria news channel on Friday. The terrorists' vehicle was ....
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Iran bans its companies transporting oil products from Iraq's Kurdistan
Date: 2017-09-29 16:14:02 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7015608
Iran temporarily prohibited the loading and transportation of fuel from Iran to Iraqi Kurdistan and from it in connection with the latest developments in this region, Sputnik news agency reported Friday. Iran had already halted flights to and ....
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Lavrov believes Trump interested in improving Russia-US ties
Date: 2017-09-29 16:11:04 GMT - Russia - International - SN:19 - ID:7015596
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday he thinks US President Donald Trump is interested in normalizing relations between Russia and the United States, TASS reported Friday. Lavrov met with a delegation from the Center for the ....
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Syria: Army repels Daesh attack on Deir Ezzor-Palmyra highway
Date: 2017-09-29 15:53:14 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7015542
The Syrian army units repelled an attack by Daesh on the international Deir-Ezzor-Palmyra highway in the Syrian Badia, official SANA news agency reported Friday. Groups of Daesh terrorists launched over the past hours an assault against points of ....
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MENA chief editor visits Kuwait
Date: 2017-09-29 14:58:51 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:7015512
Board Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the Middle East News Agency (MENA) Ali Hassan started a visit to Kuwait on Friday at an invitation from Director General of Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) Sheikh Mubarak Al Duaij Al Ibrahim. In statements upon ....
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ICRC expects suspected cholera cases in Yemen to reach one million
Date: 2017-09-29 14:38:51 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7015481
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expected the suspected cases of cholera in Yemen to reach one million by the end of 2017, Sky News channel reported on Friday with no further details. International charity Oxfam announced on ....
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Russian defense ministry destroys 1,500 explosives in Deir ez-Zor
Date: 2017-09-29 14:28:10 GMT - Russia - International - SN:15 - ID:7015440
Russian defense ministry said on Friday that sappers have started destroying explosives in Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor. Russian military officials estimate that specialists will have to clear up to 1,500 hectares of land from explosives in Deir ....
