West Asia
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UN refugee agency’s relief operations in Yemen near 'potential breaking point'
May 26, 2020 13:19The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has warned its activities in Yemen are near a “potential breaking point” as the new coronavirus is spreading throughout the impoverished country, where the healthcare system has effectively collapsed amid a bloody Saudi-led war.
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Liberation of southern Lebanon shattered Israel’s invincibility myth: Hezbollah deputy chief
May 26, 2020 12:42The second-in-command of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has hailed the 2000 liberation of southern Lebanon from the Israeli occupation as a “turning point” in the history of the West Asia region, saying the victory shattered the Israeli military’s invincibility myth.
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HRW: Riyadh must free children of ex-Saudi official in exile, overhaul justice system
May 26, 2020 12:33Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for the immediate release of two adult children of a former Saudi intelligence officer, who has been lying low abroad since the rise of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to power.
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Zionist forces shoot, injure two Palestinian men over alleged stabbing attack
May 25, 2020 16:55Israeli military forces have shot and injured two Palestinian men in the northern part of the West Bank as tensions simmer in the occupied Palestinian territories ahead of the Israeli regime’s controversial plan to annex parts of the West Bank in defiance of international opposition.
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Erdogan vows to protect Palestinian lands amid Israel’s annexation plans
May 25, 2020 12:30Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated Ankara's support for Palestinians, vowing to help protect their lands amid Israel’s plans to annex parts of the West Bank.
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Turkish-backed militants set fire to farms in northeastern Syria: SANA
May 25, 2020 06:32Turkish-backed Takfiri militants have burned wide areas of agricultural lands in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah, reports say.
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Yemeni army warns Saudi aggressors of 'dire consequences' if air raids continue
May 25, 2020 05:57The Yemeni army has warned the Saudi-led coalition of "dire consequences" if it continues its aerial attacks against the country.
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Infighting kills Turkish-backed militants in northern Syria
May 24, 2020 18:33Infighting between rival groups in Syria’s northern provinces of Aleppo and Idlib has ended in the killing and injuring of several Turkish-backed Takfiri terrorists.
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Zionist regime forces clash with Palestinians heading to al-Aqsa Mosque for Eid al-Fitr prayers
May 24, 2020 13:51Israeli forces have clashed with the Palestinians who were heading to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers.
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Iraqi deputy PM in Riyadh as neighbors watch Kadhimi's moves
May 24, 2020 07:34Saudi Arabia has announced that it will be sending back its ambassador to Baghdad as Riyadh seeks closer ties with Iraq following the defeat of the Daesh terrorist group.