West Asia
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Yemeni forces liberate another district capital in Ma’rib
Oct 26, 2021 17:32Yemeni forces have liberated another district capital in the strategic west-central province of Ma’rib, killing dozens of Saudi-led mercenaries and forcing hundreds of others among them to surrender.
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Iran urges intl. community to hold Israel accountable for crimes against Palestinians
Oct 26, 2021 14:05Iran has called upon the international community to hold the illegal Zionist entity accountable for its incessant crimes and human rights violations against the Palestinian nation, emphasizing that collective action would prevent the regime from committing more war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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EU condemns Israeli tenders for construction of over 1,300 new settler units
Oct 26, 2021 08:30The European Union has denounced Israel’s recent plan to construct over 1,300 new settler units in the occupied West Bank, calling on the Tel Aviv regime to halt its settlement expansion activities across the occupied Palestinian territories.
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Turkey’s Erdogan withdraws threat of expelling 10 Western ambassadors
Oct 26, 2021 08:26Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has backed down from his earlier threat of expelling 10 Western ambassadors over their joint call on Ankara for the release of Osman Kavala, a civil society leader.
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Syria: Israel’s new adventure desperate attempt to support affiliated terrorist groups
Oct 26, 2021 07:01The Syrian government has vehemently condemned Israel’s latest act of aggression against the country’s southwestern region in the early hours of Monday, saying that it was part of Tel Aviv’s policy to support its affiliated terrorist groups in the Arab country.
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OIC, PLO condemn Israel’s ‘terrorist’ designation of Palestinian human right groups
Oct 26, 2021 06:23The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) have condemned the regime of Israel for placing six Palestinian human rights groups on the regime’s so-called terror list, lambasting the move as an unlawful decision and a flagrant violation of international law.
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Turkish lira drops to historic low amid Ankara's tensions with West
Oct 25, 2021 14:13Turkey's national currency lira has plunged to a new record low following President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s comments amid rising tensions between Ankara and the West.
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Cancer-stricken patient, minors among 13 detained by Israel in West Bank
Oct 25, 2021 14:07Israeli forces have detained 13 Palestinians in several areas across the occupied West Bank and al-Quds, including two children and a cancer patient.
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EX-Israeli general says attack on Gaza media tower in May was ‘own goal’
Oct 25, 2021 14:01A former Israeli general says the aerial attack which was conducted by the Israeli military on a tower that housed offices of media outlets in Gaza during the regime’s latest onslaught on the besieged strip was an “own goal” that caused more damage to Israel’s image than the alleged operational benefit it induced.
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Threats to go to war over Palestinian inmates forced Israel to give concessions: Islamic Jihad chief
Oct 25, 2021 13:42The secretary general of the Islamic Jihad resistance movement says the group’s threats to go to war with Israel in support of its prisoners forced the Tel Aviv regime to end its new suppressive policies toward Palestinian detainees and make concessions.