West Asia
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Turkish troops, allied militants cut off drinking water to people in Syria’s Hasakah, environs
Jul 06, 2020 04:03Turkish military troops and allied militants have once again cut off drinking water supplies to about a million people living in and around the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakah by stopping a border water pumping station, a report says.
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Rocket lands near Baghdad’s Green Zone, injures child: Iraqi military
Jul 05, 2020 14:53A rocket has struck a home near the heavily fortified Green Zone in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, which houses some of the main government offices and foreign diplomatic missions, including the US Embassy.
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Iraqis rally to decry Saudi paper’s offensive cartoon of Grand Ayatollah Sistani
Jul 05, 2020 12:20Iraqi protesters have staged a demonstration in the capital Baghdad to condemn Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat newspaper over an offensive cartoon depicting Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani.
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Israel's annexation of Palestinian lands could trigger 3rd intifadha: Abbas' aide
Jul 05, 2020 08:59An adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has warned that a third intifadha (uprising) could be just around the corner if Israel goes ahead with its highly-contentious plan to annex parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
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Baghdad condemns US for missile test inside its embassy
Jul 05, 2020 08:43The Iraqi government has condemned the United States for testing an air defense missile system inside its embassy in Baghdad.
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Iraq officially protests Turkey’s cross-border offensive
Jul 05, 2020 08:34The Iraqi government has expressed its official protest at Turkey’s attacks against the Arab country’s north, saying the offensive must immediately stop.
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Over 80 killed in fierce clashes between govt. troops, Daesh remnants in Syria’s Homs: Monitor
Jul 05, 2020 08:28Heavy clashes have broken out between Syrian government troops and remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the country’s Central Province of Homs with reported casualties from both sides.
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Hundreds protest against Israel’s annexation plans near Nablus
Jul 05, 2020 08:26Hundreds of Palestinians staged a protest against Israel’s plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, in the town of Asira, north of Nablus, on Friday.
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US Ambassador Shea bans aid distribution among needy families in north Lebanon: Senior cleric
Jul 04, 2020 16:26A prominent Lebanese Muslim cleric has lambasted US Ambassador to Beirut Dorothy Shea over preventing political parties from distributing aid among needy families in the country’s northern district of Tripoli.
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Iraqi officials irate as Saudi daily publishes cartoon against Ayatollah Sistani
Jul 04, 2020 10:11Iraqi officials have condemned the publication of an offensive cartoon of prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in a Saudi-owned newspaper, saying the depiction stems from the failure of Riyadh's Takfiri plots.