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Palestine

IOF Kills Palestinian in Ramallah

Israeli occupation forces shot dead a Palestinian man early on Monday after two-hour clashes in the Ramallah area of the central occupied West Bank. Palestinian Maan news agency reported that the occupation forces were pursuing the Palestinian man since he was released from Palestinian prison last September. Palestine Today identified ...

March 6, 2017

Iran

French Finance Minister from Tehran: France to Urge Banks to Cooperate with Iran

French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said Paris is working on plans to issue direct loans to companies eager to invest in Iran. “We are trying to help these companies,” Sapin told reporters at a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart, Ali Tayebnia, in Tehran. “They will be able to ...

March 6, 2017

Iran

Iran, Saudi Agree on Some Hajj Issues: Minister

Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Reza Salehi-Amiri said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic and Saudi Arabia has agreed on some issues regarding this year’s Hajj rituals. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a local gathering in Tehran, Salehi-Amiri said the remaining issues for sending pilgrims to ...

March 6, 2017

Syria

Syrian Army Inflicts Heavy Losses upon Nusra Terrorists in Different Provinces

Syrian Army units, supported by the air force, destroyed 8 vehicles belonging to al-Nusra Front terrorists in the countryside of Hama and Idleb. SANA reporter in Hama said Sunday that army units bombarded al-Nusra Front hideouts in al-Latamineh town in the northern countryside of Hama, destroying two vehicles and killing ...

March 5, 2017

Iraq

Iraq Forces Attack Four ISIL-held Areas in West Mosul

Iraqi security forces attacked four ISIL-held neighborhoods in west Mosul on Sunday, including one that houses provincial government offices, the military said. Iraqi forces launched a major operation to recapture west Mosul, the largest population centre still held by the ISIL group, on February 19, pushing into the area from ...

March 5, 2017

Syria

Jaafari: Key Achievement of Geneva Talks Reasonable Agenda of Four Points

Head of the Syrian government delegation to Geneva, Bashar al-Jaafari, said the key achievement that has been secured during the fourth round of the Syrian talks in the Swiss city is the agreement on an agenda of four main points. Speaking in a press conference on Saturday after the fourth ...

March 4, 2017

Egypt

Egypt Police Kill Four Suspected Militants in Shootout

Egyptian police have killed four suspected extremist militants believed to have been planning a “major attack” in a shootout near Cairo, the interior ministry said. The Takfiri cell had been meeting when police raided their hideout in Giza province, southwest of Cairo, the ministry said in a statement on Friday. ...

March 4, 2017

Iraq

Iraq Minister Slams Mosul Aid Efforts: UN Talks a Lot!

An Iraqi minister on Saturday sharply criticized UN efforts to aid civilians fleeing fighting in west Mosul, even as the United Nations insisted that providing such assistance was the “top priority”. Tens of thousands of people have fled west Mosul since Iraqi forces launched an operation to retake it from ...

March 4, 2017

Turkey

Turkey Criticizes Merkel Reaction to Cancelled Rallies

Turkey hit back at German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday for not criticizing the decision by authorities in Germany to ban rallies in support of expanding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers. Ankara and Berlin have been locked in acrimony over the last few days after German towns blocked events where ...

March 4, 2017

Iran

Iran Successfully Test S-300 Air Defense System

Iran announced it had successfully tested S-300 air defense system in Damavand military drills on Saturday. “The S-300 air defense system has been tested… in the presence of government and military officials,” state television said. A number of high ranking Iranian military officials also were present in the drills which ...

March 4, 2017