Middle East
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Russia, Turkey agreement and prospect of peace in Syria
Oct 23, 2019 21:01Russia and Turkey have agreed on a new Syria accord. Syrian and Russian forces will deploy in northeast Syria to remove Kurdish YPG fighters and their weapons from the border with Turkey under the deal. 101
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Iranian and Omani Tourism ministers visit Handicraft Expo
Oct 23, 2019 16:23Muscat (IP) - Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Ali-Asghar Mounesan and Oman's Minister of Tourism Ahmed bin Nasser Al Mahrizi visit Iran's Handicraft Expo in Muscat. 101/205
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Esper arrives in Baghdad to discuss US troop deployments
Oct 23, 2019 10:04US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday to discuss the transfer of American troops to Iraq with his Iraqi counterpart.
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Phone call between Putin and Assad on the situation in northern Syria
Oct 23, 2019 07:37Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a telephone call with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that any agreement between Turkey and Russia would focus on combating all forms of terrorism.
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Turkey, Russia agree on joint patrols in northern Syrian
Oct 22, 2019 21:24Turkey and Russia have agreed on joint patrol in northern Syria and Turkey President says that Kurdish YPG will withdraw to beyond 30 KM from the Turkey-Syria border.
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Protests continue in Lebanon
Oct 22, 2019 19:29Despite Lebanese Prime Minister's plan for economic rescue, protests over the country's economic situation continued for a sixth consecutive day on Tuesday.
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Putin meets Erdogan as Syria's truce set to expire
Oct 22, 2019 15:50Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Tuesday, hours before a ceasefire between Turkish and Kurdish forces in northern Syria is set to expire.
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Saudi Arabia repeats baseless allegations against Iran
Oct 22, 2019 08:25Saudi Arabia's foreign minister has once again blamed Iran for the attacks on Aramco oil facilities in Eastern Saudi Arabia, without providing any evidence to back up his claim.
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US troops pelted with potatoes, rotten fruit and stones as they leave Syria
Oct 21, 2019 18:04People have thrown potatoes, rotten fruit, and stones at US troops as they left Syria in armed vehicles, with one man appearing to shout: ‘You liars!’
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Lebanon's PM, Hariri announces sweeping economic reforms
Oct 21, 2019 16:21Lebanon's prime minister announces sweeping economic reforms after days of massive protests demanding gov't resignation.
