Middle East
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Lebanon government wins confidence vote from parliament
Feb 11, 2020 20:56Lebanon’s new cabinet won a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday based in part on a financial rescue plan it put forward for grappling with a deep financial crisis.
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Iraqis in Baghdad commemorate Martyred Lt. Gen Qasem Soleimani & al-Muhandis
Feb 11, 2020 18:35On the fortieth day of Lt. Gen. Qasem Soleimani's martyrdom and his companion the Second-in-Command of Iraq' Popular Military Force (PMF) Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a commemoration ceremony was held in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
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Russian forces at Syrian air base repel drone attack by militants
Feb 11, 2020 05:42Russian Defence Ministry officials said that Russian troopes at Hmeimim air base in Syria have repelled two drone attacks by militants.
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Iran's consulate in Najaf resumes activities, provides services
Feb 10, 2020 16:15Iran's consul-general in Najaf Hamid Makarem stated that the Iranian consulate in Najaf resumed many of its routine activities.
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Syrian army liberates strategic town of Al-Eis' in southern Aleppo
Feb 10, 2020 13:35The Syrian Army forces captured the town of al-Eis, a strategic town in the south of Aleppo province in northern Syria on Sunday.
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Iraq's top religious authority calls for strong bond between the people and government
Feb 08, 2020 16:46Iraq's foremost religious authority Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali al-Sistani has called on Iraqi protesters to eschew violence, calling for the formation of a strong Iraqi government.
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Turkey beefs up border security as Syrian forces advance in Idlib
Feb 08, 2020 09:53Turkey has sent more troops to the Syrian border where the Syrian Army and its allies captured al-Humayra strategic region in Aleppo on Friday and made substantial advances in Idlib province.
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Some 27,000 foreign terrorists operating in Syria & Iraq
Feb 08, 2020 03:37The head of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Bureau said Friday that some 27,000 foreign terrorists are in Syria and Iraq.
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Syrian army advances in Idlib province, liberating more villages
Feb 08, 2020 03:02The Syrian army on Friday continued its advance in the northern Syrian province of Adlib, freeing the villages of Tal Keratin and Moharrim.
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Saudi-led coalition warplanes bomb northern Yemen
Feb 07, 2020 23:38Yemeni Al-Masirah Network said that the Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed Baqim city in northern Yemen's Saada province three times on Friday.
