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Turkey support key as US seeks to hold on in Syria

Sat Nov 25, 2017 11:30:59

The Isis group may be on the run from its last bastion in Syria but the United States is gearing up for a longer stay in the country.

Joint statement issued by presidents of Iran, Russia, Turkey

Sat Nov 25, 2017 09:41:32

Iran, Russia, Turkey sent a joint letter to the secretary general of the UN and the president of the UN Security Council and called for the statement of Sochi summit to be published as a security council document.

‘Resistance to go on utill Israel death, US expulsion from ME’: Brigadier Jazayeri

Sat Nov 25, 2017 09:15:20

Brigadier General Jazayeri, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said on Friday that the resistance in the region will continue its fight against American plots in the Middle East.

US backtracks on decision to close Palestinian office in Washington

Sat Nov 25, 2017 07:44:26

The Trump administration is backtracking on its decision to order the Palestinians' office in Washington to close.

Syria opposition picks head of unified delegation for peace talks

Sat Nov 25, 2017 07:31:38

Syria's opposition on Friday selected a chief negotiator for a unified delegation to next week's UN-brokered peace talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government in Geneva.

235 killed in attack on mosque in Egypt's Sinai

Sat Nov 25, 2017 07:20:24

At least 235 people have been killed and over 130 others injured in a shooting attack and bombing at a mosque in the restive Sinai Peninsula, state TV says.

PM Hariri urges Lebanese to put Lebanon's interests first

Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:59:59

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Thursday that the recent period was a wake up call for the Lebanese with different loyalties to put their country first ahead of regional issues.

Iran's guards chief says disarming Lebanon's Hezbollah non-negotiable - TV

Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:46:28

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards will play an active role in establishing a lasting "ceasefire" in crisis-hit Syria, its chief commander Mohammad Ali Jafari said, adding that disarming Lebanon's Hezbollah was non-negotiable, state TV reported on Thursday.

Iraqi forces launch operation to clear desert bordering Syria of Isis

Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:35:11

Iraqi forces launched an operation on Thursday to clear the desert bordering Syria of Isis, a final campaign to rid Iraq of the militant group, the military said in a statement.

Concerns over Yemen as Saudi Arabia agrees to buy $7 Billion in weapons from U.S. firms

Thu Nov 23, 2017 08:51:22

Saudi Arabia has agreed to buy about $7 billion worth of precision guided munitions from U.S. defense contractors, sources familiar with the matter said, a deal that some lawmakers may object to over American weapons having contributed to civilian deaths in the Saudi campaign in Yemen.

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