Middle East

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Middle East Turkey-Syria offensive: Russia vows to prevent clashes with Assad forces

Russia has said it will not allow clashes between Turkish and Syrian forces, as Turkey's military offensive in northern Syria continues.

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Middle East U.S. ‘Withdraws’ Forces to Let Turks Attack American Allies

“I’m not prepared to put a timeline on it,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper said.

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Middle East Syria must be free of foreign military presence, Russia should also leave if Damascus no longer needs its help – Putin

The territorial integrity of Syria must be fully restored and all foreign forces should withdraw, including Russia if Damascus decides it doesn’t need...

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Middle East US did not approve Turkey's Syria offensive, says Mike Pompeo

The US did not give Turkey a "green light" for its offensive in northern Syria, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said.

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Middle East Turkey launches offensive in northern Syria with air strikes

Turkish warplanes have bombed parts of north-eastern Syria at the start of an offensive which could lead to conflict with Kurdish-led allies of the...

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Middle East Iran warns foreign forces to stay out of Gulf, amid new US deployment

Iran's president has warned that foreign forces are threatening the security of the Gulf, after the US said it was deploying troops to the region.

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Middle East Trump hits Iranian bank with ‘highest’ sanctions ever imposed on a country

US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he has ordered sanctions on Iran’s national bank following the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil...

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Middle East Iran warns of 'all-out war' if Saudis, U.S. strike over oil industry attack

'We won't blink to defend our territory,' Iran's foreign minister says

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Middle East Saudi Arabia says weapons debris shows Iran behind oil attacks

Saudi Arabia's defence ministry has shown off what it says is wreckage of drones and cruise missiles that prove Iranian involvement in weekend attacks...

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Middle East Iran urges U.S. to ‘abandon warmongering’ after firing of John Bolton

Bolton had been hawkish on Iran and other global challenges.

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Middle East Taliban threatens US with jihad, seizes more land in Afghanistan after failed peace talks

The Taliban has taken over another district in Afghanistan, the second in two weeks, saying that the US will “regret” abandoning key peace talks that...

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Middle East Israel says Iran seeking to build precision missiles in Lebanon

The allegations come after Hezbollah -- with which Israel has fought several wars -- accused the Jewish state of carrying out a drone attack Sunday on...

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Middle East Turkey 'strongly' condemns air strike on its convoy in Syria

Turkey’s defence ministry “strongly” condemned an air strike on its military convoy heading through Syria’s Idlib province on Monday, which it said...

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Middle East Israel bars Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting

Israel has decided to block two US Democratic lawmakers from visiting after US President Donald Trump urged the country to ban them

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Middle East Israel may ‘spark a war’ if it joins US-led flotilla in Persian Gulf, Iran’s navy chief warns

Tehran has advised Israel to stay clear of the Persian Gulf, where the US has been struggling to amass an anti-Iranian armada, noting that every...

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Middle East Pakistan unleashes fury over Kashmir

Pakistan has fired back at India after it reduced the status of the disputed Kashmir region, saying it will suspend bilateral trade and downgrade...

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Middle East Saudi Arabia allows women to travel independently

Women in Saudi Arabia can now travel abroad without a male guardian's permission, royal decrees say.

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Middle East Hamza Bin Laden: Son of Osama 'dead', US officials say

The son of al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden, Hamza, has died, according to US intelligence officials.

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Middle East Iran Rejects Trump’s Claim That U.S. Destroyed One of Its Drones

Heightened tensions between countries comes as Gibraltar court extends detention of Iranian ship

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World ‘Smuggling fuel’: Iran state TV shows VIDEO of seized tanker days after UAE-based vessel vanishes

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has released footage showing the seizure of a ship “smuggling fuel” in the Persian Gulf. The vessel bears the...

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