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Wave of pro-Palestinian protests closes bridges, major roads across US
Date: 2024-04-16 07:53:28 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:10663364
WASHINGTON, April 16 (MENA) - Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked roads, highways and bridges across the US on Monday, snarling traffic and sparking arrests from coast to coast in what some activists declared to be a coordinated day of economic ....
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Iran reaffirms commitment to int’l law, opposition to regional tensions
Date: 2024-04-15 21:11:45 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:10663186
TEHRAN, April 15 (MENA) – Iran does not seek tensions in the region and is committed to international law and regulations, IRNA quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani as saying. Kanaani made the comments on Monday during his weekly press ....
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US does not want any escalation in Mideast: Blinken
Date: 2024-04-15 19:30:22 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:10663148
WASHINGTON, April 15 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the US does not want any escalation in the Middle East. "We have been coordinating a diplomatic response to seek to prevent escalation," he added during a press ....
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Netherlands to reopen Tehran embassy Tuesday
Date: 2024-04-15 17:46:11 GMT - Netherlands - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:10663063
AMSTERDAM, April 15 (MENA) - The Netherlands announced Monday it will reopen its embassy in Tehran Tuesday after a two-day closure for safety reasons, The Guardian reported. In a statement, the Dutch government added that it does not exclude a ....
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Germany says Iranian attack 'brings ME to brink'
Date: 2024-04-15 17:44:50 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:10662958
PARIS, April 15 (MENA) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Monday the Iranian attack on Israel "had brought the Middle East to the edge of the abyss." “I call on all actors in the region to act prudently. The escalatory spiral must ....
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Borrell: The Middle East stood 'on the edge of the cliff'
Date: 2024-04-15 16:44:23 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10662746
BRUSSELS, April 15 (MENA) - The European Union's foreign policy chief said on Monday that the Middle East stood "on the edge of the cliff" and called for de-escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran. "We're on the edge of the cliff and ....
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Hezbollah claims attack on Israeli troops who had crossed border
Date: 2024-04-15 16:38:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10662749
RAMALLAH / BEIRUT, April 15 (MENA) – Lebanon's Hezbollah claimed on Monday it had detonated "explosive devices" targeting Israeli soldiers who the group said had crossed into Lebanese territory, media outlets reported. Israel's Army said four ....
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CENTCOM: US forces destroyed 4 drones off Yemen
Date: 2024-04-15 16:24:36 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10662804
WASHINGTON, April 15 (MENA) - The US military said it destroyed four drones in areas which are controlled by Houthis in Yemen. CENTCOM said the Houthis in Yemen fired a ballistic missile toward the Gulf of Aden. No injuries were reported, it ....
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White House says focused on preventing Iran attack from spiraling into wider regional conflict
Date: 2024-04-15 16:01:13 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10662856
WASHINGTON, April 15 (MENA) - White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby reiterated Monday that US President Joe Biden is focused on preventing Iran’s attack against Israel from spiraling into a wider regional conflict, according ....
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Gaza health ministry: Occupation forces committed 7 massacres in 24 hours
Date: 2024-04-15 14:44:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10662752
RAMALLAH, April 15 (MENA) - The Gaza health ministry has said that Israeli occupation forces committed seven massacres in the Palestinian enclave during the past 24 hours. In a press release Monday, the ministry said 68 people were killed and 94 ....
