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- Suspected Russian drone strikes hit oil smuggling sites of Turkish-backed forces: video
- Israel's Iron Dome system could be deployed US bases in the Gulf: Haaretz
- Erdogan meets with top aides to evaluate policies in Syria and eastern Mediterranean
- Unknown assailants ambush bus carrying Syrian Army soldiers in eastern Syria
- Sudanese army launches counter-attack against Ethiopian forces along border region
- Iran announces openness to dialogue with Saudi Arabia: FM
- Iranian commander issues strong message over 3 disputed Gulf islands
- Russian Air Force delivers dozens of airstrikes over central Syria
- Israeli F-35 spotted above of Lebanon for the first time: photos
- Indonesia seizes Iranian oil tanker off its coast: video
- NATO refused to supply Turkey with new weapons because of support for Azerbaijan: Erdogan
- EU no longer considers Juan Guaido President of Venezuela
Suspected Russian drone strikes hit oil smuggling sites of Turkish-backed forces: video
Published 2021-01-25 22:08:25 by News Desk in SyriaBEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 P.M.) - For the second time in a month, unknown drones struck the oil smuggling sites of the Turkish-backed forces in the Aleppo countryside. According to reports, the drones approached the oil smuggling sites of the Turkish-backed forces in the town of Tarheen on Sunday evening. The unknown drones, likely from the Russian Aerospace Forces, then unleashed a flurry of missiles on the oil smuggling sites, causing massive explosions inside the town. ~~~ embed:1353415994740514816?s=20 While the Russian Ministry of Defense has not commented on these strikes, it is believed that it is their drones that are attacking these... twitter metadata:TGFzdERlZnx8aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9MYXN0RGVmL3N0YXR1cy8xMzUzNDE1OTk0NzQwNTE0ODE2fA== ~~~Read on ->
Tags: Russia, Syria
Israel's Iron Dome system could be deployed US bases in the Gulf: Haaretz
Published 2021-01-25 21:27:57 by News Desk in Gulf, IsraelBEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) - On Sunday, the Haaretz newspaper quoted Israeli military sources as saying that senior officials in Israel agreed behind closed doors to deploy the Iron Dome defense system in US army bases in a number of countries in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and the Far East. Israeli officials told the newspaper that the talk is about "the technical approval of the Americans to deploy the batteries in order to protect their forces from possible attacks by Iran and its allies." Officials have refused to disclose which Gulf states the Iron Dome will be deployed to.... Read on ->
Tags: Gulf, Iran, Israel, US
Erdogan meets with top aides to evaluate policies in Syria and eastern Mediterranean
Published 2021-01-25 20:44:15 by News Desk in Syria, TurkeyBEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday evening, discussed his country's policy in Syria during a meeting at the presidential palace in Istanbul, attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Defense. The Turkish presidency said in a statement in this regard, "The current foreign policy situation has been evaluated in many files, starting with bilateral relations with different countries, reaching international developments." The official Turkish Anadolu News Agency stated that the meeting came to "assess foreign policy" and dealt with "regional developments, chiefly the files of Syria, the Eastern Mediterranean, Libya,... Read on ->
Tags: Erdogan, Syria, Turkey
Unknown assailants ambush bus carrying Syrian Army soldiers in eastern Syria
Published 2021-01-25 20:30:20 by News Desk in SyriaBEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) announced that three of its soldiers were killed and ten others were wounded in an attack on a passenger bus along the Deir Ezzor-Palmyra Highway. According to a field report from the Homs Governorate, the bus was targeted around 2:30 P.M. (local time) near the town of Al-Shoula, which is located along the Deir Ezzor-Palmyra Highway. The ambush was carried out by a group of armed men, who reportedly opened fire on the bus from the southern end of the Deir Ezzor-Palmyra Highway before they retreated to an unknown area.... Read on ->
Tags: Deir_Ezzor, Palmyra, Syria
Sudanese army launches counter-attack against Ethiopian forces along border region
Published 2021-01-25 20:18:40 by News Desk in AfricaBEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) - The Sudanese media reported on Sunday evening that the Sudanese army attacked sites inside Ethiopia in response to the bombing of an area in Sudan by the Ethiopian forces. The Sudan Tribune newspaper stated that a Sudanese reconnaissance force coming from the Abu Tayyour Mountains on the border strip between the two countries was subjected to mortar shelling attacks by the Ethiopian army forces stationed in the Abdel-Rafi area in Ethiopia. The newspaper reported that the Sudanese army responded to the attacking force without any loss of life in its ranks. The Sudanese-Ethiopian relations have... Read on ->
Tags: Ethiopia, Sudan
Iran announces openness to dialogue with Saudi Arabia: FM
Published 2021-01-25 19:10:37 by News Desk in Gulf, IranBEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) - The Iranian Foreign Ministry confirmed that Tehran is open to dialogue with Saudi Arabia, in case the latter avoids violence and neglect of regional security and cooperation with powers outside the region. "If we see this change in the behavior and rhetoric of the Saudis, Iran will certainly be open to dialogue with it," the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said. In the context of talking about the Yemeni crisis, he pointed out that “it is not possible to talk about peace in Yemen, while Saudi Arabia continues to bomb the Yemeni people,” stressing... Read on ->
Tags: Iran, Saudi
Iranian commander issues strong message over 3 disputed Gulf islands
Published 2021-01-25 18:58:08 by News Desk in IranBEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 P.M.) - The commander-in-chief of the Iranian army, Major General Abdel Rahim Mousavi, inspected on Monday, the air defense sites in the three islands in the Gulf (Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb), which are in dispute with the Emirates. The Tasnim Agency of Iran reported:: "Major General Mousavi visited the martyr Ismaili air defense group in Bandar Linke, where he inspected the defense group and the three islands, and was informed of the combat readiness and operational ability of this unit." During the inspection tour, Major General Mousavi said, "The southeastern defense zone is one... Read on ->
Tags: Gulf, Iran
Russian Air Force delivers dozens of airstrikes over central Syria
Published 2021-01-25 18:49:53 by News Desk in SyriaBEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) - The Russian Aerospace Forces unleashed several airstrikes over central Syria on Monday, targeting a number of sites belonging to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist organization in the Badiya Al-Sham region. According to a field report from Syria's Homs Governorate, the Russian Aerospace Forces heavily bombarded the Islamic State's positions between the historical ruins of Al-Resafa and Ithriya, causing severe damage to the terrorist group's forces in the area. The Russian Aerospace Forces also conducted several airstrikes between the Homs and Deir Ezzor governorates, hitting many terrorist hideouts near the towns of Al-Sukhnah (Homs Governorate) and... Read on ->
Tags: ISIS, Russia, Syria
Israeli F-35 spotted above of Lebanon for the first time: photos
Published 2021-01-25 18:31:44 by News Desk in Israel, LebanonBEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) - An Israeli F-35 jet was allegedly spotted over Lebanese airspace this week, as it was sighted for the first time in the small Levantine nation since it was first acquired by Tel Aviv. In the photos, which were reportedly taken by a photographer from Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV and later shared on social media, the Israeli F-35 can be seen flying at medium altitude over Lebanon. It is not clear where the F-35 was intending to fly to or how long it was inside Lebanese airspace. ~~~ embed:1353709053495668736?s=20 Israel was one of the first countries in the... twitter metadata:d3JvbmduYW1lNDZ8fGh0dHBzOi8vdHdpdHRlci5jb20vd3JvbmduYW1lNDYvc3RhdHVzLzEzNTM3MDkwNTM0OTU2Njg3MzZ8 ~~~Read on ->
Tags: Israel, Lebanon
Indonesia seizes Iranian oil tanker off its coast: video
Published 2021-01-25 18:10:33 by News Desk in IranBEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) - Iranian TV, citing CNN, reported that Indonesia had seized an Iranian oil tanker for illegally transporting oil in the region. State-owned Fars News also quoted Indonesian media as saying that Jakarta had detained two oil tankers, one of which was Iranian, identified as the Horse, and the other flying the Panamanian flag, identified as the Free. "Indonesian officials said that the reason for detaining the two tankers was illegally transporting oil between the two ships. The two ships were spotted by chance as they switched off their tracking devices," the Fars report said.
Iranian... Read on ->Tags: Indonesia, Iran
NATO refused to supply Turkey with new weapons because of support for Azerbaijan: Erdogan
Published 2021-01-25 17:51:32 by News Desk in TurkeyBEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 P.M.) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) refused to provide Turkey with military equipment because of its support for Azerbaijan. This claim came during Erdogan's speech while attending the inauguration of the locally-made "Istanbul" frigate, accompanied by Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and a number of defense industry officials. The Turkish president said, "We asked our NATO allies to provide us with some war parts, but they refused because of our support for Azerbaijan." "That is why we decided to rely on ourselves 100 percent in the military industries," he... Read on ->
Tags: Azerbaijan, Erdogan, NATO, Turkey
EU no longer considers Juan Guaido President of Venezuela
Published 2021-01-25 17:42:09 by News Desk in World-NewsThe European Union has announced that, despite regarding Juan Guaido as a "privileged interlocutor", it no longer considers him an interim president of Venezuela. The 27 members of the block said in a joint statement that Guaido is a part of the democratic opposition, despite a recent European Parliament's resolution for EU governments to maintain Guaido's position as head of state. "The EU repeats its calls for... the freedom and safety of all political opponents, in particular representatives of the opposition parties elected to the National Assembly of 2015, and especially Juan Guaido," the statement said following a meeting of... Read on ->
Tags: Guaido, Venezuela
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