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Iran reveals new details about the attack on its ship
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) - The Iranian website, Noor News, revealed new details about the attack on the Iranian ship...
Read moreIranian tanker carrying 1 million barrels of oil arrives in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) - A source in the Syrian Oil Transport Company confirmed to RT Arabic on Wednesday that...
Read moreIranian commander vows to respond to the attack on Saviz ship in Red Sea
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) - The Iranian Armed Forces vowed on Thursday that they would respond without any doubt to...
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Egypt prepares to unveil new ‘Octagon’ defense headquarters: photos
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:50 P.M.) - Egyptian military sources reportedly told RT Arabic this week that Egypt is preparing to open...
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US sanctions Turkey for ‘significant’ transaction with Russia: State Dept.
Cooperation between Turkey and Russia in defense and intelligence has never been met with enthusiasm by the United States. Particularly,...
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Bashar Al-Assad meets with Russian presidential delegation in Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 P.M.) - Damascus and Moscow discussed on Thursday, the intensification of bilateral action and exerting efforts to...
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Israeli forces strike rural Damascus from Lebanese airspace
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) announced on Thursday morning that its air defenses responded to...
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UAE delivers large amount humanitarian aid to Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) - A large plane arrived at Damascus International Airport on Thursday carrying medical and food supplies...
Read moreRussian Navy holds exercises near Crimea amid heightened tension with Ukraine
The frigate Admiral Essen conducted artillery firings in the Black Sea, successfully striking coastal targets at a practice range in...
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Sudanese army clashes with Ethiopian forces along disputed border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) - The Sudan Tribune newspaper quoted military sources as saying that the armed forces and reserve...
Read moreUkrainian security council sanctions Russia companies
The secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, Andrei Danilov, confirmed imposing sanctions on several Russian companies in a...
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Saudi Arabia rejects Iran’s presence in Syria, demands end of ‘sectarian project’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) - The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, discussed the Syrian...
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Former Jordanian PM accuses Iran of attempting to spread its revolution to Jordan
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) - The former Jordanian Prime Minister, Fayez Al-Tarawneh, said that Iran tried to export its revolution...
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Syrian Army shoots down Turkish drone in Idlib, 10th in 3 days: photo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has shot down another Turkish military drone over the Idlib...
Read moreIraqi forces arrest infamous ISIS ‘Emir of the Tigris Region’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:55 P.M.) - The Iraqi Armed Forces managed to arrest the so-called "Emir of the Tigris Region", a...
Read moreSamir Geagea accuses Syria of encroaching on Lebanese waters
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:10 P.M.) - On Thursday, April 1, the head of the Lebanese Forces Party, Samir Geagea, accused Syria...
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Turkish military trains Libyan forces with T-155 howitzers
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) - Turkish military specialists in Libya are training soldiers from the Libyan Government of National Accord...
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Syrian Army reinforcements pour into central Syria for operation against ISIS: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) - A new convoy of Syrian Arab Army (SAA) reinforcements was observed heading to the Badiya...
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Houthi forces announce drone attack on Saudi airbase
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) - The Houthi-aligned Yemeni armed forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, on Thursday, announced the implementation of...
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Israeli forces thwart attempt to smuggle weapons along Lebanese border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 P.M.) - The Israeli army announced yesterday that it thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons and drugs...
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Syrian President makes first appearance since recovering from Covid-19
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) - On Tuesday, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad chaired a cabinet meeting, making his first appearance after...
Read moreGreek PM to visit Libya and reopen embassy in Tripoli
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) - The Greek government announced on Thursday that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit Libya next...
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Video footage of Russian strikes on southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) - The Russian Spring (RusVesna.SU) YouTube channel released a video this week, showing the Russian Aerospace...
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Nigerian Air Force rejects Boko Haram claim about shooting down aircraft
The Nigerian Air Force has denied that one of the service’s aircraft was shot down by Boko Haram* - the...
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Russian military details use of Mi-35 attack choppers in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 A.M.) - The commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Lieutenant General Alexander Titov, indicated that the Mi-35...
Read moreHouthi forces release video of alleged missile hitting US-made MQ-9 reaper drone
The Houthi movement in Yemen has released footage that appears to depict an MQ-9 Reaper drone being struck by an...
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Erdogan announces he will visit Karabakh after Ramadan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday that he intends to visit the city of Shushi in the Karabakh...
Read moreThe Daily Brief 2021-04-02
This is a summary of 4 AMN articles on the following subjects: Houthi, Marib, Yemen, Iran, Jordan, Houthii, Saudi, Syria....
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Damascus cuts gas rations in half amid worsening gas crisis in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) - The Damascus Governorate announced that its fuel committee decided to reduce the quantities of filling gasoline...
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Video of security operation in northeast Syria camp
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) - The Kurdish-led Asayish forces have arrested a number of people, one of whom is recruiting...
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Unknown person steals weapon from Israeli military base: Channel 7
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) - Israel's Channel 7 TV reported on Wednesday that an unknown person stormed an Israeli military...
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Iran rejects step-by-step revival of nuclear deal
Tehran is opposed to a step-by-step revival of the Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of...
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Israeli military concludes drills simulating ground conflict along Syrian-Lebanese border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) - On Thursday, the Israeli army ended a three-week-long military maneuver with live ammunition in the...
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First ship crosses Suez Canal after days of blockage
The first vessel to cross the Suez Canal after the days-long "traffic jam" was reportedly a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship...
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Houthi forces launch new attack on Saudi airport
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 P.M.) - The Yemeni Ansarallah Movement (Houthi forces) announced this evening, Thursday, that it had attacked an...
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Red Cross president calls on Western, Arab nations to lift sanctions against Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:15 A.M.) - The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Marrero, confirmed that the...
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Iran and China sign historic $600 billion strategic partnership agreement
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi signed the much-anticipated Iran-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreement...
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Russian and Turkish defense ministers hold talks on Syria’s Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 A.M.) - Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said that he had held a phone conversation with his...
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Suspected Russian strikes target oil smuggling sites along Syrian-Turkish border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 A.M.) - On Sunday evening, the areas of Al-Bab and Jarablus in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo...
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Iraq is coordinating with Syria, Iran, and Russia to secure border: commander
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) - The Iraqi Joint Operations Command revealed the completion of the closure of about 140 km...
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Turkish military aircraft crashes in Aegean
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) - On Friday, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that a military plane had crashed at...
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Syrian Foreign Minister makes official visit to Oman
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) - On Friday, state-owned Syrian TV announced the arrival of Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Al-Miqdad and...
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Taiwan claims fighter jets scrambled to scare away Chinese warplanes
Taiwan's Defence Ministry has stated that it scrambled the island's Air Force to fend off Chinese aircraft flying close to...
Read morePakistan holds naval exercises with Iran, air drills with US and Saudi Arabia
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) - Two Pakistani warships arrived on Saturday at the Bandar Abbas port in southern Iran, in...
Read moreISIS leader was prison informer in Iraq before joining terrorist group: WP
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) - According to a recent report published by Washington Post, Abu Ibrahim Al-Hashemi Al-Qurashi, the successor...
Read moreIranian Foreign Ministry accuses Israel of targeting Iranian ship in the Mediterranean
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh accused Israel on Monday of targeting the Iranian ship...
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Houthi forces target Saudi airbase for 2nd time in last 24 hours
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) - On Tuesday, Yemen's Ansarallah Movement (Houthi forces) announced the targeting of the King Khalid Airbase...
Read moreIran may release seized South Korean oil tanker by next week: report
Iran may release MT Hankuk Chemi, a seized South Korean oil tanker, and its captain next week, South Korean media...
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Syrian Army continues to use Russian-supplied BPM-97 armored vehicle: photos
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 A.M.) - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continues to use the Russian armored vehicle, the Vystrel (BPM-97), ...
Read moreIraqi army thwarts terrorist infiltration south of Baghdad
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) - On Wednesday, the Iraqi army announced that it had thwarted a terrorist infiltration south of...
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Turkey announces the ‘neutralization of 14 PKK militants’ in northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) - The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the 'neutralization' of 14 militants, whom it said belonged...
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Houthi forces claim attack on ‘sensitive and important sites’ in Saudi Arabia
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) - On Thursday, Yemen's Houthi forces (var. Ansarallah) announced that it carried out a new attack...
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US to seek ways to improve Saudi defenses after Houthi attacks: White House
The United States will seek ways to improve its support for Saudi Arabia to defend itself from attacks by Yemen’s...
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Houthi forces launch another drone attack on Saudi airbase
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) - The Ansarallah Movement (Houthi forces) announced on Friday evening that it had targeted the Saudi...
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Two Iranian soldiers killed in eastern Syria: Fars
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 A.M.) - On Tuesday, Iranian state media announced the death of two soldiers in the eastern region...
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Erdogan calls on EU to not allow Greece and Cyprus to exploit upcoming summit
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) - On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for an international conference on the situation...
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Russian FM reveals results to Syria after Gulf tour
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov revealed in a phone call with his Syrian counterpart, Faisal...
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The Daily Brief 2021-03-14
This is a summary of 2 AMN articles on the following subjects: Houthis, Yemen, Crete, Greece, Saudi. Categories covered in...
Read moreHouthi forces announce new drone strikes on Saudi airports
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) - The Ansarallah Movement, also known as the Houthi Movement, announced new drone strikes on the...
Read moreSaudi Arabia requested drones from Turkey: Erdogan
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated on Tuesday, as reported by RT Arabic, that "Saudi...
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