Syria
Syrian FM demands US pay compensation for ‘heavy damage’ to the country
Egyptian FM comments on question about Syria’s return to the Arab League
Syria reaches breakthrough in oil crisis
Russian forces thwart HTS terrorist plot in Crimea
Lebanon condemns Israel’s use of its airspace to attack Syria
Video footage of alleged Russian strikes on HTS training camp
Large number of Arab tribesmen join Syrian government forces: photos
Bashar Al-Assad meets with Russian presidential delegation in Damascus
UAE delivers large amount humanitarian aid to Syria
Iranian tanker carrying 1 million barrels of oil arrives in Syria
Syrian mercenaries complain about stolen salaries after fighting in Karabakh: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:50 A.M.) - The Syrian mercenaries that took part in the Karabakh conflict between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces...
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Russian Air Force destroys ISIS headquarters in central Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) - Friday morning witnessed intense operational efforts by the Russian warplanes, following mobile monitoring operations and...
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Israel warns it will do ‘whatever it takes’ to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons
Israel is ready to do "whatever it takes" to quash Tehran's efforts to obtain nuclear weapons, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi...
Read moreRussia and Iran setup mission to secure supply shipments to Syria: media
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) - Private sources revealed to Sputnik Arabic about the establishment of an operations room (Russian, Iranian,...
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Russian MoD says effectiveness of weapons tested in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) - Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu confirmed that the military operations in Syria helped the Russian...
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Man behind nuclear facility incident has been identified: Iranian TV
On Sunday, the Natanz nuclear site was hit by an attack, which was slammed by Tehran as an act of...
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Houthi forces announce attack on ‘sensitive military target’ at Saudi airbase
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 P.M.) - On Saturday, Yemen's Ansarallah Movement (Houthi forces) announced that it had launched an attack by...
Read moreSyria reaches breakthrough in oil crisis
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 P.M.) - The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), citing the Ministry of Oil and Mineral Revolution, announced...
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Iran’s Supreme Leader calls on military to raise its readiness after nuclear reactor incident
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei called on the Iranian army to raise its readiness to...
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Syrian FM demands US pay compensation for ‘heavy damage’ to the country
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) - Damascus demanded that the American administration "compensate for the heavy damage and heavy losses inflicted...
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Attack on Iranian nuclear facility was planned ‘long before’ Vienna talks: media
Iran’s main uranium enrichment facility was hit in what officials have called an “act of nuclear terrorism” on Sunday. Israeli...
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Houthi forces announce new drone strikes on 2 Saudi airports
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) - The Houthi forces, also known as the Ansarallah Movement, announced that it had targeted the...
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Iran accuses Israel of being behind nuclear facility attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 P.M.) - Iran accused Israel of being behind the attack that targeted, on Sunday, the Natanz nuclear...
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Saddam Hussein’s daughter accuses ‘alliance of evil’ of handing Iraq to Iran in 2003
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) - On Friday, Raghad Saddam Hussein, daughter of the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, sent a...
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Israel ‘will not allow Iran to possess a nuclear weapon’: Netanyahu
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that his country "will not allow Iran...
Read moreIraqi PM confirms death of high-ranking ISIS commander in special operation
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) - The Iraqi Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, said this week that the Iraqi security...
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Video footage of alleged Russian strikes on HTS training camp
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) - The YouTube channel, Russian Spring, posted a new video on April 7th that showed alleged...
Read moreIran to introduce 1,000 centrifuges at recently attacked nuclear facility
Iran will introduce 1,000 more centrifuges at the Natanz nuclear site, Chief Iranian Nuclear Negotiator Abbas Araghchi has said. Iran...
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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 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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Iranian 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...
Read moreIran launches new uranium enrichment centrifuges
Tehran has started up new uranium enrichment centrifuges, Iranian state TV reported on Saturday. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially inaugurated...
Read moreIraqi forces blow up large ISIS ammo dump in northwest Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) - On Friday, the Security Media Cell in Iraq said that a large warehouse of filled...
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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,...
Read moreYemeni gov’t forces retake several areas in western Taiz
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 A.M.) - The website of the Yemeni Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that "the National Army...
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...
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Moment Saudi F-15 jet shoots down Houthi drone: video
A newly surfaced video captures the dramatic encounter on a mountainous terrain where a Saudi F-15 fighter jet intercepted a...
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+18 propaganda video: ISIS reveals all urban warfare tactics used in Raqqa
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:45 P.M.) – On Tuesday, the Islamic State released a 38-minute propaganda video showing clashes during the three-month...
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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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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...
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Russian-made Su-30MKM fighter jets fly over US aircraft carrier: photos
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) - US sailors photographed the flight of a Russian-made Su-30MKM fighter flying over the deck of...
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Iraqi adviser says half of US advisers have left Iraq
Some 2,700 military advisers out of 5,200 have left Iraq amid the ongoing US pullout, and any foreign troops remaining...
Read moreHouthi 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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Secret negotiations nearly saved Muammar Gaddafi: Independent
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) - A new report by British newspaper, The Independent, revealed the content of secret negotiations that...
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Russia warns Turkey against encouraging ‘militarism’ in Ukraine
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Monday that Moscow has warned Turkey and other...
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Samir 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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Missiles fired from Syria land inside Turkey: MoD
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) - The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced this evening that missiles fired from Syria landed inside...
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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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Russian and Turkish troops conduct joint operation in northeast Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) - The Russian and Turkish armed forces conducted a joint patrol near the city of Qamishli...
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Ukrainian military trains with Turkish-made drones along Black Sea coasts
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) - The Ukrainian armed forces conducted maneuvers in the skies of its Black Sea coasts, in...
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The Daily Brief 2021-03-27
This is a summary of 7 AMN articles on the following subjects: Suez, Syria, China, Iran, Homs, ISIS, Russia, Serbia,...
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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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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Houthi forces attempt to advance inside strategic district in Marib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 P.M.) - The Ansarallah Movement (var. Houthi forces) attempted to advance inside a strategic district located in...
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Powerful explosion hits city in eastern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) - An explosion rocked the city of Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo on Saturday,...
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Houthi forces detail large-scale attack on Saudi oil sites
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) - The spokesperson for the Ansrallah Movement, Yahya Sare'e, announced an operation in which 18 drones...
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Israeli cargo ship damaged by Iranian missile in Arabian Sea: Israeli media
A cargo ship owned by Israeli XT Management suffered damage after being hit by an "Iranian missile" as it sailed...
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Turkish forces target several sites near Tal Rifaat in northern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) - The Turkish army said that it destroyed more than 20 sites and "neutralized a large...
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Syrian President orders 25 tons of oxygen be given to Lebanon
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) - On Wednesday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad directed that 25 tons of oxygen be given to...
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Video footage of air squadron flying over ancient city of Palmyra
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) - On Monday, a pro-Syrian Arab Army (SAA) YouTube channel shared a short video of an...
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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...
Read moreSaudi Energy Ministry confirms drone strikes on Aramco facilities: Sky News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) - A source from the Saudi Energy Ministry confirmed to Sky News Arabia on Friday that...
Read moreNew incident reported at Iranian nuclear reactor’s power grid
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 A.M.) - A spokesman for the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Behrouz Kamalvandi, announced on Sunday that an...
Read moreThe Daily Brief 2021-03-19
This is a summary of 17 AMN articles on the following subjects: Houthi, Saudi, Yemen, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Erdogan, Syria,...
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Saudi air defenses intercept Houthi drone attempting to launch new attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) - The Saudi-led Arab Coalition announced on Saturday, the interception and destruction of a drone launched...
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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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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 strikes wear down ISIS movements in central Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) - The Russian Aerospace Forces continued their air campaign over central and eastern Syria this weekend,...
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....
Read moreNorway and Denmark to withdraw forces from Afghanistan
According to a Norwegian government report, the country managed to achieve only one goal in Afghanistan, namely being a good...
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