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Iran accuses several Arab countries of playing role in Qassem Soleimani’s assassination
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) - On Tuesday, February 23, the Iranian army revealed for the first time, the bomb that...
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Iranian forces arrest man carrying explosives near Tehran’s entrance: photos
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) - Tehran Police Chief, Major General Hossein Rahimi, announced the arrest of a person wearing an...
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Iraq calls on Arab League to restore Syria’s membership
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) - Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, stressed the need to return Syria to its seat in...
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US-Backed militants steal 140,000 barrels per day of Syrian oil in Hasakah: report
TEHRAN (FNA)- Militants of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is supported by Washington, steal 140,000 barrels of crude oil...
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Is there a reason the U.S is trying to peddle the F35 to everyone?
There are voices in the U.S. Airforce's top echelons telling a story of fading glory for the F35 platform that...
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Warning: +18 Video. Aleppo rebels behead a child
Aleppo 'moderate rebels' brutally beheaded a youngster they have captured earlier today near Handarat Refugee Camp in northern Aleppo. The...
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Saudi Arabia permits women to join military and hold combat roles
Sunday marked the first day both women and men were permitted to sign up and serve in the Saudi Arabian...
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VIDEO: Kurdish insurgents ambush Turkish Army vehicle, execute three soldiers
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:30 P.M.) – Footage has emerged of Turkish military vehicle being ambushed by a handful of PKK (Kurdistan...
Read moreViolence against civilians surges in Afghanistan after peace talks
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan escalated sharply after peace talks began last year, the United Nations said in a report released...
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Syria, Israeli prisoner swap completed in Golan Heights
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) - Thursday saw a Russian mediated prisoner swap with Muhammad Ahmad Hussein and Tariq Ghasab al-Obeidan,...
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Hamas launches Covid vaccinations in Gaza
GAZA CITY: A coronavirus vaccination campaign was launched in Gaza Monday using doses provided by the Palestinian Authority and the...
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Facebook Has ‘Unfriended Australia’: Prime Minister Scott Morrison
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has labeled Facebook’s decision to ban Australian users from viewing news content as “arrogant” and warned...
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Dozens injured as earthquake hits southwestern Iran
TEHRAN At least 43 people in Iran have been injured and several properties destroyed in an earthquake that shook the...
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Russian Air Force destroys ‘secret base’ in northwestern Syria: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) - The Russian Aerospace Forces continued their air campaign over northwestern Syria this week, hitting a...
Read moreAfrica: Will Africa ever get the COVID vaccine?
FPA - Monrovia — With a reported death toll of more than one hundred thousand and more than three million...
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+18 graphic propaganda video: ISIS conducts deadly raids across western Iraq
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:00 A.M.) – The Islamic State released a characteristic 16-minute video on Friday, showing large jihadist convoys and...
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Rouhani urges US to abide by law, fulfill JCPOA obligations
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Iranian President urged the US administration to fulfill its obligations under the Nuclear Deal and...
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What will your world be without social media?
Once the governments and the social media battle it out and social media will be banned or limited in your...
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Turkish-backed forces fight one another in northwestern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) - Two Turkish-backed militant groups clashed in northwestern Syria this weekend, causing a new wave of...
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UN reacts to Iran’s plan to limit IAEA inspection
TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – A UN spokesman has reacted to Iran's decision to limit the International Atomic Energy Agency's...
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Syrian Army and ISIS engage in fierce battles in central Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:10 A.M.) - The eastern countryside of Hama witnessed, at dawn on Wednesday, February 3, violent clashes between...
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Iran carries out first ever airborne offensive maneuver
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:50 P.M.) - The spokesperson for Al-Aqatdar 99 maneuvers said on Tuesday that for the first time, a...
Read moreAfghan security forces free 42 hostages held by Taliban
TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Afghan Special Forces released 42 persons who were taken hostage by the Taliban during a...
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Video footage of Syrian air defenses confronting Israeli missiles
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 A.M.) - Last night, the Israeli Air Force fired several missiles toward the southern region of Syria,...
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Jordanian Army foils infiltration attempt from southern Syria
BEIRUT, LEABNON (12:40 P.M.) - On Friday, the Eastern Jordanian Military Region, in coordination with the Drug Enforcement Administration, thwarted...
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Understanding how the ISIS insurgency in Syria’s eastern desert works and solutions to it
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) - Since the beginning of 2018, lingering Islamic State forces in Syria's eastern desert region have...
Read moreQuds Force commander’s visit to Syria indicates new escalation is coming against US forces: expert
BEIRUT, LEBAON (8:30 P.M.) - Syrian political and military expert, Alaa Al-Asfari, said that the coming period may witness a...
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Long-range Russian missiles destroy militant oil smuggling sites in northern Syria: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 A.M.) - The Russian military carried out a devastating attack on oil smuggling sites in northern Syria...
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Libyan Army’s overnight attack inflicts heavy losses in ranks of Turkish-backed forces
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) - The Libyan National Army's (SAA) heavy assault over the eastern countryside of Misrata last night...
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What lies behind Iran’s noise and Israel’s silence regarding the Turkish invasion of Syria: opinion
While Turkish troops were crossing the Syrian border east of the Euphrates, Iranian army announced that it would hold surprise...
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Iraqi forces kill ISIS commander in Al-Anbar
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 A.M.) - The Popular Mobilization Units (Hashd Al-Sha'abi) announced on Thursday, the killing of what it called...
Read moreThe Daily Brief 2021-02-04
This is a summary of 3 AMN articles on the following subjects: Hama, ISIS, Syria, Israel. Categories covered in this...
Read more‘Major blow’: High-ranking ISIS leader killed in Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) - The spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve of the International Coalition, Colonel, Wayne Marotto tweeted on...
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The Daily Brief 2021-01-30
This is a summary of 2 AMN articles on the following subjects: ISIS, Syria, Iran, Tehran, Turkey. Categories covered in...
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The Daily Brief 2021-01-26
This is a summary of 6 AMN articles on the following subjects: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Israel, Lebanon, Idlib, Syria, PKK,...
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Israeli warplanes roam Lebanon’s airspace at medium altitude
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) - The Lebanese state official National News Agency (NNA) reported that the Israeli warplanes were flying...
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Afghanistan: 1 killed, 2 injured in Nangarhar blast
Nangarhar, At least one border police officer was killed and two more were injured in an explosion in the...
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New photos of Syrian special forces near Israeli border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) - The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) released several new photos of the Syrian Arab Army's...
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Biden to issue executive orders on asylum, legal immigration, separated families
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday will order a major review of asylum processing at the U.S.-Mexico border and the...
Read moreThe Daily Brief 2021-02-22
This is a summary of 3 AMN articles on the following subjects: COVID-19, Gaza, Hamas, Vaccine, Oil, SDF, Syria, US,...
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Joe Biden threatening Myanmar with sanctions
The newly elected US president Joe Biden faces his first international crisis after the Myanmar military coup, how he responds...
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Bomb blast kills 7 police forces in Afghanistan’s Faryab
TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Seven Afghan police forces were killed in a car bomb in the northern province of...
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Journalists, activists, go on trial in Iraqi Kurdistan over ‘endangering’ national security
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan region,— A group of journalists and activists from Duhok who were arrested last year and accused of...
Read moreThe Daily Brief 2021-02-06
This is a summary of 5 AMN articles on the following subjects: Iraq, ISIS, Iran, Jordan, Syria, Greece, Turkey, Russia....
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Iran working on upgrading its fighters’ technology
Iranian Minister of Defense Brigadier General Amir Hatami said "Thanks to the efforts of aviation industry experts, we have achieved...
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Russian reinforcements and heavy equipment arrives at strategic base in northeast Syria: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) - A new video was shared this week, showing the arrival of Russian military reinforcements and...
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Biden backs two-state solution to Palestinian-Israeli crisis: US envoy
Acting US Ambassador to the UN Richard Mills has said that President Joe Biden's administration backs a two-state solution between...
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Nursing student, suspect killed in shootout between cops and criminals in Tamra
Two men in their 20s were killed Monday night in a shootout between police and underworld criminals in the Arab...
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Turkey: Anti-ISIS raid, eight Syrians and Iraqis arrested
ISTANBUL, 18 FEB - A new anti-ISIS raid took place in Turkey on Thursday morning, in which anti-terrorist police...
Read moreThe Daily Brief 2021-02-17
This is a summary of 4 AMN articles on the following subjects: Idlib, Russia, Syria, Terrorism, Bedouin, Israel, Resistance, Kidnapping,...
Read moreThe Daily Brief 2021-02-16
This is a summary of 6 AMN articles on the following subjects: Afghanistan, Taliban, Terror, COVID-19, North Korea, South Korea,...
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Watch: Russian choppers chase ISIS terrorists in central Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) - Russian helicopters recently rushed to chase Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorists after they attacked a passenger...
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Iran says U.S. move to seize oil shipment is ‘act of piracy’
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Monday that a U.S. move this month to seize a cargo of oil on...
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After delay, Israel allows vaccines into Hamas-run Gaza
AP, GAZA. The Palestinian Authority sent the first shipment of coronavirus vaccines to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Wednesday, two...
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Turkish forces heavily target strategic towns in northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) - The Turkish Armed Forces, alongside their allied Syrian fighters, continued their campaign in northern Syria...
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Russian Air Force blows up foreigner-led jihadist training camp in northwest Syria: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 A.M.) - The Russian Aerospace Forces dealt a powerful blow to the foreigner-led Ajnad Al-Kavkaz (Soldiers of...
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The Daily Brief 2021-02-02
This is a summary of 8 AMN articles on the following subjects: Covid19, Syria, WHO, Immigration, Joe Biden, US, Space,...
Read moreUS flies B-52 strategic bombers over Middle East
The United States has flown B-52 long-range strategic bombers over the Middle East in a mission aimed at deterring potential...
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Heavy Israeli military movements along Lebanese border: NNA
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) - The Lebanese state official National News Agency (NNA) reported on Tuesday that "an enemy Israeli...
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Google & Facebook falling in line ‘very soon’ with Australian government media reform bill
Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says that there has been "great progress" in talks between the tech giants and Australia in...
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