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Afghan 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 night operation. In an operation in Baghlan province, Afghan special...
South Korean spy agency claims North Korean hackers tried stealing Pfizer vaccine know-how
Seoul: North Korea has attempted to steal COVID-19 vaccine technology by hacking Pfizer Inc according to South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS), Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday. South Korea's Yonhap did...
Scientists baffled by plummeting levels of coronavirus infections in India
Scientists are baffled by the relatively low rate of coronavirus infections in India after at one point it looked as though it might surpass the US as the country with...
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 Faryab on Tuesday. According to local sources, the explosion occurred...
Philippines says it wants more than ‘loose change’ for U.S. troops deal
MANILA (Reuters) - The United States is providing the Philippines with military aid that amounts to “loose change” compared to other Asian countries, a top official said on Monday, justifying...
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 regards to the new Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code, which...
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 eastern province of Nangarhar on Tuesday, TOLO News reported citing...
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China could turn Taiwan into next Lebanon – report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 A.M.) - China has allegedly issued a warning to Taiwan amid the ongoing turmoil between the two east Asian nations. According to the Chinese publication The Global...
VIDEO: Deadly Taliban attack kills 4 US servicemen in Afghanistan
Four US Army soldiers were killed when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in the western part of Afghanistan. The extremist Taliban movement claimed responsibility for the attack...
VIDEO: FSA militants create interesting T-62/ truck hybrid weapon
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) - The Ashaq Asouri Agency media group has released a video showing an indigenous-built weapons system...
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Turkish media accuses US of mass murder of 84 million people amid recognition of Armenian Genocide
Clash Report, a Twitter and Telegram security-related news account allegedly linked to the Turkish military, has posted a chart accusing...
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Turkey develops new air defense system
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 P.M.) - The Turkish state-owned Anadolu Agency reported that the Turkish Armed Forces, on Wednesday, began training...
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IRGC dismantles counterrevolutionary group in northwest Iran: Fars News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) - Iran's Fars News Agency reported that their intelligence apparatus of the Ashura Corps of the...
Read moreAlleged video footage of Russian attack that killed 200 ISIS fighters near Palmyra
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) - The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Monday that its Aerospace Forces destroyed a terrorist training...
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Syria 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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Russian S-500 considered ‘antidote’ to hypersonic missiles
Russian military experts named the S-500 surface-to-air missile/anti-ballistic missile system and a modernized interceptor missile as a possible ‘antidote’ against...
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Colombian Air Force intercepts Russian aircraft: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) - The Colombian Ministry of Defense stated that a special Russian aircraft IL-96-400VPU violated its airspace,...
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Turkey says US deploying warships to Black Sea: NTV
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) - The Turkish media reported on Friday that the United States had officially informed Turkey that...
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Iran’s Supreme Leader appoints new deputy commander of the Quds Force
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) - Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appointed Major General Mohammad Reza Falahzadeh, as deputy commander...
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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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Chadian president killed during clash with rebels
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) - Chad's President Idriss Déby has died of injuries he received on the frontline, the country's...
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Somali Election: African Union To Initiate Mediation Process
The resolution over the election impasse in Somalia now lies with the African Union after all stakeholders agreed that the...
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Uyghur militant filmed with Turkish-backed rebels near Afrin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) - A Uyghur militant was filmed on Thursday openly declaring war against China, while also confessing...
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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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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...
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...
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Iranian media claims Iran issued an arrest warrant for Natanz nuclear reactor suspect
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) - The Iranian Kayhan newspaper reported on Sunday that Tehran has asked the International Police (Interpol)...
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ISIS releases 30-min propaganda video on fighting Kurdish-led forces in Raqqa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 P.M.) - The ISIS terrorist group has released a 30-minute propaganda video of its besieged fighters in...
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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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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...
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Pfizer holds human trials for pill to cure COVID, hopes it’ll be ready this year
Tests being conducted in US and Belgium, with pharma giant saying it’s a ‘race against time’
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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...
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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...
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Lebanese minister reveals contact between Aoun and Assad on maritime border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) - Lebanese Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe revealed on Tuesday that President Michel Aoun called Syrian President...
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Diplomacy: Iran, Portugal stress expansion of parliamentary ties
In the meeting that took place in the Iranian Embassy in Lisbon, Morteza Damanpak-Jami and Luís Graça discussed the two...
Read moreHouthi forces announce new attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha Airport
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) - On Tuesday, the Houthi forces announced an attack on the Abha International Airport in southwestern...
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Israeli general claims Iran has been waiting for Natanz attack ‘for 20 years’
The former head of Israeli military intelligence, Gen. Amos Yadlin, shared in an interview with CNBC News on Saturday that...
Read moreRussia reveals number of military experts in the Central African Republic
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) - The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that more than 500 military experts are working in the...
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Iranian 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...
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Russian MiG-31 intercepts hypersonic weapons for first time ever in the Arctic
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) - For the first time ever, supersonic weapons interceptors and their carriers were being trained in...
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Uzbekistan repatriates 93 women and children from northeastern Syria camp
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) - The government of Uzbekistan announced on Friday that it has repatriated 24 women and 69...
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Large number of Arab tribesmen join Syrian government forces: photos
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) - A large group of Arab tribesmen in the eastern governorate of Al-Hasakah have joined the...
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Second-in-command of Iran’s Quds Force passes away
The deputy commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, Mohammad Hussein-Zada Hejazi, died of a heart attack on Sunday, the...
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Watch: Russian troops operate in shared zone with US forces in northeast Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) - A new video was posted by the Russian Spring (RusVesna.SU) YouTube channel on April 15th,...
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Iranian commander claims Iran has the largest helicopter fleet in the Middle East
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 A.M.) - The commander of the Iranian Air Force, Brigadier General Yousef Qorbani, revealed that his forces...
Read moreIranian vice president claims incident at Natanz reactor was ‘nuclear terrorism’
Iran's Vice-President Ali Akbar Salehi has announced that Tehran is treating today's incident involving Natanz nuclear plant's power grid as...
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Iranian army unveils new long-range air defense system: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) - On Sunday, the Iranian army unveiled its new "Damavand" long-range air defense system, during its...
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Iran confirms release of South Korean ship
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) - The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Saeed Khatibzadeh confirmed on Friday, the release of...
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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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Russian 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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West Bank: Police say cell opened fire toward military base; 2 attackers killed, 1 injured
Three Palestinians opened fire toward a Border Police base in Israeli territory near the northern West Bank on Friday, with...
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Greece and Israel sign largest defense deal
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) - On Sunday, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced that it had signed the biggest deal...
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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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First applicants for Syrian presidency revealed
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) - The President of the Syrian People’s Assembly, Hammoudeh Sabbagh, announced on Monday that he received...
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,...
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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UN Envoy calls on Syrian gov’t and all other parties to release prisoners and take measures regarding missing people
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) - The UN envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, called on the Syrian government and all parties...
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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