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"Broken Windows, Shattered Glass": Video Shows US Embassy In Israel Damaged In Iranian Strike
The Embassy of the United States in Tel Aviv was temporarily closed after the building sustained minor damage following an Iranian missile strike overnight, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee confirmed on Monday.
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Israeli Strikes Near Syrian Presidential Palace In Damascus, Says Netanyahu
The attack marks the second time Israel has struck Syria in as many days, following through on a promise to defend the minority group.
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Israeli Forces Killed West Bank Teen With US Citizenship: Palestinian Official
The Palestinian health ministry said one person was in critical condition and another suffered minor injuries in the same incident.
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Security Forces "Executed" 52 Members Of Alawite Minority In Syria: Report
A Syrian war monitor said Friday that security forces "executed" 52 members of the Alawite minority in Latakia province, where clashes broke out with gunmen loyal to toppled president Bashar al-Assad.
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Iran's New President Names First Sunni Governor In 45 Years: Report
Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, on Wednesday nominated a member of the Sunni Muslim minority to be governor of Kurdistan province, official media reported.
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'Contract Marriage' Racket Busted In Hyderabad; 8 Sheikhs Among 20 Arrested
The police in Hyderabad have busted a racket of 'contract marriage' of local women and minor girls with men from the Middle East and Gulf countries.
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5 Facts About Sunnis And Shiites That Help Makes Sense Of The Saudi-Iran Crisis
The execution of Shiite cleric Nimr Baqr al-Nimr by Saudi Arabia has sparked a furor in the Middle East along sectarian lines. In Iran, the regional Shiite superpower, the Sunni embassy was ransacked and burned. The Saudi kingdom and a number of its Sunni allies have cut or downgraded diplomatic relations with Tehran. In a number of Sunni-majority ...
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ISIS' Persecution Of Yazidis Is Genocide: Hillary Clinton
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said that ISIS violence against Iraqi Yazidis and other religious minorities in the Middle East is genocide.
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French Foreign Minister Warns Middle East Minorities Could 'Disappear Entirely'
Christians, Yazidis and other religious minorities under attack in the Middle East could "disappear entirely" unless the world takes action to protect them, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Friday.
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"Broken Windows, Shattered Glass": Video Shows US Embassy In Israel Damaged In Iranian Strike
The Embassy of the United States in Tel Aviv was temporarily closed after the building sustained minor damage following an Iranian missile strike overnight, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee confirmed on Monday.
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Israeli Strikes Near Syrian Presidential Palace In Damascus, Says Netanyahu
The attack marks the second time Israel has struck Syria in as many days, following through on a promise to defend the minority group.
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Israeli Forces Killed West Bank Teen With US Citizenship: Palestinian Official
The Palestinian health ministry said one person was in critical condition and another suffered minor injuries in the same incident.
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Security Forces "Executed" 52 Members Of Alawite Minority In Syria: Report
A Syrian war monitor said Friday that security forces "executed" 52 members of the Alawite minority in Latakia province, where clashes broke out with gunmen loyal to toppled president Bashar al-Assad.
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Iran's New President Names First Sunni Governor In 45 Years: Report
Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, on Wednesday nominated a member of the Sunni Muslim minority to be governor of Kurdistan province, official media reported.
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'Contract Marriage' Racket Busted In Hyderabad; 8 Sheikhs Among 20 Arrested
The police in Hyderabad have busted a racket of 'contract marriage' of local women and minor girls with men from the Middle East and Gulf countries.
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5 Facts About Sunnis And Shiites That Help Makes Sense Of The Saudi-Iran Crisis
The execution of Shiite cleric Nimr Baqr al-Nimr by Saudi Arabia has sparked a furor in the Middle East along sectarian lines. In Iran, the regional Shiite superpower, the Sunni embassy was ransacked and burned. The Saudi kingdom and a number of its Sunni allies have cut or downgraded diplomatic relations with Tehran. In a number of Sunni-majority ...
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ISIS' Persecution Of Yazidis Is Genocide: Hillary Clinton
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said that ISIS violence against Iraqi Yazidis and other religious minorities in the Middle East is genocide.
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French Foreign Minister Warns Middle East Minorities Could 'Disappear Entirely'
Christians, Yazidis and other religious minorities under attack in the Middle East could "disappear entirely" unless the world takes action to protect them, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Friday.
