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Russia thanks Israel for hitting IS launcher in Syria

Times of Israel: The Russian Defence Ministry said it thanked the Israeli army for destroying an Islamic State missile launcher that fired two rockets Wednesday that landed in the Sea of…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning From Malta to Washington, from Pakistan to Brussels, from Syria to France, from Italy to Mars and back... here are the main news as reported by main news…

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Over 212 dead in suicide bombing in Syria

Attacks in the Syrian province of Sweida killed 215 people on Wednesday, the director of health in the southwestern province told the pro-government Sham FM. Islamic State said it had…

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Netanyahu defends downing of Syrian fighter jet

The Times of Israel reports that two Patriot missiles fired at Sukhoi aircraft that penetrated two kilometers into Israeli territory, military says; one of the pilots reported killed Prime Minister Benjamin…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The apocalyptic scenes from Greece, the deaths and the drama related to the wildfires dominate European headlines. In Malta the Egrant inquiry publication remains the main story, though…

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Israeli jets said to strike Iranian-run missile production facility in Syria

Israeli fighter jets attacked parts of western Syria yesterday on a military site in the Masyaf countryside. A military source said in a statement to Syrian news agency SANA that a “military…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, This is our morning briefing, bringing you the highlights of the main news as reported in Malta, Europe and the World. Two women were killed early yesterday…

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Syria slams ‘criminal’ evacuation of White Helmet rescuers by Israel

The Times of Israel reports that the foreign ministry in Damascus condemned on Monday the evacuation of hundreds of trapped White Helmets rescue workers and their relatives from Syria’s south through…

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Russian Foreign Minister meets Netanyahu in talks over Iranian presence in Syria

YNEWS: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in talks focusing on the Iranian presence in Syria. Netanyahu announced earlier at a…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The saying 'a week is too long in politics' keeps being challenged. While the past few weeks we saw this saying being challenged in the international world, yesterday…

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800 White Helmets rescuers and their families evacuated from Syria to Jordan by Israeli forces at the request of USA and EU

Al Jazeera: Israel has evacuated 800 White Helmets rescuers and their families from Syria to Jordan overnight at the request of the United States and European countries. On Twitter, the Israeli military said…

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In Syria there’s a new feeling of hope that the civil war is nearing its end

AP: Crossing into Syria from neighboring Lebanon, visitors are greeted by giant posters of President Bashar Assad. The signs proclaim: “Welcome to victorious Syria.” In the capital of Damascus, many of…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The conclusion of the Egrant inquiry dominates the front pages of the Maltese newspapers. The developments in the US following a hostage situation in Los Angeles is currently…

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Syrian rebels and families evacuated from southern Syria has arrived in country’s northwest

Al Jazeera: The first group of Syrian rebels and their families evacuated from southern Syria after a deal was struck with the government has arrived in the country's northwest. A total of 55 buses carrying…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, From Malta to Kazakistan via Italy, to the UK and Brussels, from Libya to Singapore and our obvious stop in the US our morning briefing presents you how…

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Syria rebels continue their surrender to Bassad’s government in deals negotiated by Russia

AFP: Syrian rebels have agreed to surrender a sensitive area bordering the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, a monitor and opposition source said Thursday, the latest in a series of deals expanding regime…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning The dust haven't settled yet on Monday's summit Trump invites Putin for a second meeting for Autumn, this time in Washington. The EU issued a stark warning to…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, France wins the World Cup while Trump arrives in Helsinki for his summit with Putin. Before leaving the UK he stresses that the EU is a foe of…

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Syria fires hundreds of missiles on a rebel-held area near Golan Heights

AP: Syrian government forces unleashed hundreds of missiles on a rebel-held area near the Golan Heights on Sunday, activists said, the latest phase in an offensive to clear southern Syria…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning Wishing everyone a good Sunday. Here's our morning briefing. In an official statement, the government of Malta said that Prime Minister Joseph Muscat pledged to participate in…

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The Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The world news scene was 'overshadowed' by Trump's tirades and comments at NATO summit and in Britain. He can easily be dubbed as a the 'agent of disruption'…

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Syrian army units enter Deraa al-Balad and raise the national flag in the main square

Syria’s army entered rebel-held parts of Deraa city on Thursday, state media said, raising the national flag in the cradle of the uprising that sparked the country’s seven-year war. After securing…

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Israel shoots down Syrian drone infiltrating 10 km into Israeli airspace

The Israeli military fired a Patriot missile at a drone that approached from Syria and infilitrated Israeli territory, the army confirmed Wednesday afternoon. The army said the unmanned aerial vehicle…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning An eventful 36 hours for Theresa May and the UK. But not only. Trump's nomination for the Supreme Court, Libya's deal with Italy on migration and the rescue…

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Israel threatens harsh response to any Syrian force attempt of advancing towards Golan Heights frontier zone

Reuters: Israel threatened a “harsh response” on Monday to any attempt by Syrian forces advancing against southern rebel areas to deploy in a Golan Heights frontier zone that was demilitarised under…

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Syrian girl who used tuna cans for legs receives prosthetic limbs

AP/Aljazeera: The 8-year-old Syrian girl, quietly crying in an Istanbul clinic, was overwhelmed by the new set of prosthetic legs she had just received and taken aback by the cameras pointed…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning Our morning briefing for today follows. Investigations are underway following the stabbing of Hugo Chetcuti. Chetcuti who owns a number of entertainment places in Paceville (Malta) has been…

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Syria’s Government capture Naseeb border crossing which leads to Jordan

France 24 / Sana : Syrian State news agency SANA said the capture of the Naseeb border crossing happened Friday afternoon after a deal was reached between rebels and Russian mediators…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, A briefing on the on-goings around the globe. >> MV Lifeline rescue vessel captain Claus-Peter Reisch yesterday told the court defiantly that “it is never a crime to…

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U.N. urges Jordan to open border as 320,000 flee while Russian jets hit southern Syria UN urges Jordan to accept refugees as 60,000 of the displaced gather at border crossing

EuroNews / CNBC: Dark smoke rose over areas held by Syrian rebels near the border with Jordan on Thursday as President Bashar al-Assad's Russian allies unleashed heavy air strikes and government…

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Watch: Special Feature France 24 : 400 refugees return from Lebanon to Syria

France 24: Some 400 refugees on Thursday crammed into trucks, tractors and buses lined up by the Lebanon-Syria border to join the convoy that would bring them back to Syria. “I prefer…

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Syrian Media reports two Israeli missiles struck near Damascus

Syrian state media said early Tuesday that two Israeli missiles struck near Damascus International Airport, without adding any details. In a report in the early hours of Tuesday, Syria’s state…

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US warns Syria of firm and appropriate measures if ceasefire is violated

The US has warned Syria it will take "firm and appropriate measures" if government forces violate a ceasefire by launching an anticipated assault on the rebel-held region of Daraa. Emboldened…

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Morning Briefing – Sunday 20th May 2018

Good morning, Here is our morning briefing. An update of the salient events of the last hours. Speculation about an empty seat, next to Prince William also led to various…

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Ceasefire in Southern Damascus, Syria

The Middle East Eye reports that pro-government forces and the Islamic State (IS) group observed a brief ceasefire in southern Damascus on Saturday. The report, quotes the Britain-based Syrian Observatory…

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Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin meet

Germany has a strategic interest in good relations with Russia. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said this following meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meetings focused on Syria, the conflict…

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Explosions in Syria kill at least 11

Massive explosions rocked the Hama military air base in western Syrian early on Friday afternoon, killing at least 11 pro-Assad regime fighters, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human…

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Vladimir Putin meets Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Thursday and said their "military success" in Syria allowed for a large-scale "political process" leading to the withdrawal of foreign…

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Israeli Airforce mission to destroy Iran’s presence in Syria dubbed as ‘Operation House of Cards’ – Update

Updated: The European Union called reports about Iranian strikes against Israeli army posts from inside Syria "extremely worrying" and said Israel had the right to defend itself. It also called…

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Italy breaks two jihadist cells

Italian police moved in on two jihadist rings accused of raising funding for terrorist attacks. 14 people were arrested in an operation that involved searches in 20 properties in Sardinia…

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Israel threatens storm on Iran after attack on the Golan Heights

Reuters report that Israel has attacked nearly all of Iran's military infrastructure in Syria after Iranian forces fired rockets at Israeli-held territory for the first time. Through this Israel and Iran…

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Netanyahu indicates Moscow won’t curtail Israeli strikes in Syria

Wrapping up a whirlwind visit to Moscow, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday evening said he has no reason to believe the Kremlin will attempt to limit Israel’s freedom of…

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Developing story – Israeli missiles intercepted in Syria (Updated)

Reuters reports that "Syrian state media accused Israel of launching missiles at a target near Damascus on Tuesday, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was quitting the Iranian nuclear…

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Israel behind air strikes on Iranian controlled sites in Syria – NBC

The NBC has reported that three American officials confirmed to the newsroom that Israel, using F-15 fighter jets, conducted the airstrike on an allegedly Iranian-controlled military base in northern Syria…

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Fresh missile attacks on Syria

There are fresh reports of missile attacks on Syria. The Syrian news agency SANA, reports that material damage was caused due to terrorist rocket attacks that hit Baba Amro neighbourhood and…

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Russian, Turkish and Iranian Foreign Ministers to meet on April 28

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold bilateral talks with the Iranian and Turkish counterparts, Javad Zarif and Mevlut Cavusoglu, as well as three-party talks in Moscow on April 28,…

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Macron’s evolution towards becoming a global leader

There was a lot of anticipation for the visit of the French President to the United States. A lot of column inches and words have been said on what was…

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Inspectors visit site of suspected chemical attack in Syria

International chemical weapons experts have finally inspected the site of a suspected attack near Damascus which caused an international crisis. The team from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical…

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The UN must examine its conscience on Syria – Nobel Peace prize winner Maartti Ahtisaari

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Martti Ahtisaari in a piece written for The Guardian, argues that "the alarming events of the past week have reminded us of the severe costs of inaction.…

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Erdogan Calls Snap Elections in Turkey

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called an election more than a year early. “We have decided to hold elections on June 24,” Erdogan said in a televised address…

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Air Strikes on Syria – House of Commons debate

Theresa May told MPs that there was clear evidence that the Assad government was behind the Douma chemical weapons attack and it was "legally and morally right" for the UK to…

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Air Strikes on Syria – Russia to allow OPCW inspectors in Douma

Russia said that chemical weapons inspectors in Syria will be permitted to visit the site of an alleged chemical attack, on Wednesday. A representative of Russia's military said late Monday…

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Air Strikes on Syria. What we know so far UPDATED

US President Trump ordered a military attack against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday, joining allies Britain and France in launching missile strikes in retaliation for what Western nations said…

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Air Strikes on Syria – Berlusconi weighs in his view on Italy’s position

In a letter published on Sunday's edition of Il Corriere Della Sera, Silvio Berlusconi said that faced with a complex and dramatic situation such as that which has been determined…

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Air Strikes on Syria – Pope Francis urges common action

In his first comments since the missile attacks on Syria by the United States, Britain and France, Pope Francis said on Sunday, April 15, that he is deeply disturbed by…

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Air Strikes on Syria – Macron’s stance criticised

France 24 reports that Macron drew criticism Saturday from the far-left to the far-right. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen tweeted that the strikes expose France to “unpredictable and potentially dramatic…

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Air Strikes on Syria – New Push in UN to end Syria’s chemical weapons

CNN reports that the United States, the United Kingdom and France are pushing for an "irreversible" end to Syria's chemical weapons program, amid furious recriminations from Russia over the effectiveness…

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