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Tens of Civilians Killed, Wounded in US Raids on Mosques in Eastern Syria

TEHRAN ( defapress )- A sum of 62 civilians were killed and tens of others wounded after the US-led coalition fighter jets bombed heavily residential areas and two mosques in Southeastern Deir Ezzur in the last 24 hours, the country's state-run news agency reported on Saturday.
News ID: 73181    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

Turkey Says to 'Reveal Whatever Happened' in Khashoggi Death

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Turkey vowed Saturday to reveal all details of the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi after Saudi Arabia admitted he was killed at the kingdom's Istanbul consulate, state media reported.
News ID: 73180    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

IRGC Commander Urges Services for Pakistani Arbaeen Pilgrims

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari ordered IRGC forces in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan to provide services for Pakistani pilgrims passing through Iran to Iraq for Arbaeen pilgrimage.
News ID: 73178    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

Hezbollah Leader:

US, Saudi Policies Stoking Tensions in Middle East

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The secretary general of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement said the policies of the United States and Saudi Arabia stoke tensions across the Middle East.
News ID: 73177    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

Syrian Army Sends More Troops to Aleppo after Terrorists' Attacks on Gov't Forces

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The Syrian Army dispatched a long convoy of military vehicles to Western Aleppo on Saturday after terrorists of Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) continued shelling safe zones in the region.
News ID: 73176    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

Defense Minister:

ISIL Defeated in Syria with Russia's Support

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The ISIL terrorist group (outlawed in Russia) has been defeated over the last three years of military operations in Syria with Russia's support, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Saturday.
News ID: 73175    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

Iran MPs to Discuss Abducted Border Guards’ Case in Closed Session

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s lawmakers will attend a closed session of parliament on Sunday to discuss the circumstances around the recent abduction of a number of border guards by Takfiri terrorists near the Pakistani border.
News ID: 73174    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

Mirjaveh incident proves humiliation of terrorists

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran's Basij Commander Brigadier General Gholam-Hossein Gheibparvar, described Mirjaveh terrorist incident an indication of terrorists' humiliation in confronting the facts of front of right.
News ID: 73173    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

Gen. Bagheri urges arrest of Iranian guards’ abductors by Pakistan

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Maj. Gen. Bagheri has called on Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to take urgent and decisive measures for the arrest of the terrorists who abducted and transferred 14 Iranian border guards to Pakistan.
News ID: 73172    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

Saudi-Backed Militants Suffer Losses in Yemen’s Jawf

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Yemeni forces and fighters from popular committees stepped up their attack agaisnt Saudi-paid mercenaries in Jawf, killing and injuring scores of them in the northern province.
News ID: 73171    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

China-Built Amphibious Plane Completes Maiden Flight Test

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – China's indigenously designed and built amphibious aircraft AG600, touted as the world's largest, successfully carried out its first take-off and landing tests on Saturday.
News ID: 73170    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

Official:

Putin, Trump May Meet in November

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin may meet in Paris or Buenos Aires in November, a senior US administration official said in response to a question at a meeting with reporters on Friday.
News ID: 73169    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

Iranian Oil Armada Heads to China ahead of US Sanctions

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – An unprecedented volume of Iranian crude oil is set to arrive at China’s northeast Dalian port this month and in early November before US sanctions on Iran take effect, according to an Iranian shipping source and data on Refinitiv Eikon.
News ID: 73168    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

32 civilians killed in US-led coalition strikes in east Syria

TEHRAN( defapress )-- Air strikes by the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State jihadist group in eastern Syria have killed at least 32 civilians in less than 24 hours, a monitor said Friday.
News ID: 73167    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

Iran Sympathizes with India over Amritsar Train Accident

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry expressed sympathies over a fatal train accident in India’s northern city of Amritsar that killed scores of people at a ritual ceremony.
News ID: 73166    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

Iran Hails Extension of FATF Sanctions Waiver

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry welcomed the Financial Action Task Force’s decision to extend suspension of counter-measures against Tehran, describing it as a defeat for the US and its allies.
News ID: 73165    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

UN Calls for Prompt, Transparent Probe into Khashoggi Death

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply troubled” by the confirmation by Riyadh of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death, a United Nations spokesman said on Friday.
News ID: 73164    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

S Arabia Admits Khashoggi Died in Consulate after 2 Weeks of Denials

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Saudi Arabia claimed on Saturday that journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a fight inside its Istanbul consulate and that it fired two senior officials over his death, an account President Donald Trump said was credible but US lawmakers found hard to believe.
News ID: 73163    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

Venezuela Expels Ecuador Envoy in Retaliatory Move

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Venezuela has ordered the expulsion of Ecuador’s top diplomat in Caracas in a retaliatory move after Quito expelled Venezuelan ambassador amid a war of words over the number of Venezuelan refugees pouring into Ecuador.
News ID: 73162    Publish Date : 2018/10/19

Iran Blasts US for Assisting Israel in Commiting Crimes against Children

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshrou blasted the United States for helping Israel to cover up the crimes it commits against Palestinian women and children.
News ID: 73161    Publish Date : 2018/10/19

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