DAMASCUS -- Syrian air defenses responded Thursday evening to a suspected Israeli missile attack on military targets in southern Syria, local media reported.

State TV reported that Syrian air force fired anti-air missiles in response to the strike, adding that all enemy targets were destroyed and that the foreign attack failed to achieve its intended goals. (Syria-Air Defenses-Israel)

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LUXOR, Egypt -- The first Chinese archeological team in Egypt has officially started on Thursday its excavation work in Montu Temple at the Karnak Temple Complex of monument-rich southern city of Luxor.

"This is a very important moment for us," Jia Xiaobing, head of the Chinese archaeological mission in Egypt, told a press conference held in the open air at the precinct of Montu Temple. (China-Egypt-Archeologist)

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JERUSALEM -- Israel's military said on Thursday night that the Syrian army has launched a missile at the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights after Syria said the Israeli air force attacked targets in Syria.

The military denied reports according to which an Israeli fighter jet or an airborne target have been intercepted, saying these reports were "false." (Israel-Syria-Attack)

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SANAA -- The United Nations humanitarian chief on Thursday arrived in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa, where four-year war has pushed millions of people to the verge of starvation.

"My visit comes to support the cease-fire in Yemen ... and to support peace efforts of the UN envoy," Mark Lowcock, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, told reporters upon his arrival. (Yemen-UN) Enditem

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