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Iran: Ayatollah Khamenie calls Trump criminal for backing protests
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday branded US President Donald Trump a “criminal” for supporting protesters in Iran, and blamed demonstrators for causing thousands of deaths. In a speech broadcast…
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Iraqi forces take over key base following US withdrawal
Baghdad: US forces have fully withdrawn from an air base in western Iraq in implementation of an agreement with the Iraqi government, Iraqi officials said Saturday, January 17. Washington and Baghdad agreed…
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In rare criticism, Israel objects to US Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
Jerusalem: Israel’s government is objecting to the White House announcement of leaders who will play a role in overseeing the next steps in Gaza. The rare criticism from Israel of its close…
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India to push for early consular access to 16 citizens held in Iran
New Delhi: India will continue to press Iranian authorities to grant early consular access to the 16 Indian crew members of a commercial vessel that was detained last month, the Indian embassy…
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Ayatollah calls Trump ‘criminal’, blames demonstrators for deaths
Dubai: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday branded US President Donald Trump a “criminal” for supporting protesters in Iran, and blamed demonstrators for causing thousands of deaths. In a speech…
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Presidents of Turkey, Egypt invited to Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
US President Donald Trump invited the Presidents of Egypt and Turkey to be a part of the controversial Gaza peace board, the leaders said on Saturday, January 17, a day after the…
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Western dilemma over Shia Iran’s global Sunni support-base
Among other things, the biggest challenge the United States-led West faces before attacking Shia-dominated Iran, which no doubt is passing through a serious economic crisis, is that the government in Tehran, against…
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US-backed Palestinian committee to govern Gaza meets in Cairo
Cairo: The Palestinian committee set to govern Gaza under US supervision met for the first time Friday, January 16, in Cairo, as its leader pledged to get to work quickly to improve…
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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman discharged from hospital after medical tests
The Royal Court on Friday, January 16, announced that Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz was discharged from a hospital in Riyadh after undergoing medical tests. According to a report by Saudi…
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Syrian Army enters Deir Hafer town after Kurdish fighters withdraw
Hamima: Syrian government forces entered the outskirts of a northern town Saturday, January 17 morning after the command of Kurdish-led fighters said it would evacuate the area in an apparent move to…
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2026 Iran protest: Family searches corpses, buries daughter roadside
Beirut: Robina Aminian’s family believes the college student was killed by a bullet fired by Iranian security forces at close range, straight into the back of her head. But her death in…
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Iran sees no new protests as cleric urges executions, threatens Trump
Dubai: As Iran returned to uneasy calm after a wave of protests that drew a bloody crackdown, a senior hard-line cleric called Friday for the death penalty for detained demonstrators and directly…
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Kurdish-led forces to pull back from disputed zone in Syria
Deir Hafer The leader of Kurdish-led forces in Syria announced Friday that they will withdraw from a contested area in northern Syria, potentially heading off a major clash with government forces. The…
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Thank you, Trump tells Iran for halting execution of political prisoners
Washington: President Donald Trump took the unusual step on Friday, January 16, of thanking the Iranian government for not following through on executions of what he said were meant to be hundreds…
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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman undergoes medical tests
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz is undergoing medical tests at a hospital in Riyadh. Citing a statement from the Royal Court on Friday, January 16, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said the Custodian…
