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Iran says US ‘expressed its hastiness’ to reach nuke agreement
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said his country has received a message from the US expressing American “hastiness to reach the nuclear deal with Iran”. “Three days ago, we received…
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East Iran city, scene of bloody crackdown, sees new protests
Tehran: A southeastern city in Iran that was the scene of a bloody crackdown last month awoke to new destruction on Saturday, state TV showed, after tensions erupted the day before. Meanwhile,…
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Saudi Crown Prince announces MGI, SGI summits in Egypt
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Green Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has announced the launch of the…
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UN appeals $13M to support Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on Friday appealed to donors for USD 13 million in funding to continue its support for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. UNRWA…
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Iran hijab row: Teachers call for 2-day strike to protest killing, detention of students
Tehran: Teachers’ union in Iran has called for a two-day strike, starting Sunday, October 23, to protest the killing and detention of students during the demonstrations taking place in the country, as a…
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Iran’s Rekabi latest female athlete at risk in home country
Morioka (Japan): Days after Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi caused an international incident by not wearing a her country’s mandatory headscarf while competing abroad, her fate is top of mind for the world’s…
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Saudi Arabia to restore 100 historical Islamic sites in Madinah
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) launched projects to restore 100 sites in Madinah, with connections to the life of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and other important events in Islamic history.…
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Iran says, US ‘sanction madness’ rapidly infecting Canada
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned Canada’s move to impose new sanctions against Iranian media outlets as following “US government’s sanction madness”. “The US government’s sanction madness has turned into a virus…
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Explosions rock government-controlled oil port in Yemen
Sanaa: Two explosions ripped through a key government-controlled oil port in Yemen’s southeastern province of Hadramout, a security official said. “Initial reports indicate that the Houthi militia launched the attack against Dhabah…
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Houthis attack ship trying to ‘loot oil’ off Yemen port
Sanaa: The Houthi militia in Yemen said they attacked a ship trying to “loot oil” in a key government-controlled port in the country’s southeastern province of Hadramout. “The armed forces announced the…
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Israeli missile strike targets military sites around Damascus
Damascus: Israel launched a missile attack against military sites around Damascus city, the Syrian military said in a statement on Saturday. The Syrian air defences were triggered by the attack late Friday…
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France repatriates 40 children, 15 women from Syrian camps
France announced on Thursday that it has carried out a new operation to repatriate French nationals – 40 children and 15 women – from Kurdish-run camps in northeastern Syria. This is the…
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Turkish FM Cavusoglu says US bullying Saudi Arabia over OPEC
Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that what he described as the ‘bullying’ of the United States against Saudi Arabia regarding the decisions of the OPEC+ union to reduce oil production,…
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Saudi Arabia, China discuss stability of global oil market
The Saudi Arabia Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and National Energy of the People’s Republic of China, Zhang Jianhua on Friday affirmed their readiness to cooperate in maintaining the…
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Saudi Arabia issues over 2 million Umrah visas in 3 month
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah on Thursday revealed that more than two million visas have been issued to those wishing to perform Umrah, across 176 countries…
