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Xi Jinping reportedly favors Saudi Arabia over Iran: Report
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has demonstrated his preference for Saudi Arabia over Iran by signing a comprehensive agreement on strategic partnership and a harmonisation plan with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Abdulaziz…
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Uzbekistan delivers humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Tashkent: Uzbekistan has delivered 170 ton of humanitarian aid to neighbouring Afghanistan, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said. The aid cargo, including flour, rice, wheat, vegetable oil, canned food, clothes and shoes, were…
- Middle East
Israeli PM-designate Netanyahu agrees to annex West Bank in coalition deal
Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to annex the occupied West Bank in a coalition deal that was made public. Netanyahu, who signed a series of coalition deals on Wednesday…
- Middle East
Europe’s unilateral approach, interference ‘unacceptable’: Iran
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that Europe’s unilateral approach toward Iran’s issues and its continued interference in the country’s internal affairs is “unacceptable”. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in…
- Middle East
Iran sends no military hardware in Russian-Ukrainian conflict: Spokesman
Tehran: Iran has reiterated that it has sent no military hardware to any side in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, according to a statement published by the Iranian Foreign Ministry. The remarks by Iranian…
- Middle East
Police seize illegal weapons, ammunition in Iran
Tehran: Iran’s police seized 100 illegal firearms and 992 bullets in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, official news agency IRNA reported. During the four-day operation, Iranian police and intelligence forces arrested 85…
- Middle East
Roadside bomb kills 4 pro-govt soldiers in Yemen
Aden: A roadside bomb killed four soldiers of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) in the country’s southern province of Abyan, a local government official said. The bomb went off near a military…
- Middle East
Jordanian king, French President discuss ties, Mideast issues
Amman: King Abdullah II of Jordan discussed with visiting French President Emmanuel Macron ways to strengthen bilateral ties in various fields and the latest developments in the Middle East. The Jordanian king…
- Middle East
Iranian cab driver allegedly tortured before death: Report
An Iranian man recently died in police custody in November this year, his family has alleged that he was tortured before the death. The deceased was identified as 23-year-old Hamed Salahshoor. He…
- Middle East
8 Iraqi civilians killed in Islamic State attacks
Baghdad: A total of eight Iraqi civilians were killed and seven others injured in attacks by the Islamic State (IS) terror group in the eastern Diyala province, an official said. On Monday…
- Middle East
‘Iran ready to return to 2015 nuke deal commitments’
Tehran: Iran is ready to return to its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, the senior advisor to the country’s Supreme Leader said. “Today, we have necessary nuclear capability, but we do…
- Middle East
26 inmates escape from Lebanon jail
Beirut: Twenty-six prisoners escaped from a Lebanese jail, with eight of them rearrested later, local media reported. Most of the escapees from Jib Jenin prison in the western Bekaa region were held…
- Middle East
How Gen Z is using social media in Iran’s Women, Life, Freedom movement
Ottawa: Iran’s attorney general recently indicated that the country’s morality police had been disbanded after protests calling for the country’s hijab mandate to be lifted. However, the government has not confirmed the…
- Middle East
Deportation of Palestinian rights activist to France condemned
Ramallah: Palestinian authorities have condemned Israel’s decision to deport East Jerusalem resident Salah Al-Hamouri, a French-Palestinian lawyer and rights activist, to France. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the…
- Middle East
Israel launches tech plan for detection of noisy vehicles
Jerusalem: The Israeli government has launched a plan to gather innovative solutions to the road noises of motor vehicles using automatic detection technology. The plan encouraged tech firms and entrepreneurs to come…
