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Iran warns US, Europe not to link nuclear talks to ‘internal issues’
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani “warned” the US and Europe not to associate Iran’s recent “internal problems” with the nuclear talks. “We believe that the internal issues is related to…
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Iranian security forces arresting children in school
London: Iranian school children were being arrested inside school premises on Sunday by security forces arriving in vans without licence plates, according to social media reports emerging from the country as the…
- Middle East
Iraq’s regional Kurdistan parliament extends legislative term for 1 year
Baghdad: The lawmakers of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have voted to extend the current four-year legislative term of the regional parliament for one more year. In a session held on Sunday, the 111-seat…
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Israeli top court overturns election ban on Arab party
Jerusalem: The Israeli top court has overturned a ban preventing the Arab party of Balad from running in the country’s parliamentary elections due on November 1. The Supreme Court’s nine-judge panel unanimously…
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Anti-government protests: State-run broadcaster hacked in Iran
Tehran: Anti-government protesters in Iran hacked state-run broadcaster and briefly interrupted the operations with an image of country’s President Ayatollah Ali Khamenei surrounded by flames. The 1730 IST bulletin was interrupted with…
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Saudi: Football fan treks from Jeddah to Doha for FIFA World Cup
Riyadh: A Saudi Arabian football fan has decided to trek to Doha, with a resolve to watch the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The man identified as Abdullah Alsulmi was criticized by…
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Tension in West Bank fuels atmosphere of fear, hatred: UN official
Ramallah: An escalation of tension in the West Bank would fuel an atmosphere of fear, hatred and anger between Israelis and Palestinians, a senior UN official has warned. “It is necessary to…
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Tehran summons Danish envoy over attack on Iranian embassy in Copenhagen
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Denmark’s Ambassador to Iran to protest against an attack on Iran’s embassy in Copenhagen by an assailant holding a “cold weapon”. During the meeting, the…
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US forces kill top IS leaders in Syria
Washington: American forces have killed two top leaders of the Islamic State (IS) terror group in an airstrike conducted in northern Syria, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement published…
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Turkey warned against new Covid wave
Ankara: Turkish health authorities and experts have warned that the country might face another wave of the Covid-19 pandemic within a few weeks due to the rising number of cases in Europe.…
- Middle East
West uses human rights as ‘tool’ to pressure others: Iran
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has criticized Western countries for what he called their use of human rights as a “tool” to exert pressure on other countries. “When human rights…
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Iran warns of ‘reciprocal response’ should EU continue ‘double-standard behaviour’
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has slammed “meddlesome stances” by certain European officials regarding recent developments in Iran, warning of “effective and reciprocal” action if the EU continues its “double-standard behaviour”.…
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Turkey to send troops to Qatar for World Cup security upon request
Ankara: The Turkish parliament has approved a motion on sending troops to Qatar to provide security assistance during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. “Upon request from Qatar, a motion was submitted to…
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Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank
Ramallah: A Palestinian was killed during clashes with the Israeli soldiers in the village of Deir al-Hatab, north of the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry…
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“Enough of the mumbling”, EU lawmaker cuts off her hair in support of Iran protests
Brussels: A European lawmaker cut off her hair during a debate in the Parliament to express solidarity with Iranian women amid the ongoing protest in the country, following the death of Mahsa…
