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Iran, Pakistan talk border security after massacre of guards
Iran and Pakistan have addressed the issue of security on the common border after terrorists massacred 10 Iranian border guards in an attack launched from the…
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Fourth round of Syria peace talks opens in Kazakh capital
Astana is hosting a fourth round of talks in the Kazakh capital between the Syrian government and the opposition aimed at resolving the now six-year foreign-backed…
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250,000 activists sign petition to back jailed Turkish journalists: Amnesty
Amnesty International says tens of thousands of activists worldwide have signed an online petition calling for the release of around 120 journalists detained in Turkey following…
Middle East
Elaheh Ahmadi among world’s top air rifle women shooters
Female Iranian sports shooter Elaheh Ahmadi has secured a place among the world’s top ten athletes of the 10-meter air rifle women division in the May…
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Rouhani, Jahangiri talk about plans to address terrorism, tourism
Incumbent President Hassan Rouhani and his deputy Es’haq Jahangiri, both presidential candidates, explain their future plans to deal with such issues as terrorism, tourism and economy…
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Zahhar calls for closing ranks against plots targeting Gaza
Member of Hamas’s political bureau Mahmoud Al-Zahhar has called on all Palestinian factions, clans and civil society institutions to stand united in the face of attempts…
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Hamas to name new leader, renew ‘resistance’ charter
The Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas says it is to name a new leader over the coming days. Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Sunday…
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Photos- Iraqi Popular Forces Expand Control over More Areas SE of Mosul
Brigade 13 of Iraqi Popular Forces (Hashd Al-Shaabi) liberated the villages of “Um al-Shattan” and “Um Sheraak” between the al-Hadar and al-Qayrawan regions, Southwest of Mosul.
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Israel forces attack peaceful solidarity sit-in
Israel troops have forcibly broken up a peaceful sit-in protest held in occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds in solidarity with hunger striking prisoners in Israeli jails. According…
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Bahrain must end degrading treatment of prisoners: Rights groups
A coalition of human rights groups, including Human Rights Watch, has called on Bahrain to halt its “cruel, inhuman, or degrading” treatment of political prisoners. In…
Europe
Hypocritical Merkel tells Saudis to stop war on Yemen as arms sales go on
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Riyadh to halt its military aggression against Yemen, despite Berlin continuing its arms sales to the kingdom. “We believe…
Middle East
Iran calls for cooperation among Persian Gulf states
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called for friendship among Persian Gulf littoral states and highlighted the capability of regional countries to independently run their…