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Iran’s steel production capacity up by 80m tons
Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Mohammad Shariatmadari said that Iran’s steel production capacity has increased from 122 million tons to over 200 million tons since…
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Iran, Iraq officials agree to establish flight between Mashad, Basra
Following a visit to Iran’s northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi by an Iraqi delegation, an agreement was finalized on Saturday on establishment of a direct flight…
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Over 35 Saudi-backed fighters reportedly killed, wounded in western Yemen
The Saudi-backed forces in western Yemen suffered a major blow on Saturday, when the Houthis launched a big attack in the Drahami region. According to the…
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ISIS fully expelled from Syria-Iraq border
ISIS suffered another major setback in Syria this week after a string of losses in the southern part of the country. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces…
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Syrian scientist assassinated in west Hama, Israel believed behind attack
A Syrian scientist was assassinated in the western countryside of the Hama Governorate this week, a military communique said on Saturday evening. According to the communique,…
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Syria restores control over border with Jordan
Control over the Syrian-Jordanian border has been fully restored after the Russian Aerospace Forces’ operation, chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main Operations Directorate, Colonel-General Sergei…
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Prominent Arab Analyst Praises Iran’s Stance against US, Blasts Arab Leaders
Abdel Bari Atwan, the editor-in-chief of Rai al-Youm newspaper, said while Iranians are well skilled in finding ways to humiliate US President Donald Trump’s demand for…
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MPs to question president Rouhani on economic woes
Some 80 MPs wanted President Hassan Rouhani to show up in Majlis to answer questions on key issues including current economic situation in the country. Majlis…
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Conditions ripe for Syrians retuning home: Envoy
Syrian Ambassador in Beirut Ali Abdelkarim Ali said on Thursday that his country has prepared full facilities for return of displaced Syrian people. He made the…
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Haneyya congratulates Tamimi, Abu Surur on release from Israeli jail
Hamas chief Ismail Haneyya congratulated Ahed Tamimi and Yasmeen Abu Surur, who have been recently released from Israeli jails. Reaching out to Ahed and Yasmeen by…
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At least 55 Yemenis killed in Saudi strikes on hospital, fishing harbor in Hudaydah
At least 55 people have been killed after warplanes of the Saudi-led military coalition hit a hospital and a fishing harbor in Yemen’s western province of…
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Israel used excessive force to seize Gaza-bound ship in intl. waters: Captain
Israel has violated international law by seizing a Gaza-bound humanitarian ship in international waters and using excessive force to arrest its crew and passengers, the boat’s…