Iran calls Israeli strikes ‘declaration of war’ amid international calls for restraint
Trump warns Tehran that the "next planned attacks" will be "even more brutal" and said Iran should cut a deal...
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Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear sites, kills top generals; Tehran, Iraq shut airspace, casualties reported
Israel's operation struck at the "heart of Iran's nuclear enrichment programme", taking aim at the atomic facility in Natanz and...
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Macron arrives at Iraq summit aimed at easing Mideast tensions
Macron warned on Saturday the Islamic State group "remains a threat."
- Macron warned on Saturday the Islamic State group "remains a threat."
- Egyptian President al-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II are also due to attend the summit
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Khamenei equates Biden with Trump
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday accused US President Joe Biden of making the same demands as his...
- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the current US government was no different from the one headed by Trump
- "What it demands from Iran on the nuclear issue is different in words, but the same thing that Trump demanded"
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Lebanese delegation to seek help from Syria, Jordan, Egypt
The delegation will discuss the possibility of receiving electricity from Jordan and gas from Egypt through Syrian territories.
- The delegation will include four ministers with different portfolios and some top officials from the Energy Ministry
- The date of the visit has reportedly not been set yet, but it is expected to happen very soon
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Iraq’s Sadr reverses poll boycott call
Iraq’s populist Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr on Friday reversed his decision to boycott the October elections and said his movement...
- Firebrand populist says he received pledges from ‘certain’ leaders to reform country, end corruption
- Sadr had said in mid-July that he would not participate in the Oct. 10 parliamentary election and would withdraw support from ‘anyone who claims they belong to us
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Regional security in focus as Mideast leaders meet
Leaders from around the MENA region are arriving in Baghdad for a summit meant to lower tensions in the region....
- France is co-organizing the meeting to discuss security issues in the Middle East
- For Iraq, hosting the talks is seen as a significant step toward strengthening the country's position in the region
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US, Iraq to continue security partnership
The two countries will continue to cooperate to see to it that there is no resurgence of ISIS in Iraq.
- US and Iraq discussed the role of the Middle-Eastern country in the region
- They also discussed Iraq’s ‘significant diplomatic efforts’ to bring countries together and de-escalate tensions wherever possible
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Vaccine inequality alarming: UN
The UN leaders released a joint statement in which they condemned what they called the ‘crisis of vaccine inequity,’ among...
- The UN leaders said the global rollout of Covid-19 vaccines was ‘progressing at two alarmingly different speeds’
- Less than 2 percent of adults are fully vaccinated in low-income countries compared to almost 50 percent in high‑income countries
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EU ready to cooperate with Iran
EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell had a conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in this regard.
- The EU urged Iran to set date for the next meeting on nuclear talks in Vienna
- The participation of an EU representative in the Iranian president’s inauguration ceremony showed EU determination
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Lebanon taps Dubai’s ENOC for fuel swap
Lebanon is expected to use ENOC’s fuel to generate electricity, as the Iraqi oil is deemed unsuitable for the process.
- As part of the deal, Lebanon will give ENOC 84,000 tons of Iraqi high-sulfur fuel oil
- In return, the country will receive 30,000 tons of Grade B fuel oil and 33,000 tons of gasoil
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Raisi vows to improve Iran economy, Covid-19 response
The pandemic has hit the worst in the Middle East and it grapples with a fifth and the strongest yet...
- Fewer than 6.5 million of Iran’s 83 million people have received a second vaccine dose, according to official figures.
- Choked by US sanctions that have made it difficult to transfer money abroad, Iran says it has struggled to import vaccines.
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Lebanon economy to plunge into recession due to Gaza war
The impact of the conflict had reversed a slight recovery for Lebanon, which has battled a deep economic crisis for...
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Turkmenistan worried as Caspian Sea continues to shrink
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan - On the Caspian Sea coast in Turkmenistan, Batyr Yusupov can no longer ferry his passengers between two ports....
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UN adopts Qatar-sponsored resolution on human rights training center
New York, USA - The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution by 185 votes on 'The UN Human Rights...
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Rights group slams Meta for silencing pro-Palestinian voices
"Meta's censorship of content in support of Palestine adds insult to injury at a time of unspeakable atrocities and repression...
- HRW pointed to "systemic online censorship", reporting more than 1,050 "takedowns and other suppression of content" on Instagram and Facebook from over 60 countries in Oct and Nov.
- Of the 1,050 cases reviewed, 1,049 involved "peaceful content in support of Palestine that was censored or suppressed, while one case involved removal of pro-Israel content.
Sudan’s displaced forced to flee again as safe zones shrink
Over half a million people had sought shelter in Al-Jazirah state before the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began advancing on...
- UNFP said the spread of fighting southwards had forced it to suspend food assistance in parts of Al-Jazirah, calling it a "major setback"
- By early December, the war between the army and the RSF had killed 12,190 people, according to a conservative estimate by the Armed Conflict Locations
Macron says fighting terror does not mean ‘to flatten Gaza’
President Emmanuel Macron told the France 5 broadcaster, "We cannot let the idea take root that an efficient fight against...
- Macron called on Israel "to stop this response because it is not appropriate, because all lives are worth the same and we defend them"
- The bloodiest-ever Israel's invasion of Gaza which began on October 7 has killed over 20,000 civilians, mainly women and children