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JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Tuesday renewed his call for establishing a US-led regional coalition to confront Iran. Iran “closes the cameras at its nuclear sites, expands its aggressive operations in the region and rejects attempts to reach a nuclear agreement,” Gantz said during an award ceremony for Israeli...
NUR SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AA): The return of Syrian refugees will be one of the main agenda items during the 18th Astana format talks on Syria, which will start on Wednesday in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Delegations from Türkiye, Russia and Iran will meet the Syrian regime and opposition forces during the [&...
BAGHDAD (AA): A coalition of Iran-backed Shia parties said Monday it will continue talks for the formation of a new Iraqi government, one day after the resignation of lawmakers loyal to firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. In a statement, the Coordination Framework said it respects the decision of the Sadrist bloc to resign from the Iraqi [&helli...
TEHRAN (AA): At least 112 people were injured in an explosion at a sodium carbonate factory in southwestern Iran, according to local media on Monday. The explosion was caused by a leak in one of the tanks at the factory in Firouzabad city in Fars province, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Fars State Medical […]
GENEVA (AA): The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory said Monday that the global community must urgently explore new ways of ensuring Israel’s compliance with international law. Former UN Human Rights commissioner Navi Pillay addressed the Human Rights Council with the commission...
Seytenga, Burkina Faso (AA/AFP): At least 50 civilians died in an attack by suspected extremists in northern Burkina Faso, government spokesman Lionel Bilgo said Monday, in one of the bloodiest clashes since a military coup in January. The village of Seytenga was attacked overnight Saturday, Bilgo said, adding that the toll “may rise....
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA): Lebanese President Michel Aoun said Monday his country rejects Israeli threats amid tensions over a maritime border dispute between Beirut and Tel Aviv. Israel “is acting in contravention of international laws and resolutions, taking advantage of the international community’s silence on its violations of Secur...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA): A Tunisian judge placed a journalist in custody on Monday over comments he made about the military, according to his defense lawyer. Samir Dilou said in a Facebook post that journalist Salah Attia “was imprisoned over his recent statements to Al Jazeera television.” Attia told the Doha-based broadcaster on Saturday that Tu...
AL-BAB, Syria (AA): Forces of the Syrian regime and the military opposition on Monday exchanged prisoners within the framework of the Astana Process. Five detainees were released from each side at the Abu al-Zandin crossing in the northern part of Aleppo province, according to local sources. The move came as part of a project established [&hel...
BAGHDAD (AA) – Lawmakers from Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s bloc resigned from Iraq’s parliament in an apparent bid to end eight months of political deadlock. Al Sadr’s bloc is the biggest in the parliament. Al-Sadr had urged members from his bloc to resign over the failure to form a new government in Iraq. A […]
