Middle East
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Jordan welcomes UNESCO resolution on old Jerusalem
Amman: Jordan has welcomed a resolution adopted by UNESCO on old Jerusalem and its walls, which said all Israeli procedures aiming…
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Lebanese PM urges cross-party cooperation to save country
Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called on all political parties to cooperate to pull the country out of its…
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Jordan welcomes UNESCO resolution on old Jerusalem
Amman: Jordan has welcomed a resolution adopted by UNESCO on old Jerusalem and its walls, which said all Israeli procedures aiming…
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Saudi Arabia uses mobile app to facilitate pilgrimage during Ramzan
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will use a mobile application to facilitate visitors’ pilgrimage to Mecca during the holy month of Ramzan, the…
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First Tarawih prayer held at Hagia Sophia Mosque after 88 years
The Holy Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey held first Tarawih prayer after 88 years. After 88 years, the…
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Lebanon’s Deputy PM declares country’s bankruptcy
Beirut: Lebanon’s Deputy Prime Minister Saade Chami has announced “the bankruptcy of the state and the Central Bank” of the cash-strapped…
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Iran says ready to resume talks with Saudi Arabia to solve differences
Tehran: Iran is ready to resume talks with Saudi Arabia to solve differences, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman announced. “We are…
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Nuclear agreement within reach if US side ‘realistic’: Iran’s FM
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has urged the US to be “realistic” to help reach an agreement in Vienna talks…
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Palestine seeks int’l intervention to stop tension with Israelis
Ramallah: Palestine has called on intervention from the international community to stop the recent tension between Israelis and Palestinians in the…
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Egypt urges to avoid escalation in Palestinian territories
Cairo: Egypt has urged for a halt to the ongoing escalation in the Palestinian territories during the holy month of Ramadan…
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Iran FM says ball in US court as agreement close in Vienna talks
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Minister has said the talks in Vienna on the restoration of the 2015 nuclear deal are close…
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Turkey agrees to transfer Khashoggi murder case to Saudi
Ankara: Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said he will accept a local prosecutor’s demand to transfer a case against suspects in…
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60,000 illegal immigrants voluntarily deported from Libya since 2015
Tripoli: A total of 60,000 illegal immigrants have been voluntarily deported from Libya to their countries of origin since 2015, the…
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Houthis welcome announcement of 2-month ceasefire agreement
Yemen: Yemen’s Houthi militia have welcomed an announcement of a two-month ceasefire agreement by the UN Special Envoy for the country,…
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Iraq’s oil export revenue hits monthly high since 1972: Ministry
Baghdad: Iraq exported more than 100.56 million barrels of crude oil in March, bringing in revenues of $11.07 billion, the highest…
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Saudi-led coalition reaffirms commitment to ceasefire in Yemen
Sanaa: The Saudi Arabia-led coalition involved in the civil war in Yemen said that it remained committed to a ceasefire that…
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Saudi Arabia blacklists 25 individuals, entities over financing Houthis
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Presidency of State Security blacklisted 25 individuals and entities for facilitating the financing operations of Yemen’s Houthi militia.…
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Israel on heightened alert following deadly attacks
Tel Aviv: Israel is on heightened alert and has arrested dozens of Palestinians as the government is grappling with the deadliest…
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Saudi-led coalition refutes allegations on human rights violations in Yemen
Riyadh: The Joint Incidents Assessment Team (JIAT) in Yemen has said that it has investigated allegations on human-rights violations against the…
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Iraqi Parliament fails for third time to elect new President
Baghdad: The Iraqi Parliament on Wednesday failed for the third time to elect a new President after failing to reach a…
