Amid a boycott by influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, leaders of Iraqi political parties launched a national dialogue on Wednesday in an attempt to resolve the country’s political crisis. The Sadr movement said in a statement that it will not participate in the dialogue called by Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. UN envoy to Iraq Jeanine Plasschaert also attended Wednesday’s session of dialogue. Following the nomination of Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s office stated on Wednesday that, more than a year before the completion of his second term, Sisi accepted the resignation of central bank governor Tarek Amer and appointed him as a presidential advisor. Amer had stepped down “to allow others to complete the successful development process under the leadership of the president,” state television said without providing any further details. The change comes prior to
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During a phone call on Wednesday, the foreign ministers of Türkiye and Iran discussed various bilateral and international issues. The Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement that discussions between Mevlut Cavusoglu
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On Wednesday, a day following the launch of an Iranian satellite by a Russian rocket, Israeli authorities expressed worry over Russia and Iran’s space collaboration. An Israeli newspaper cited an Israeli official
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On Wednesday, Iran arrested a 12-person crew and confiscated their ship in the Persian Gulf on suspicion of transporting illegal gasoline. A ship “laden with smuggled petroleum” was confiscated near the island
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On Wednesday, Turkish authorities said that their security forces had “neutralized” at least nine YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syria. According to the Turkish National Defense Ministry’s Twitter account, terrorists were “neutralized” after
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Amid speculation about its uses, a high-resolution Iranian-owned satellite has been launched into space from a base in Kazakhstan on board a Russian rocket. According to footage aired live by Iranian state
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Israel’s response to Lebanon’s demands regarding maritime border demarcation is awaited, the Lebanese group Hezbollah expressed on Tuesday. In a televised speech, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said, “Lebanon and its people will no
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Palestinian leaders demanded on Monday that Israel lift its embargo on the coastal area, which has been in place for 15 years. The three days of Israeli bombings on Gaza and subsequent
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After another round of negotiations led to a “final text” offered by the European Union, an agreement on restoring Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers could be near. The latest indirect
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After a recent escalation in bloodshed in the Gaza Strip, the European Union expressed relief on Monday at the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad. The European Union’s top
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On Monday, a United Nations delegation led by Humanitarian Coordinator Lynn Hastings arrived in the Gaza Strip. Their arrival came just a few hours after the Islamic Jihad organization and Israel began
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