Lebanon has welcomed the unanimous passage of a resolution by the UN Security Council extending the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon’s (UNIFIL) mandate for an additional year. The Lebanese government submitted
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Iran has responded to US criticism of an EU draft proposal to save the 2015 nuclear agreement, calling it “constructive,” but Washington has not taken a favorable stance. Nasser Kanaani, a spokesperson
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On Thursday, in order to conduct talks with Palestinian officials in the territory, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland arrived in the Gaza Strip. A local
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15 bodies were exhumed from two mass graves in the coastal city of Sirte, Libyan authorities said on Wednesday. The two graves were found in the garden of Ibn Sina Hospital upon
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As part of efforts to resolve Iraq’s months-long political crisis, a Shia political group on Wednesday called for a transitional period to early parliamentary elections. The country’s political groups were called on
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The stuck tanker AFFINITY V has been refloated by tugboats and is now moving slowly after briefly halting traffic in the Suez Canal. After the Singapore-flagged oil tanker reported that it had
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On Tuesday evening, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian departed for Moscow, where he will meet with high-ranking Russian officials, including his counterpart Sergey Lavrov. On Wednesday, Amir-Abdollahian and Lavrov are expected to
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On Tuesday, Iraqi President Barham Salih advocated for early legislative elections to resolve a political crisis that erupted into deadly violence this week, leaving dozens dead and hundreds injured. The influential Shia
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Saying it was done to “ensure the safety of shipping lanes,” a news agency affiliated with Iran’s top security body has reacted to a US claim that Iranian forces attempted to seize
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18:00 – After protesters withdraw, clean-up begins in Baghdad As supporters of rival Shia groups withdrew from the Green Zone in Baghdad, protesters and municipality workers began clearing the high-security area late
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