The international community must rapidly investigate innovative means to ensure Israel’s compliance with international law, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory of the United Nations stated on
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One day after the resignation of lawmakers loyal to firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, a coalition of Iran-backed Shia parties said on Monday it will continue talks for the formation of a new
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According to local media on Monday, at least 112 people were injured in an explosion at a sodium carbonate factory in southwestern Iran. A semi-official news agency reported that the explosion was
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Within the framework of the Astana Process, forces of the Syrian regime and the military opposition exchanged prisoners on Monday. According to local sources, five detainees were released from each side at
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All precautionary measures imposed by Saudi Arabia to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the requirement to wear face masks in closed places, were lifted on Monday. The decision to
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During tensions over a maritime border dispute between Beirut and Tel Aviv, Lebanese President Michel Aoun stated on Monday that his country rejects Israeli threats. During a meeting with a Lebanese parliamentary
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The Jordanian army reported Sunday morning that its forces on the northeastern border with Syria prevented an attempt to transport “huge volumes” of drugs into the kingdom from the war-torn country. The
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On Sunday, the International Atomic Energy Agency urged Iran to resume talks “immediately” to avert a crisis that would make salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal “very difficult.” Iran turned off some cameras
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Due to a new dust storm, Iraq announced that it temporarily suspended flights from Baghdad airport on Monday Authorities were forced to halt air traffic because of the weather conditions in the
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In an apparent bid to end eight months of political deadlock, lawmakers from Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s bloc resigned from Iraq’s parliament on Sunday. Over the failure to form a new government
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