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Erdogan: Turkey expects nothing from EU

Ankara no longer expects anything from Brussels, having waited for decades to become an EU member, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated.

Ministry: Saudi Arabia heading toward budget deficit despite predictions of surplus

Saudi Arabia is expecting to fall into a budget deficit this year, despite earlier predictions of a surplus, the finance ministry has announced, as the oil-rich country continues to invest in its non-oil economy.

Normalization with Israel ‘regressive move’: Iran president

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has condemned the normalization of ties with the Zionist regime as a regressive move that is the will of extra-regional powers.

Terrorists will never succeed: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated that “terrorists” will never achieve their aims in Turkey in his address at the country’s parliament. The speech comes hours after a Sunday attack on the interior ministry, located very close to the parliament building.

UN mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh

Vehicles of the UN mission assessing the humanitarian situation and the needs of the local population have arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani news agency APA has reported.

Suicide attack injures 2 police officers in Turkey’s capital Ankara

A suicide bomber has detonated an explosive device outside the Interior Ministry headquarters in the Turkish capital Ankara, local authorities have confirmed, adding two police officers have been injured in the attack.

New US Senate Foreign Relations chair to block Egypt military aid over rights record

The United States Foreign Relations Committee chairman has said he will block some US military aid to Egypt until it takes "concrete, meaningful and sustainable steps" to improve human rights.

Iranian navy commander says the force to deliver new homemade destroyer soon

Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani has stated the force will take delivery of a new homegrown destroyer in the near future, which is furnished with much more advanced and elaborate systems compared to the military vessels already unveiled.

Israeli protesters rally against PM’s policies for 39th straight week

Tens of thousands of demonstrators have held massive rallies across the occupied territories for the 39th straight week against the hardline Israeli cabinet's policies, including its so-called judicial overhaul scheme.

Yerevan says over 80 percent of ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh

An ethnic Armenian exodus has nearly emptied Nagorno-Karabakh of residents since Azerbaijan attacked the breakaway region and ordered the fighter groups to disarm, the Armenian government has announced.

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 584

Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:

Israel: Female soldiers no longer to guard security prisons amid suspected sex scandal

The Israeli military will no longer allow women to work as prison guards at high-security facilities, top officials have announced, ordering an “immediate” end to the practice after several female soldiers were accused of having sexual relations with an inmate.

Qatar calls for Israeli nuclear sites to be subjected to IAEA safeguards

Qatar has called for the Israeli regime's nuclear facilities to be subjected to the International Atomic Energy Agency's safeguards amid Tel Aviv's ongoing snub of international nuclear regulations.

UN plans to send mission to Nagorno-Karabakh as exodus nears 100,000

The United Nations is to send a mission to Nagorno-Karabakh this weekend, its first access to the disputed region in about 30 years. It comes amid reports that nearly 80 percent of the ethnic Armenian population of the region have been displaced.

Official: Iran exports pharmaceuticals to 40 states

Heidar Mohammadi, the head of Iran's Food and Drug Administration, has praised the country’s progress in the fields of medical science and pharmaceutical industry, pointing to the export of Iranian-developed medicines to 40 countries across the world.

US-Saudi defence pact tied to normalization with Israel, Palestinian demands put aside: Report

Saudi Arabia is determined to secure a military pact requiring Washington to defend the kingdom in return for opening ties with Israel and will not hold up a deal even if Tel Aviv does not offer major concessions to Palestinians in their bid for statehood, three regional sources familiar with the talks say.

Iran’s president condemns Pakistan’s bombings, says Tehran firmly ready to counter terrorism

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has deplored terrorist bombings at two mosques in Pakistan, stressing Tehran is firmly ready to counter extremism in all its forms. At least 60 people were killed and scores injured in two blasts in religious ceremonies in the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday.

Putin to discuss important strategic issues with Xi during China visit: Envoy

Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss important strategic issues with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during his upcoming visit to China, Beijing's ambassador to Moscow told Russian state news agency TASS.

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 583

Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:

Egyptian woman murdered on campus in third “femicide case” in a week

An employee of Cairo University was killed on campus, in the “third incident of femicide in Egypt in two days.” Almost eight million Egyptian women were victims of violence committed by their partners or relatives or by strangers in public spaces, according to reports.

UN: Over 2,500 dead, missing as 186,000 cross Mediterranean in 2023

More than 2,500 people have died or gone missing while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year, the UN refugee agency has announced, while approximately 186,000 people have arrived in European countries during the same period.

Local leader says ‘Nagorno-Karabakh republic’ will no longer exist

The authorities of Azerbaijan’s breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh announced on Thursday the dissolution of the self-proclaimed republic after a Russian-mediated truce ended a flare-up of hostilities between the enclave and Baku.

Iraq arrests 14 suspects, including wedding hall owner, after fatal fire

The security forces of Iraq's Kurdistan region, upon an order of the Iraqi government, have detained the owner of a wedding hall in Al-Hamdaniya District in Nineveh Province where about 100 people died in a fire, Iraqi media reported.

Over half of Karabakh population fled: Armenia

More than 65,000 Armenians have fled Nagorno-Karabakh for Armenia, Yerevan announced Thursday, as the exodus continues from the breakaway enclave which Azerbaijan recaptured last week in a lighting offensive.

Rights group sues US gov’t in order to block Israel’s entry to visa waiver programme

A leading Arab American rights group sued the US government and called on a federal court to halt any further actions admitting Israel into the visa waiver programme (VWP). It stressed that Tel Aviv is not eligible for entry because it is discriminating against Palestinian Americans.

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