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Foreign Policy

Iranian president urges unity among Muslim nations to deter Zionist regime’s aggressions

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has held a telephone conversation with Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said over different issues including the Zionist regime’s aggression and its heinous crimes against Palestinians.
Middle East

Syria, Tunisia agree to bolster cooperation in a push to restore ties

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Syria and Tunisia have vowed to boost cooperation in different sectors as the two countries move to re-establish relations after more than a decade of estrangement.
Middle East

Lebanon postpones local elections to avoid further political paralysis

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Lebanon's parliament has voted to extend the terms of municipal councils and other local officials, delaying elections by a year to avoid more political paralysis in a country grappling with economic meltdown.
Middle East

Iran’s ambassador, Putin’s envoy discuss upcoming Syria summit in Moscow

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Tehran’s ambassador to Moscow meets with the Russian president’s special envoy to discuss an upcoming four-way summit on peace in Syria, which is expected to be held in early May.
Middle East

Saudi FM meets with Syrian President Assad in first Damascus visit since war

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Syrian President Bashar al- Assad has met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Damascus in the most significant step yet towards ending Syria’s decade-long regional isolation.
Middle East

Officials say Qatar and UAE to restore diplomatic ties, reopen embassies following Iran-Saudi detente

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Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are in the process of resuming diplomatic relations and reopening missions, two officials said. This follows weeks after the restoration of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Middle East

G7 welcomes Iran-Saudi Arabia rapprochement

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Top diplomats from the Group of Seven have welcomed initiates to mend diplomatic relationships between Tehran and Riyadh.
Middle East

Hamas delegation visits Saudi Arabia to mend ties

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A delegation of senior officials from the Palestinian Hamas movement has traveled to Saudi Arabia as the two sides try to revive relations.
Middle East

Israeli PM calls for normalizing ties with Saudi Arabia

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that normalizing relations with Saudi Arabia would be "a great leap" on the way to ending the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Europe

Iraq says seeking to broker ceasefire in Russo-Ukrainian war

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Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein stated on Monday that Baghdad wants to be part of the solution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine through dialogue.
Middle East

Israeli minister says Iran fighting against Israel on all fronts

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Israel’s minister of military affairs has stated that Iran is waging ‘multi-front war of attrition’ against Israel, amid warnings that a broad-scale war is more likely after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial judicial reforms sparked an internal crisis in the occupied territories.
Middle East

Daesh kills dozens of mushroom hunters in Syria

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At least 26 people have been killed in an attack by the Daesh terrorists in Syria’s province of Hama, Syrian’s news agency, SANA, reported. A source with the regional police told the news agency that local residents were collecting truffles in the desert in the east of the province when they were assaulted by militants.
Middle East

Syria says priority is to work on its bilateral relations with Arab states

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Syria’s return to the Arab League will be "almost impossible before correcting bilateral relations", Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said.
Foreign Policy

Iran foreign ministry: Tehran, Riyadh to reopen embassies by May 9

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Iran’s foreign ministry says Tehran and Riyadh will re-open their embassies by May 9.
Views

Ex Iranian diplomat: Russia won’t take on Israel for sake of Iran

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The former director general of Iran’s foreign ministry says it is unlikely that Russia will stand up to Israel for the sake of Iran.
Middle East

Nearly 5k Palestinian inmates in Israeli jails: Report

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Israel is keeping about 4,900 Palestinians prisoners, including women and children, behind bars, according to a new report by Palestinian rights advocacy groups.
Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis, Saudi Arabia complete prisoner swap

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Yemen’s Houthi movement and Riyadh-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) have released dozens of inmates on the last leg of a three-day exchange of nearly 900 detainees, raising prospects for nationwide peace in the warn-torn country.
Middle East

IMF predicts high rates, oil prices and inflation worries in ME

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Banks in the Middle East and Central Asia have very limited exposure to last month's banking turmoil in the United States and Europe, but financial pressures are adding to strains caused by high interest rates, volatile oil prices and years of double-digit inflation, a top IMF official has stated.
Middle East

Media: Top Hamas leaders to visit Saudi Arabia following Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement

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A delegation of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas is set to visit Saudi Arabia, Palestinian media reported, describing it as a major development as Israel’s hopes of forging official ties with Riyadh appear to dwindle further.
Middle East

Many killed, injured in Dubai apartment block fire

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A fire in a residential building in Dubai has killed at least 16 people and injured several others in the Persian Gulf emirate, local media reported.
Middle East

Mass protests held in Israel against PM’s judicial reforms for 15th straight week

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Tens of thousands have taken to the streets in Israel to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the judiciary, despite his decision to pause the contentious proposals.
Foreign Policy

Iranian President Raisi invited to UAE for intl. climate confab later this year: Diplomat

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A senior Iranian diplomat says President Ebrahim Raisi has been invited to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to join an international climate change conference later this year, amid growing relations between Tehran and Persian Gulf neighbors.
Middle East

Diplomats underline ‘Arab leadership role’ in resolving Syria crisis at Saudi meeting

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Senior diplomats from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have agreed that the Arab world must play a “leadership role” in efforts to find a political solution to the crisis in Syria so that its sovereignty is preserved and the return of Damascus to the Arab League is facilitated.
Middle East

Saudi Arabia to launch four new special economic zones

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Four special economic zones are to be established in Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced.
Americas

Lawmakers call on Biden admin. to ensure US funds not used in Israeli settlements

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A group of US lawmakers have urged President Joe Biden to undertake a foundational “shift” in its dealings with Israel and ensure that American taxpayers’ money will not be allocated to Israeli settlements.
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