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Egypt says to evaluate developments before normalizing ties with Iran

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The Egyptian foreign minister has said that his country will take steps to normalize ties with Iran based on the evaluation of the developments regarding the recent agreement between Tehran and Riyadh.
Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis, Saudi Arabia begin major prisoner swap

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An exchange of hundreds of prisoners linked to Yemen’s long-running war began on Friday, the International Committee of the Red Cross has announced, a significant confidence-building measure amid peace talks between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis.
Middle East

CENTCOM says several US forces diagnosed with ‘traumatic brain injury’ in Syria attacks

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A spokesman for US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that 11 more American troops have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury following a series of attacks that targeted US bases in Syria in March.
Local

Iran urges Islamic states to form united front against Israeli crimes

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has urged the Islamic countries to form a united front in order to stop the Israeli regime's criminal actions against the Palestinian people.
Middle East

US says captured Daesh operative in Syria operation

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US forces last week captured an Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISISL or Daesh) operative in a late-night raid in eastern Syria, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. Syria has repeatedly opposed the presence of US forces in the country under the pretext of fighting terror.
Middle East

Qatar, Bahrain agree to restore diplomatic ties

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Qatar and Bahrain have reached an agreement to restore their diplomatic relations following a long-running feud between the two Persian Gulf nations.
Middle East

Iraq, Oman mediating to restore Iran-Egypt ties: Report

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Iraq and Oman have been meditating to restore relations between Iran and Egypt, Iraqi media outlets reported on Wednesday.
Middle East

Syria, Saudi Arabia moving toward restoring embassies, flights for first time in over a decade

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Damascus and Riyadh are moving toward reopening embassies and resuming flights between the two countries for the first time in more than a decade, the countries announced Thursday in a joint statement.
Middle East

Syria, Tunisia to resume diplomatic ties after a decade

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Syria and Tunisia have agreed to resume diplomatic ties after a decade. The Syrian government is planning to reopen its embassy in Tunis after the North African country announced the appointment of a new envoy to Damascus.
Middle East

Iran’s embassy in Saudi Arabia reopens gates for first time in years

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Iran's embassy in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh reopened its gates on Wednesday for the first time in seven years, a Reuters witness said. It came after the two sides agreed to resume diplomatic relations under a China-brokered deal.
Middle East

Syrian FM in Saudi Arabia for first visit since start of war

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Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has arrived in Saudi Arabia for an official visit. Ties between Damascus and Riyadh are growing amid a thaw in relations between Syria and the Arab states.
Middle East

Researchers say Israeli spyware used to hack journalists and opposition figures in 10 states

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An Israeli firm's hacking tools have been used against journalists, opposition figures and advocacy organizations across at least 10 countries, a new research conducted by Microsoft Corp and the internet watchdog Citizen Lab shows.
Foreign Policy

Iran delegation in Saudi Arabia to launch diplomatic missions

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An Iranian technical team arrived in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh on Wednesday in line with implementing the agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia to resume diplomatic ties and to launch political and consular activities in the two countries.
Local

President Raisi says Israel’s collapse nearer than expected

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the downfall of the Israeli regime is much more imminent than predicted, referring to an internal political and social crisis in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Middle East

Persian Gulf Council to discuss Syria return to Arab League following Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement

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Qatar has announced that the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sent invitations to member states to attend a meeting next Friday in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah to discuss the possibility of Syria's return to the Arab League.
Middle East

Israeli soldiers kill two Palestinians in WB

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Israeli soldiers have shot dead two Palestinians and injured another during a raid on a village near the West Bank city of Nablus, as tensions continue to escalate across the occupied territories.
Middle East

Turkish opposition chief raps Erdogan over rising cost of living

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A video has gone viral in Turkey that shows the opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu holding an onion in the kitchen of his house, meant to criticize the government economic policies. A cost-of-living crisis amid rampant inflation and years of economic turmoil have eroded President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's support.
Middle East

Saudi envoy to Yemen says talks with Houthis aim to revive ceasefire

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Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al-Jaber has stated that he had travelled to Sanaa to strengthen a truce and push dialogue that could end the eight-year-old war there.
Middle East

Poll reveals dramatic drop in support for Israel’s Likud party

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A new opinion poll shows that support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party has plummeted to a low it has not been seen in 17 years. It has disclosed that the party would lose more than a third of its parliamentary seats if an election were held now.
Middle East

Russian, Iranian, Syrian, Turkish diplomats to meet soon: Moscow

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A meeting between the senior diplomats of Russia, Iran, Syria and Turkey is planned to be held in the near future, a high-ranking Russian official said on Monday.
Middle East

Egypt’s inflation climbs again to reach highest level since 2017

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Egypt’s annual urban inflation rose in March to its highest level in six years, mostly on the back of soaring food prices linked to the decline in the value of the local currency, data from the country's statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Monday.
Middle East

Palestinian teen killed in Israeli raid on WB refugee camp

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A 15-year-old Palestinian has been killed by Israeli troops in the Aqabet Jaber refugee camp in Jericho in the West Bank. Mohammad Fayez Balhan was shot in the head, chest and stomach.
Energy

Sources say Saudi Arabia to maintain crude supply in several Asian refiners despite OPEC+ cuts

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Saudi oil giant Aramco will supply full crude contract volumes loading in May to several North Asian buyers despite its pledge to cut output by 500,000 barrels per day, several sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday.
Middle East

Persian Gulf council deplores Israeli raid on al-Aqsa Mosque

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The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has strongly condemned the Israeli raids on the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, describing it as an act of desecration and aggression against Islam’s third holiest site.
Middle East

Saudi, Omani delegations meet Houthi leaders in Yemen after Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement

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Saudi and Omani envoys have held talks with Houthi officials in the Yemeni capital Sanaa as part of the international efforts to find a settlement to Yemen’s war.
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