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Middle East

New shipment of Iranian relief aid arrives in quake-hit regions of Syria

Iran sends a 15th shipment of humanitarian aid to quake-hit regions of Syria, which remains cut off from international assistance due to strict Western economic sanctions.

US military developed high classified contingency plan for war with Iran: Report

The US military has allocated funds for secret contingency operations related to a plan for war against Iran, according to a new report citing classified Pentagon documents.

Palestine urges UNSC to stop Israeli settlers violence

Palestine’s UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour has called on the United Nations Security Council to ensure protection for Palestinians, who have increasingly come under fatal attacks by Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman condemns Israeli attacks on Palestinians

The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman has strongly condemned the recent attack by the Israeli settlers on the Palestinian people in the Hawarah settlement and the subrubs of the West Bank city of Nablu and their torching of Palestinian homes and properties.

Syrian president meets senior Arab lawmakers in Damascus

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has met with a delegation from the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, which is in Damascus to discuss restoration of Syria’s membership in the Arab League after more than a decade of suspension from the bloc.

Palestine, Israel pledge to implement measures to curb violence

Palestinian and Israeli officials have agreed on steps to de-escalate surging violence after talks in Jordan.

Palestinian man killed by Israeli settlers in WB

A Palestinian man has been killed with live bullets fired during an assault by the Israeli settlers, backed by the army soldiers, on a village near the West Bank city of Nablus.

Russian diplomat says Moscow, Tehran, Ankara and Damascus began work to set up foreign ministers meeting

Russia, Turkey, Syria and Iran have started work to determine the time and modality for a meeting of their foreign ministers, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has said in an interview with TASS.

Arab parliament speakers arrive in Syria

A number of Arab parliament speakers and senior legislators landed in Damascus on Sunday in a surprise visit. It comes amid attempts by certain countries to bring Syria back to the Arab League more than a decade after it was suspended from the bloc.

Justice minister says Turkey launched probe into hundreds of people after quakes

Investigations have been launched against more than 600 people over the buildings that collapsed in Turkey’s catastrophic earthquakes earlier this month that left tens of thousands dead, according to the country’s justice minister.

Israelis hold mass rallies against Netanyahu’s judicial reforms for eighth week

Tens of thousands of Israelis held massive rallies for the eighth straight week against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned "judicial reforms."

Israel OKs new settlements in al-Quds, biggest in years

Israel has approved plans for the construction of thousands of new settler units in the occupied West Bank including al-Quds, defying international outcry.

Death toll from Turkey, Syria quakes tops 50k

The death toll from the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has surpassed 50,000, according to the latest figures from both countries.

Houthis say US prolonging Yemen war to reap profits from weapons deals

The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says the US is deliberately prolonging the world's worst humanitarian disaster in Yemen to reap huge profits from arms sales to Saudi Arabia and its regional allies, which are engaged in the devastating war on the country.

Israel bombs Gaza following West Bank killings

Israel has bombed the Gaza Strip one day after its raid on the West Bank city of Nablus that killed at least 11 Palestinians and injured dozens more.

Official says quake death toll in Turkey surpassed 43,500

The death toll from the twin earthquakes in Turkey's southeast has reached 43,556, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has confirmed.

Palestinians vow retaliation after Israeli deadly attack on West Bank city

Palestinian resistance factions and officials have vowed revenge for Israel’s Wednesday “carnage” in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, in which at least 10 people were killed and over a hundred injured.

Israeli soldiers kill 10 Palestinians in Nablus raid

At least ten Palestinians have been killed and more than 100 others wounded during an Israeli military raid on the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

Six killed, hundreds injured as fresh quake hits Turkey-Syria border

Six people were killed and hundreds injured in the fresh earthquake on Turkey-Syria border, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. It comes two weeks after a large tremor killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes in Turkey and Syria.

Syrian president visits Oman, first since war

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has visited Oman and met with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said on Monday. This is his first official trip to the Persian Gulf country in more than a decade of war at home.

UNSC voices ‘dismay’ over Israeli settlements, says it ‘impedes peace’

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has expressed deep concern and dismay over Israel’s settlement activity in a statement replacing a draft resolution that would have explicitly condemned Tel Aviv. The members have warned that such measures would impede peace and inhibit the “two-state solution.”

Thousands rally against Israeli PM’s reforms ahead of parl. vote

Thousands of demonstrators have held massive rallies across the occupied territories in protest against the judicial reforms plan proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition cabinet, as Israeli lawmakers prepare to vote on the first reading of the legislation.

Turkey halts most rescue efforts for quake survivors as death toll tops 41k

Turkey has announced a halt to rescue operations in all but two hardest quake-hit provinces, a fortnight after the catastrophic earthquake ripped through southern parts of the country. The quake has so far killed at least 41,000 people in country.

Syria calls for urgent action to stop Israeli deadly raids

The Syrian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned an Israeli air strike on Damascus that, besides inflicting heavy damage to residential areas, killed at least five people, injuring more than a dozen. Damascus has called for “urgent international action” to stop the Israeli attacks.

Report: No Iranians killed in Damascus rocket attack by Zionist regime

Iran says none of its nationals were killed in Saturday evening’s attack by the Israeli regime on the Syrian capital Damascus. That’s according to Nour News, a media outlet affiliated with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.

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