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Kremlin says Putin and Raisi talked for over five hours

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A meeting in the Kremlin between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, lasted  more than five hours and was over just before midnight Moscow time, the Russian president’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters.
Middle East

IMF warns Gaza war to ‘severely depress’ Palestinian economy

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a stern warning about the economic impact of Israel’s Gaza war on the regional economic outlook, and stressed that the onslaught on the besieged enclave is expected to "severely depress" the Palestinian economy.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s Raisi, in meeting with Russian president, urges ‘immediate’ stop to Israeli genocide

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Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi emphasized an urgent cessation to the Israeli "genocide and grave violations against humanity" in Gaza during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday.
Foreign Policy

Iran welcomes UN chief’s invoking of Article 99 of UNSC Charter

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The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry welcomed Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, utilizing his powers under Article 99 of the United Nations Charter to urge the UN Security Council to halt the Israeli regime's attacks in Gaza.
Middle East

Syria appoints new envoy to Saudi Arabia after a decade

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has appointed Ayman Soussan, who has been serving as deputy foreign minister, as the country’s new ambassador to Riyadh, following the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries after more than a decade.
Middle East

Over 90 people killed by Israeli fire in Lebanon since early October: Beirut

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At least 94 people have died and 406 been injured in Lebanon as a result of the Israeli aggression against southern Lebanon between October 8 and December 5, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.
Middle East

Israel should await “terrible days”: Iran FM

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has stressed the upcoming days are going to be horrific for the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip.
Americas

White House interns pen letter to Biden, calling for Gaza ceasefire

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In another sign of growing dissent brewing in Washington over the US administration's steady support for Israel's military campaign in Gaza, more than 40 interns at the White House have signed a letter demanding President Joe Biden call for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Foreign Policy

Iranian president leaves for Moscow to talk Palestine, bilateral ties

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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi left Tehran for the Russian capital Moscow earlier on Thursday at the head of a high-ranking political and economic delegation.
Middle East

Gaza’s health system “on its knees” and nearing total collapse: WHO

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Gaza's health system is "on its knees" and nearing total collapse, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned.
Local

IRGC chief says Israeli military can’t withstand prolonged war in Gaza

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The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami has stated Israel cannot withstand a prolonged onslaught against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Gaza death toll tops 17,000

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Palestinian group, Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, has announced the start of military the operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel. Thousands of rockets have been fired from the blockaded enclave towards the occupied territories as far away as Tel Aviv, killing over 1,200 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 16,200 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.
Middle East

UN chief invokes Article 99 on Gaza in a rare move

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The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter, urging the UN Security Council to act on the war in the Gaza Strip.
Americas

US Senate blocks Ukraine, Israel funding bill

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US Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a bill to provide aid to Ukraine and Israel over a lack of border provisions in the measure.
Middle East

Gaza one of world’s ‘most dangerous places’: UN

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The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has warned that the situation in the Gaza Strip is “getting worse each minute”, describing the strip as one of the most dangerous places in the world.
Middle East

Erdogan says Israel to pay heavy price if Hamas members targeted in Turkey

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Israel would pay a very heavy price if it targets Hamas members in Turkey, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned.
Middle East

US officials believe military operation in Gaza could end by January

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US officials expect the current phase of Israel’s ground invasion of the Gaza Strip targeting the southern end of the strip to last several weeks before Israel transitions, possibly by January, to a lower-intensity, hyper-localized strategy that narrowly targets specific Hamas fighters and leaders, multiple senior administration officials tell CNN.
Persian Gulf

Iran dismisses as baseless GCC claims over its nuclear and missile programs, PG islands

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday rejected certain clauses within the final communiqué of the 44th summit of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council regarding Tehran's nuclear and missile programs as well as the trio islands in the Persian Gulf as "unacceptable".
Middle East

Israeli army ‘taken by surprise’ in Gaza battlefield: Islamic Jihad

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The Islamic Jihad resistance movement has announced Palestinian fighters have “taken Israel by surprise” on the battlefield across the Gaza Strip by inflicting heavy losses on the Israeli army.
Middle East

Hamas raps US for repeating Israel’s allegations over “sexual violence”

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Hamas has taken US President Joe Biden to task for waging a smear campaign against the Palestinian resistance movement following the surprise Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel in early October.
Middle East

Israeli PM says impossible to bring all hostages back in tense meeting

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During a meeting with the families of captivates held in the Gaza Strip and other members of the war cabinet on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that "currently, it's not possible to bring them all back", referring to the hostages.
Middle East

Flooding Gaza tunnels with seawater ‘a good idea’: Israel

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Israel’s so-called Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi commented on reports that Israel aims to flood Hamas’s tunnel network in the Gaza Strip, saying “It’s a good idea.”
Foreign Policy

Iran FM: U.S. cannot decide about post-war Gaza

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The Iranian foreign minister says the United States is not the one to decide about the future of people in Gaza.
Middle East

WFP warns Israeli war on Gaza to intensify ‘catastrophic hunger crisis’

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The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has warned that Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip will intensify the “catastrophic hunger crisis” for more than two million Palestinian civilians in the besieged enclave.
Middle East

Persian Gulf leaders, Tukey president call for end to Israel’s war on Gaza

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Leaders of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have jointly condemned Israel’s aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, calling for an immediate end to the carnage.
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