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Envoy: Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to create roadmap for talks

Iranian Ambassador to Iraq says Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to come up with a roadmap for their future talks aimed at normalizing bilateral relations.

Erdogan: Turkey, Saudi Arabia striving to increase all-out relations

Ankara and Riyadh are striving to increase all kinds of political, military and economic relations to start a new era, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said early Friday.

Iran calls for OIC probe into Israel ‘al-Aqsa crimes’

Iran’s foreign minister has called for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s serious probe into the ‘recent crimes’ of the Zionist regime against Palestinian worshippers inside al-Aqsa Mosque.

Kuwait FM: Al-Quds red line for Muslim world

The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister says al-Quds is a red line for the Muslim world and Islamic countries must strengthen their joint stance in this regard and counter the Israeli crimes.

Amir Abdollahian calls for OIC ministerial meeting over Palestine

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in a phone conversation with secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, called for the meeting of the OIC foreign ministers to discuss the situation in occupied Palestinian territory.

Iran FM calls for followers of Abrahamic religions to desecration of al-Aqsa

The Iranian foreign minister has called for an appropriate response by the followers of Abrahamic religions to Israel’s brutal raids against Palestinian worshippers in al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israeli troops kill Palestinian youth in WB

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian youth and injured three others during a military raid into the occupied northern West Bank city of Jenin, according to official sources.

Yemen’s govt. says Saudi-led coalition not observing article of ceasefire

A Yemeni government official says the Saudi-led coalition of countries waging war on Yemen is not observing the most important article of a ceasefire agreement recently struck between the two sides.

Four Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli raid on Damascus countryside

At least four Syrian army troops have been killed and three others injured after Israeli missiles hit the outskirts of the capital, Damascus.

Hezbollah leader: Palestinian cause finding more supporters

The Leader of Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah, has said with the passage of time, the supporters of the Palestinian cause and the holy city of al-Quds increase in number.

Israeli PM family receives death threat letter with bullet

Israeli police announced Tuesday they have launched an investigation into a death threat made against the prime minister. The family of Naftali Bennett was sent a death threat letter containing a live bullet.

Iraq military says dismantled Daesh cell, killing dozens

A spokesman for the Iraqi armed forces has said the country’s army has managed to dismantle a cell belonging to the Daesh terrorist group that is known as “Dijla Province” killing dozens of operatives.

Palestinian youth killed by Israeli troops

Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian man during a raid on the Aqabet Jaber refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

Iran says al-Aqsa Mosque must be protected under intl. law

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN) has strongly condemned the latest Israeli desecration of the al-Aqsa Mosque and warned Tel Aviv of the consequences of its actions. He stressed that the holy site must be protected under international law.

Iran’s Tehran Times newspaper holds online event on Palestine

Iranian newspaper Tehran Times is going to launch an online event titled Remember Palestine to promote awareness on the plight of Palestinians whose land has been under the Israeli occupation since after World War II.

OIC strongly condemns Israeli regime’s acts of aggression in al-Quds

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has said the holy city of al-Quds and al-Aqsa Mosque are red lines of the Islamic Ummah and security will not be restored to the region without their liberation from the Zionist regime’s occupation.

Nasrallah urges calm in Lebanon after boat capsizes off Tripoli

Leader of Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has said no one will be allowed to sow sedition in Lebanon.

Israel artillery targets south Lebanon

The Israeli Army has reportedly targeted an area in southern Lebanon with heavy artillery fire in what is calls retaliation for rocket firing from Lebanon.

Biden to visit Israel in coming months, Iran in focus

US President Joe Biden agreed to visit Israel in the coming months during a call with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday. Iran is taking the center stage during the forthcoming talks.

Ansarullah: Saudis, allies not serious about peace in Yemen

A spokesman for Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has said the Saudi-led coalition’s refusal to allow the reopening of the Sana’a Airport shows that Riyadh and its allies are not serious about establishment of peace in Yemen.

Iraq says will host sixth round of Iran-Saudi talks

Iraq’s foreign minister say Baghdad is set to host a new round of negotiations between neighboring Iran and Saudi Arabia aimed at mending their troubled relations, after Tehran and Riyadh wrapped up a fifth session of talks in the Iraqi capital.

Saudi Arabia refuses to issue permit for Yemen flight

The first commercial flight from Yemen’s capital Sana’a in six years, which was supposed to take passengers needing medical care, has been indefinitely postponed. Saudi Arabia has refused to issue the necessary permit in violation of the terms of a two-month truce.

Source: Tehran, Riyadh headed for ‘diplomatic’ talks

An Iraqi source has published new details about the recent negotiations between Iranian and Saudi delegations in Baghdad, saying the two sides are moving towards diplomatic contacts.

“Saudi-led coalition targets Yemeni army positions in violation of truce”

Military sources say the Saudi-led coalition has targeted positions of the Yemeni army and the popular committees in the province of Ma’rib with missiles and artillery shells.

Boat carrying migrants vapsizes off Lebanon

One child has died but more than 40 people have been rescued following the sinking of a boat off the coast of Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli on Saturday, Transport Minister Ali Hamie told Reuters.

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