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Iran, Malaysia FMs discuss bilateral ties, regional issues

Iranian and Malaysian Foreign Ministers Hossein Amirabdollahian and Saifuddin Abdullah discussed bilateral ties, regional and international developments on Friday.

Baku hails Sochi trilateral meeting as ‘positive’

The Republic of Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry has described the meeting of Russian, Azeri and Armenian leaders on Friday as positive.

Russia: Militants planning false flag chemical attack in Syria’s Idlib

Russia warned foreign-backed militants in Idlib are planning to mount yet another false-flag chemical attack in order to incriminate the Syrian government.

Iran: US in no position to talk about Iran nuclear site

The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says the US is in no position to speak about the Tessa Complex near Karaj as the facility is related to the Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, while Washington has left the agreement.

Report: 500k internally displaced in Afghanistan in 2021

More than half a million people have been internally displaced in Afghanistan as a result of conflicts and insecurity in 2021, according to a newly released report by the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM).

UAE general accused of torture picked as Interpol chief

An Emirati general accused of torture has been elected as the president of Interpol, despite concerns of human rights organizations and members of the European parliament.

Hezbollah condemns Australia’s “terrorist” listing

Lebanon's Hezbollah movement has blasted Australia's decision to classify it as a terrorist organization, describing the move as "a blind bias" in the service of Israel’s interests.

Foreign combat troops to leave Iraq in two weeks

Foreign combat forces will leave Iraq in about two weeks, Baghdad has announced. Earlier, the Pentagon had confirmed the United States will end its military mission in Iraq before the end of this year.

Iranian, Kuwaiti diplomats discuss bilateral ties

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri has met with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah in Kuwait on Thursday and discussed bilateral ties and the latest regional and international developments.

UN calls for end to violence against Afghan women

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is calling for an immediate end to violence against women and girls in the country. UNAMA made the appeal in a statement issued on Thursday marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW).

Israel approves settlement expansion in WB, Palestinians decry

Palestinians have demanded US intervention after Israel gave the initial approval for the construction of thousands of illegal settler units in the occupied West Bank near Jerusalem.

Top US commander acknowledges Iran’s missiles accuracy

General Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of US Central Command, has acknowledged the capability of Iranian ballistic missiles with high precision.

WSJ: Saudi Arabia and Russia mulling pause in oil production increases

Top oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia are considering a move to pause their planned oil production increases, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. It comes after US announcement of the release of strategic crude reserves.

Iran rejects Bahrain terror allegations against Tehran

Iran has categorically rejected as “unfounded” the allegations by Bahrain, after Manama claimed it has confiscated an arms and explosives cache, originating from Iran.

EU says committed to full implementation of JCPOA

The EU envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency has underlined the bloc's firm commitment to the full and effective implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA.

Iran’s deputy FM meets top UAE officials

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri held talks with senior Emirati officials on Wednesday during a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), state news agency WAM reported.

‘UK blacklisting of Hamas goes against international law’

The representative of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement in Tehran has called on the international community to take serious action to condemn Britain for blacklisting the Hamas resistance movement as a terrorist group.

Armenian PM accuses Azerbaijan of “thuggish behavior”

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian says the Republic of Azerbaijan has adopted an aggressive policy against his country, saying what Baku calls the Zangezour Corridor is meaningless and phrases like that, have been coined by the Azeri government. He made the comment in response to Azeri President Ilham Aliyev’s demand that Yerevan open a corridor through its territory to give Azerbaijan access to Nakhjavan, an autonomous Azeri region.

Apple sues Israeli spyware company over iPhone hacking

Apple has filed a lawsuit against NSO Group, the Israeli spyware developer blacklisted by the United States, accusing the firm of targeting and surveilling Apple users.

UN: Yemen war deaths to reach 377k by year’s end

The death toll from Yemen’s war will reach 377,000 by the end of 2021, including those killed as a result of indirect and direct causes, a new United Nations report has projected. The report estimates some 1.3 million people will die by 2030 if the conflict drags on.

Turks call for govt. resignation over economic meltdown

Demonstrations were held in the Turkish cities of Istanbul and Ankara on Tuesday night following the lira's historic crash. People demanded the Turkish government's resignation in the face of the economic crisis.

Grossi confirms IAEA has no capacity to control info leakage

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi said in an exclusive interview with Press TV that the agency protects all the information it receives but if there are people leaking information, the body has absolutely no capacity to control this.

2 civilians killed in Israeli attack on Syria

An Israeli air raid on a Syria's central region killed two civilians and injured several others, Syria’s official news agency SANA reported on Wednesday.

Putin: Russia stance on Palestinian unchanged

Moscow’s stance on the Palestinian issue remains the same, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated during a meeting with Palestinian Authority chief, Mahmoud Abbas, in Sochi on Tuesday.

Largest US base in Syria under rocket attacks

A multiple rocket attack took place on the largest American airbase in eastern Syria on Tuesday. Damascus views the US military presence on Syrian soil as an attack on the Arab country's sovereignty.

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