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Middle East

Ministry: Saudi Arabia heading toward budget deficit despite predictions of surplus

IFP Media Wire - October 2, 2023

Saudi Arabia is expecting to fall into a budget deficit this year, despite earlier predictions of a surplus, the finance ministry has announced, as the oil-rich country continues to invest in its non-oil economy.

Foreign Policy

Normalization with Israel ‘regressive move’: Iran president

IFP Media Wire - October 1, 2023

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has condemned the normalization of ties with the Zionist regime as a regressive move that is the will of extra-regional powers.

Middle East

Terrorists will never succeed: Erdogan

IFP Media Wire - October 1, 2023

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated that “terrorists” will never achieve their aims in Turkey in his address at the country’s parliament. The speech comes hours after a Sunday attack on the interior ministry, located very close to the parliament building.

Europe

UN mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh

IFP Media Wire - October 1, 2023

Vehicles of the UN mission assessing the humanitarian situation and the needs of the local population have arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani news agency APA has reported.

Middle East

Suicide attack injures 2 police officers in Turkey’s capital Ankara

IFP Media Wire - October 1, 2023

A suicide bomber has detonated an explosive device outside the Interior Ministry headquarters in the Turkish capital Ankara, local authorities have confirmed, adding two police officers have been injured in the attack.

Security

Iranian navy commander says the force to deliver new homemade destroyer soon

IFP Media Wire - October 1, 2023

Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani has stated the force will take delivery of a new homegrown destroyer in the near future, which is furnished with much more advanced and elaborate systems compared to the military vessels already unveiled.

Middle East

Israeli protesters rally against PM’s policies for 39th straight week

IFP Media Wire - October 1, 2023

Tens of thousands of demonstrators have held massive rallies across the occupied territories for the 39th straight week against the hardline Israeli cabinet's policies, including its so-called judicial overhaul scheme.

Europe

Yerevan says over 80 percent of ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh

IFP Media Wire - October 1, 2023

An ethnic Armenian exodus has nearly emptied Nagorno-Karabakh of residents since Azerbaijan attacked the breakaway region and ordered the fighter groups to disarm, the Armenian government has announced.

Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 584

IFP Media Wire - October 1, 2023

Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:

Middle East

Israel: Female soldiers no longer to guard security prisons amid suspected sex scandal

IFP Media Wire - September 30, 2023

The Israeli military will no longer allow women to work as prison guards at high-security facilities, top officials have announced, ordering an “immediate” end to the practice after several female soldiers were accused of having sexual relations with an inmate.

Middle East

Qatar calls for Israeli nuclear sites to be subjected to IAEA safeguards

IFP Media Wire - September 30, 2023

Qatar has called for the Israeli regime's nuclear facilities to be subjected to the International Atomic Energy Agency's safeguards amid Tel Aviv's ongoing snub of international nuclear regulations.

Europe

UN plans to send mission to Nagorno-Karabakh as exodus nears 100,000

IFP Media Wire - September 30, 2023

The United Nations is to send a mission to Nagorno-Karabakh this weekend, its first access to the disputed region in about 30 years. It comes amid reports that nearly 80 percent of the ethnic Armenian population of the region have been displaced.

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Iran Leader’s aide: US forced Ukraine into war, causing further mayhem in region

IFP Editorial Staff - September 30, 2023

A senior advisor to the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on international affairs says that the United States pushed Ukraine into the conflict with Russia by providing it with weapons and munitions, which stoked the tensions.

Middle East

US-Saudi defence pact tied to normalization with Israel, Palestinian demands put aside: Report

IFP Media Wire - September 30, 2023

Saudi Arabia is determined to secure a military pact requiring Washington to defend the kingdom in return for opening ties with Israel and will not hold up a deal even if Tel Aviv does not offer major concessions to Palestinians in their bid for statehood, three regional sources familiar with the talks say.

Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 583

IFP Media Wire - September 30, 2023

Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:

Europe

UN: Over 2,500 dead, missing as 186,000 cross Mediterranean in 2023

IFP Media Wire - September 30, 2023

More than 2,500 people have died or gone missing while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year, the UN refugee agency has announced, while approximately 186,000 people have arrived in European countries during the same period.

Europe