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New arrest warrant issued for former Pakistani PM, Imran Khan

Pakistan’s Election Commission has issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The ex-premier faces a contempt charge for allegedly using “intemperate language” against government officials.

Hezbollah leader says Israel on path toward collapse, citing judicial plans

Secretary General of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has stated that the Israeli far-right cabinet's insistence on pushing ahead with its controversial judicial overhaul plan has put the regime on the path to collapse.

Israeli parliament votes on PM’s supreme court changes

The Israeli parliament, or Knesset, has voted into law a controversial curb on some supreme court powers submitted by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. The final vote on the bill passed 64-0, after the opposition boycotted it in protest.

Iran censures US for prisoner exchange delay

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani blamed the US government for the prolongation of the process of prisoner swap between the two countries.

Sources say ex-Iraqi Kurdish intelligence official killed in car bombing

A former senior member of an intelligence agency linked to an Iraqi Kurdish party was killed in a car bomb blast in the city of Dohuk in Iraq's Kurdistan region, a security source told Reuters.

Hundreds of Palestinian minors arrested by Israel in first half of 2023: Report

Israeli soldiers have arrested as many as 570 Palestinian minors since the beginning of the year, according to a new report released by a Palestinian rights advocacy group.

Israeli veterans issue ‘extraordinary alert regarding deep fracture’ in military over judicial crisis

Former Israeli soldiers raised an "extraordinary alert" over the "deep fracture" in the military caused by the ongoing judicial crisis. In a joint statement, they stressed that the situation is far worse than what the army leadership has described and is now affecting active-duty soldiers.

Officials say Iran ranks first in production of computer game science in West Asia

Mohammad-Amin Haji-Hashemi, the managing director of Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation, has said that Iran enjoys the first place among the regional countries and the Muslim world in the production of computer games scientific output.

Mayor: Russian capital under attempted drone attack

The mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin, stated that there was “no major damage following an attempted Ukrainian drone strike" against the Russian capital on Monday morning. The drones crashed into "non-residential buildings after the military suppressed them using electronic warfare means."

Dozens killed, missing in flash flooding in Afghanistan and Pakistan

At least 31 people have been killed and dozens more are missing due to heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, more than a dozen people died as heavy rains and landslides hit neighbouring Pakistan.

OPEC says Iran’s natural gas output raised 2% in 2022

Figures by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)  shows that Iran’s natural gas production rose by 2% in 2022 despite sanctions imposed on the country’s energy sector.

Yemen says won’t transfer oil and gas revenues to Saudi bank

Yemen has rejected a proposal by Riyadh to transfer oil and gas revenues to the Saudi National Bank in return for the kingdom to pay public sector wages in the war-torn country.

OPEC says Iran’s oil revenues up 67% in 2022

Figures by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) shows that Iranian oil export revenues rose by 67% last year despite continued pressure of US sanctions on Tehran.

Netanyahu to be fitted with pacemaker overnight

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be fitted with a pacemaker overnight between Saturday and Sunday, he stated in a video statement released by his office.

Palestinians call for international investigation into Israeli killing of teenager

Palestinian Foreign Ministry has called for an international probe into the Israeli killing of a teenager in the occupied West Bank town of Sebastiya. More than 200 Palestinians have been killed by Israel since the start of 2023.

Huge crowds march in Israel as vote on judicial curbs nears

Tens of thousands of Israelis opposed to a judicial overhaul sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu marched to Jerusalem on Saturday as pressure mounts on his rightwing government to scrap a bill that would curtail the supreme court’s powers.

President Raisi says Sweden should bring insulters of Holy Quran to justice

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stated that mere condemnation of sacrilege of the Holy Quran by the Swedish government is not enough, and that Stockholm should bring the perpetrators of the heinous act to justice.

Iraqis attempt to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone over Quran burning

Hundreds of people in Baghdad have attempted to storm the city’s Green Zone, a heavily fortified area with a number of foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq’s government, over the sacrilege of the Holy Quran in Denmark.

Former Iranian FM, nuclear chief proposes comprehensive political dialog between Iran, US

A former head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Agency and foreign minister, Ali-Akbar Salehi, has proposed that Iran and the United States hold a wide political dialog to resolve bilateral issues.

Wildfires still raging in Iran’s west

Wildfires are still burning in forests in Iran’s western Kurdistan Province, where local authorities have planned aerial firefighting operations.

Israeli soldiers fatally shoot another Palestinian teenager in West Bank

Israeli troops have killed a Palestinian teenager during a raid on the northern West Bank town of Sebastia. It comes only a few hours after the Israeli forces killed a teenage Palestinian boy in the occupied territory.

Armenia’s PM says war with Azerbaijan ‘very likely’ unless peace treaty signed

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that a new war with Azerbaijan Republic was "very likely" if the two countries were unable to agree on a peace treaty. He made the remarks in an interview with the French AFP news agency.

Russia says BRICS leaders to discuss sustainable payment mechanism

Establishing sustainable payments mechanisms for mutual trade is among the key issues for the BRICS group of nations to discuss at their summit next month, the Russian foreign ministry has announced.

Israeli soldiers kill 17-year-old Palestinian in West Bank

Israeli soldiers have shot dead a 17-year-old Palestinian boy in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials have confirmed.

Turkey’s Erdogan to host Netanyahu and Abbas next week

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will be hosted in Ankara during the same week, the Turkish presidency has announced.

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