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EU’s Mora says held ‘intense talks’ with Iran’s Bagheri Kani

The European Union’s coordinator of talks over the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Enrique Mora, has said that his latest talks with Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani have been “intense” covering a range of “difficult bilateral, regional and international issues."

Israel plans to authorize 1,000 new homes in West Bank

Tel Aviv is seeking to authorize 1,000 new homes for the Eli settlement in the occupied West Bank in response to the shooting that killed four Israeli settlers on Tuesday. It comes a day after an Israeli raid killed seven Palestinians in Jenin, occupied West Bank.

US House moving to make Iran sanctions permanent

The US House Foreign Affairs Committee has advanced a bipartisan bill to make the 1996 sanctions against Tehran permanent.

3 Palestinians killed in Israel drone raid on West Bank

An Israeli drone strike hit a vehicle in the northern West Bank and killed three people in a new escalation of attacks on the occupied Palestinian territory.

Iran, Russian and Turkey stress commitment to Syria’s sovereignty, slam Israeli raids

Participants at the 20th international meeting on Syria in the Astana format- Tehran, Moscow and Ankara- have stressed their commitment to Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. They have also voiced their firm opposition to Israel’s acts of aggression and airstrikes against the Arab country.

Iran dismisses claims on installation of surveillance cameras at Isfahan nuclear plant

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami has denied claims over the installation of surveillance cameras at a nuclear plant in the city of Isfahan, central Iran.

Russia says Ukraine’s attack on Moscow Region thwarted

The Russian military has foiled a Ukrainian drone raid on Moscow Region, Russia's Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday. It added the attack had no casualties or damage.

15-year-old Palestinian girl injured by Israeli troops dies of wounds

A 15-year-old Palestinian girl who was critically wounded during the Israeli army attack in Jenin on Monday, succumbed to her wounds on Wednesday.

Official: Iranian businesses expect big jump in trade with Arab states

Iranian businesses believe trade with Arab countries of the Persian Gulf could see a jump in the near future amid a political rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh, an official with Iran's private sector says.

Ansarullah official lauds Iran’s efforts to end Yemen’s suffering in face of Saudi war

Mohammed Abdul-Salam, the spokesman for Yemen’s Ansarullah movement, has lauded Tehran’s support for Yemen and its attempts to put an end to the suffering of the Yemeni nation in the face of the Saudi-led war.

UN Middle East envoy ‘deeply alarmed by cycle of violence’ in West Bank

Tor Wennesland, the UN’s special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, says he is “deeply alarmed by the continuing cycle of violence and appalled by the continued loss of civilian lives”. Four Israeli settlers and two Palestinians have been killed in the recent violence in the occupied West Bank.

Iran football team crowned at 2023 CAFA Nations Cup

Iran national football team, Team Melli, have won the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA)'s Nations Cup after beating Uzbekistan in Tashkent by the narrowest of margins.

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 483

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:

UN expert says Taliban treatment of women could be ‘gender apartheid’

A United Nations expert has stated that the treatment of Afghan women and girls by the Taliban could amount to “gender apartheid” as their rights continue to be undermined by the governing authorities. The Taliban have accused the UN of “spreading propaganda against the Islamic Emirate”.

Saudi Arabia executes youth over terror charges

Riyadh has executed a young man from the Shia-populated Qatif region over allegations of involvement in terrorist activities. Critics see the move as part of a heavy-handed crackdown led by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince against political dissidents.

Major suspect in Khashoggi case seen in public for first time since murder

Saud al-Qahtani, a former senior aide to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and a prime suspect in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, has been seen in public in the city of Jeddah, using a walking stick, for the first time since the Saudi journalist's 2018 assassination.

Israel says direct flights to Saudi Arabia for Hajj won’t happen now

Israel has announced that hoped-for direct Hajj flights to Saudi Arabia would not happen this year, playing down any prospects of an imminent U.S.-mediated normalisation of relations with the kingdom.

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian youth in West Bank after Jenin massacre

Israeli forces have fatally shot another Palestinian youth during an attack on a village located west of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem. It comes hours after Israeli troops killed five Palestinian people in the Jenin refugee camp.

UN expresses deep concern over Israel’s unrelenting settlement expansion

The United Nations voiced deep concern about Israel’s plan to approve the construction of thousands of new settler units in the occupied West Bank.

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 482

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:

Qatar and UAE resume diplomatic relations after six years

Qatar and the United Arab Emirates announced on Monday they had resumed diplomatic ties after six years and were reopening respective embassies with immediate effect.

Islamic Jihad chief meets Iran’s president, FM, thanks Tehran for supporting Palestine cause

Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement, Ziad al-Nakhaleh, held separate meetings with Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi and his Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran on Sunday. Nakhaleh has expressed his appreciation for Iran's unwavering support for the Palestinian people and resistance forces.

5 Palestinians killed, dozens wounded in Israeli raid on Jenin, West Bank

An Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Monday has killed at least five Palestinians and wounded almost 60, with 10 in critical condition.

Israel set to ramp up settlement expansion in West Bank

Israel’s hardline coalition government has approved plans for the construction of thousands of new housing units in the occupied West Bank. Given the far-right finance minister sweeping powers, Israel is to expedite the construction of illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, bypassing measures that have been in place for 27 years.

Pakistan arrests 10 suspected human traffickers after Greece boat tragedy

Pakistani authorities have arrested 10 alleged human traffickers after it emerged that many of the migrants and refugees who drowned off Greece’s coast were from the South Asian nation. Islamabad has vowed the traffickers would be "severely punished."

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