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US designates WSJ journalist as “wrongfully detained” by Russia

Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter who is being held in Russia, has been designated as wrongfully arrested by the US State Department.

Russian, Iranian, Syrian, Turkish diplomats to meet soon: Moscow

A meeting between the senior diplomats of Russia, Iran, Syria and Turkey is planned to be held in the near future, a high-ranking Russian official said on Monday.

Expert: Israel cannot go it alone in a war on Iran

An Iranian political expert says the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no other priority on his agenda than Iran.

Covid in Iran: 940 new cases, 39 deaths

The Iranian Health Ministry figures on Monday showed that 940 people had tested positive for the Coronavirus over the past 24 hours. The disease has also killed 39 patients during the period.

Egypt’s inflation climbs again to reach highest level since 2017

Egypt’s annual urban inflation rose in March to its highest level in six years, mostly on the back of soaring food prices linked to the decline in the value of the local currency, data from the country's statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Monday.

Palestinian teen killed in Israeli raid on WB refugee camp

A 15-year-old Palestinian has been killed by Israeli troops in the Aqabet Jaber refugee camp in Jericho in the West Bank. Mohammad Fayez Balhan was shot in the head, chest and stomach.

Afghanistan ranks 4th in 2023 crime rate: Report

Afghanistan is ranked fourth on the list of countries with the highest crime rate in 2023, according to a report by the World Population Review (WPR).

Persian Gulf council deplores Israeli raid on al-Aqsa Mosque

The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has strongly condemned the Israeli raids on the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, describing it as an act of desecration and aggression against Islam’s third holiest site.

Saudi, Omani delegations meet Houthi leaders in Yemen after Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement

Saudi and Omani envoys have held talks with Houthi officials in the Yemeni capital Sanaa as part of the international efforts to find a settlement to Yemen’s war.

IRGC says successfully tested new homemade suicide drone

An Iranian military official announced that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force has successfully tested a new suicide drone that can hit targets within a range of 450 kilometers.

Suspect in St. Petersburg bombing cooperating with Russia investigators: Report

Daria Trepova, who Moscow formally accused of a bombing that killed a well-known pro-Putin blogger at a cafe in St. Petersburg last weekend, is cooperating with investigators, Russian state media reported.

Iran Covid deaths hit record high: 42 killed

The Iranian Health Ministry on Sunday reported 42 deaths caused by COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, the highest figure recorded in months.

Israel conducts aerial attacks on Syria

The Israeli military announced it has launched artillery attacks on Syria on Sunday. Damascus says its air defense units have confronted the raid launched by the Israeli army from the occupied Golan Heights.

Saudi Arabia releases Houthi inmates as Omani delegation visits Sanaa to mediate fresh truce

Saudi Arabia has freed more than a dozen Houthi detainees ahead of a wider prisoner release agreed upon by the warring sides, according to a spokesman for the Yemeni group.

Ex-Iran ambassador to Baku: Israel and West trying to turn Azerbaijan into another Ukraine for Iran

Former Iranian ambassador to Baku says the Zionist regime and the West are plotting to turn the Republic of Azerbaijan into another Ukraine for the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Israelis hold massive rallies against PM’s ‘judicial reforms’ for 14th consecutive week

Tens of thousands of Israelis have rallied across the occupied territories for the 14th straight week, condemning the "judicial reforms" proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

20-year-old Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank

Israeli forces have fatally shot another Palestinian youth during a raid on the town of Azzun, east of the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilyah.

OIC: Israel’s crimes stoking violence and tension in region

The head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Saturday warned that Israel’s “crimes” against Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem feed violence, tension, insecurity and instability in the region. Tension escalated recently after Israel removed Palestinian worshippers by force from inside the al-Aqsa Mosque complex.

Israel hit Hamas positions to avoid wider conflict with Hezbollah: Report

Two Israeli military officials say Tel Aviv decided to target positions of the Palestinian Hamas movement in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, apparently to avoid a wider conflict with Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

Iraq calls on Turkey to apologize over attack on Sulaymaniyah airport

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid has condemned the recent shelling of Sulaymaniyah airport in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region by the Turkish military. He has urged Ankara to cease hostilities and apologize for bombarding the area.

Houthis call on UAE to withdraw its troops from Yemen

A senior member of the Yemen's Houthi Supreme Political Council says the United Arab Emirates (UAE) should pull out its troops from the war-torn country. The remarks came after reports of Saudi Arabia informing the Yemeni presidential leadership council of the decision to put an end to the eight-year war in Yemen.

Iran’s Raisi urges convergence in Muslim world to count Israeli atrocities against Palestinians

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said in a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan that greater proximity among Islamic nations is needed to confront the brutal actions of Israel against Palestinians.

Moscow charges arrested WSJ correspondent with espionage

Russia has formally charged detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich with espionage, according to Russian news agencies.

France and China support restoration of talks to salvage JCPOA

Following French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to China, Paris and Beijing issued a joint statement on Friday, supporting negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, JCPOA.

Iran FM: Tehran and Paris agree to resume talks to end challenges

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has stated that Tehran and Paris have a common stance their negotiations should continue based on mutual respect aimed at overcoming the existing challenges.

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