Israel strikes Gaza Strip after border violence

The Israeli military has announced it launched an air raid on the Gaza Strip, following violence at a border rally in which, health officials said, multiple Palestinians were wounded.

Anti-Iran groups in northern Iraq accept call for disarmament, relocation: Report

An informed source has confirmed that secessionist anti-Tehran groups in northern Iraq have agreed to lay down their arms and leave the areas along the common border between Iran and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.

Thousands join anti-Assad rally in southern Syria

Thousands of Syrians held a protest rally in the southern city of Sweida, the largest in nearly a month of anti-government demonstrations against economic hardships, activists say. The government says sanctions by the US and its allies following a decade of civil war, are behind the crippled economy.

Azerbaijan seeks peaceful resolution of issues with Armenia: Senior official

Baku is pursing a peaceful resolution of existing issues with Yerevan, an assistant to the president of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev has said in an interview with TASS.

Normalizing Israel-Saudi relations possible, but not certainty: US

The normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia is possible but not a certainty, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated.

Europe’s policy of ‘playing with time’ not to remain unanswered: Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has censured the lack of commitment on the part of the three European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, (JCPOA), after the US withdrawal under then President Donald Trump in 2018.

Russian aircraft building technology outpacing potential threats: North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un believes that Russian aircraft building technology is outpacing the outside potential threats, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) has reported.

Rights groups condemn US for allowing military aid to Egypt

More than a dozen rights organizations have signed a statement rebuking the US administration's decision to approve more than $200m in military aid to Egypt, arguing that the money will only embolden President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi amid an intensifying crackdown on civil society.

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 570

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:

Yemen’s Houthis arrive in Saudi Arabia for peace talks

A delegation of Yemen's Houthi has arrived in Saudi Arabia for negotiations aimed at potentially ending the war in the Arab world's poorest nation.

Russia expels 2 employees of US embassy

Russia declared two employees of the embassy of the United States in Moscow personae non gratae on Thursday, adding they have to leave the country within seven days, the Foreign Ministry has announced in a statement.

Erdogan urges long-time advisors to resign, overhauls his team: Report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revamped his team of advisors on Thursday, asking many to resign to open the way for a change of staff, two sources familiar with the issue told Middle East Eye.

2 Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli attack on west coast

Israel has carried out airstrikes against Syria’s west coast, near the ancestral home region of President Bashar al-Assad, killing two Syrian soldiers and wounding six others, state media have reported.

US says Iran’s blocked funds to be transferred to Qatar ‘in coming days’

US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller has stated that Iran's frozen assets will expectedly be transferred to the "final destination" in Qatar in the "coming days or so".

Top US general disputes claim he recommended Trump attack Iran

Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley revealed that he never recommended a US military attack on Iran during the previous administration, pushing back on claims made by former President Donald Trump and his White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.

Iran-US prisoner swap set to happen as soon as early next week: Report

Tehran and Washington are set to exchange prisoners as early as Monday under an agreement officially announced in mid-August, according to people familiar with the matter.

Deadly fighting continues in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, 15 killed so far

At least six people have been killed and more than a dozen wounded in fresh clashes in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian camp, the Palestinian Red Crescent’s Lebanon branch has confirmed, taking the death toll to 15 since fighting broke out on September 7.

Iran denies military build-up at border with Azerbaijan

The chief of General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Baqeri, has rejected media speculation that Tehran is building up troops at the country’s border with Azerbaijan amid persisting tensions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Armenia should not rely on Russia, but must get closer to West: PM

Yerevan should distance itself from Moscow and try to get closer to the West, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with Politico.

Blast kills 5 at Gaza rally marking 2005 Israel pullout

At least five Palestinians have been killed and 25 others wounded in an explosion next to the separation fence along the Israeli frontier with the Gaza Strip, the Ministry of Health in the besieged enclave has confirmed. The cause of the blast was not immediately known.

Iran says not to tolerate presence of terrorists on border with Iraq

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stressed that Tehran cannot tolerate the presence of terrorist groups on the Iranian common border with Iraq.

Iran censures west-sponsored statement critical of Tehran-IAEA interaction

Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has rejected a Western-sponsored anti-Tehran statement issued during the IAEA’s Board of Governors meeting on Wednesday, stressing it is politically motivated and distorts facts.

Putin “accepts Kim’s invitation to visit Pyongyang”

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Pyongyang at a "convenient time," state media KCNA reported, adding that the Russian leader has happily accepted the invite.

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 568

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:

US plans to withhold $85m in aid to Egypt due to political detentions

The United States plans to withhold $85 million in military aid to Egypt because of Cairo's failure to meet Washington's conditions on freeing political prisoners and other issues, a US senator has confirmed, calling for withholding $235 million more.

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