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Middle East

UN envoy in Iraq to resign within weeks, says country ‘on a knife edge’

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Head of the United Nations political mission in Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert has told the UN Security Council she expects to step down at the end of May, adding the Arab country was “on a knife edge”.
Middle East

20% of Israeli captives in Gaza ‘are dead’: Report

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The Israeli military has concluded that over one fifth of the Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza are dead, according to a report by the New York Times daily.
Middle East

Saudi Arabia pours cold water on claims of normalizing ties with Israel without Gaza ceasefire

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Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry has poured cold water on claims it was prepared to normalise relations with Israel before a ceasefire is brokered in the Gaza Strip and without progress toward Palestinian statehood.
Science and Technology

Iranian-made MS drug to hit the market soon

Golrokh Askarieh -
An Iranian academician says the country is currently mass-producing a drug for the multiple sclerosis (MS) disease.
Int'l Relations

Iran says not directing or controlling resistance groups in region

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Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has rejected allegations that Tehran provides military and financial aid for resistance groups in the region, including Yemen’s Ansarullah movement and Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
Middle East

Syrian president receives UAE’s first envoy to Damascus after over a decade

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has received the first ambassador to have been sent by the United Arab Emirates to Damascus in more than a decade since the breakout of the war in the country.
Middle East

Pro-Palestine judge elected as ICJ president

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A Lebanese judge known for his past criticisms of Israel has been elected as the new president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and will now oversee a genocide case brought against Tel Aviv over its military campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Hamas response to proposed truce deal ‘generally positive’: Qatar

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Mediator Qatar says Hamas has given a “generally positive” response to a proposed truce agreement with Israel, as the Palestinian group reiterated its demand for an end to the Israeli assault on Gaza.
Middle East

Houthi leader says US, UK, Israel cannot break will of Yemenis to continue supporting Gaza

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The leader of Yemen’s Houthi movement has stated the rising aggression by the “evil trio” of the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel against the Arab country will not affect the determination of Yemeni people to support Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Europe

Ukraine promises to destroy Crimean Bridge, the longest in Europe

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The Crimean Bridge connecting the Russian peninsula of Crimea to the Krasnodar Region will be destroyed in 2024, the commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Vice Admiral Aleksey Neizhpapa, has threatened.
Americas

Biden threatens to veto Republican-proposed standalone aid package for Israel

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US President Joe Biden has vowed to veto a Republican-proposed standalone aid package for Israel, if it manages to pass through the Congress. The idea to pass a “clean” aid package, not tied to border security or Ukraine, was floated by speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson last week.
Middle East

McDonald’s and Starbucks say Gaza war hurting business

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Giant fast food chain McDonald's and multinational chain of coffeehouses Starbucks have seen their profits take a hit as a result of the war in the Gaza Strip, with the companies pointing to boycotts over their perceived pro-Israel stances.
Local

Solemn farewell to General Ghazanfar Azarfar, a war hero

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A poignant farewell ceremony was held at the Isfahan Artillery Training Center to honor the life and legacy of General Ghazanfar Azarfar, a war hero who played a vital role as a commander during the Iran-Iraq war of 1980s.
Incidents

Massive fire erupts in plastic warehouse in southeast Tehran

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A significant fire incident happened in a plastic warehouse in a southeastern neighborhood of Tehran.
Sport

Iran natl. football team’s gaffer raps AFC decisions ahead of Asia semi-finals

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Iran's national football team head coach, Amir Qalenoei expressed frustration over AFC decisions About the ongoing Qatar competitions, stating, "We suffered greatly from tournament scheduling, having less than 72 hours of rest before facing Japan."
Middle East

Houthis say struck US, UK vessels off Yemen’s coast

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A Houthi military spokesman has said the Yemeni group fighters have conducted two operations against US and British vessels off the nation's coast, stressing their support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amidst intensified Israeli attacks.
Security

Iran arrests 2 terrorists, including one Daesh member, in southeast

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Iranian police forces have arrested a militant with the Daesh terrorist group and an agent of the so-called Ansar al-Furqan terrorist organization in Sistan and Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran, according to the spokesman of the police force.
Sport

Iran riled up over ‘small share’ of tickets at AFC semifinal with Qatar

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Iran is angry with host Qatar over allocating a small number of the tickets for its fans for the Wednesday football match between the two sides in Doha within AFC Asian Cup semifinal competitions.
Int'l Relations

US strikes on Syria, Iraq, illegal, violation of intl. law, UN charter: Iran’s envoy

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Iran's permanent ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has strongly condemned the United States’ recent air raids on Iraq and Syria as illegal and a blatant violation of international law and the the UN charter. He was addressing a UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security on Monday.
Middle East

Israel army investigates reported killing of Israeli citizens by troops in October attack

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The Israeli army has begun probing the reported killing of 12 Israeli citizens by the army forces on 7 October, according to a report.
Int'l Relations

UN Security Council members slam US over airstrikes in Syria, Iraq

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Some member states of the United Nations Security Council have criticized the US over last week’s air raids on several targets in Syria and Iraq to avenge the killing of three of its service personnel in Jordan.
Local

Iran’s interior minister: Over 14,000 candidates qualified for par’l election

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The Iranian interior minister says with the approval of the qualification of over 14,000 candidates by the Guardian Council for next month’s legislative polls, the grounds are set for ‘good competitions.’
Middle East

Netanyahu says Gaza war “must not end” before Israel kills Hamas leadership

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that the  Gaza war "must not end" before Israel kills Hamas leadership in the besieged enclave. More than 27,350 people have been killed by Israel since early October last year.
Society

Oldest woman in Iran passes at 126

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Massoumeh Sanei Toroghi, the oldest woman in Iran, has died at the age of 126 in Khorasan Razavi Province.
Foreign Policy

Tehran’s core policy supports distancing of states from Israel: Iran president

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stated that Tehran's core policy is to support countries' distancing from the Zionist regime.
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