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Middle East

Report: Some Israelis caught in crossfire on October 7

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An investigation published by the New York Times has outlined in-depth details of Hamas' attack on Kibbutz Be'eri in early October, a community in southern Israel.
Security

Afghanistan seeks economic revival to facilitate return of Afghan immigrants

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Amir Khan Mottaghi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, expressed the nation's commitment to creating an environment conducive to the repatriation of Afghan immigrants.
Middle East

France, Spain, Italy leave US-led coalition against Yemen

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In a major setback to a US-led maritime task force in the Red Sea to protect passage of Israeli-owned and Israel-bound merchant vessels against Yemen's military operation, France, Spain and Italy have officially withdrawn from the alliance.
Security

Iran’s Navy unveils new modern equipment, including drones, missiles

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The Naval Force of the Iranian Army has unveiled its latest achievements only to add more state-of-the-art equipment to its repertoire of domestically developed devices.
Middle East

Israel says expanded ground operation across northern and southern Gaza Strip

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Israeli troops have expanded their ground operation in the southern and northern areas of the Gaza Strip and engaged in fierce battles over the weekend, Israel's so-called Defense Forces spokesperson Daniel Hagari said in a news conference Saturday.
Middle East

Turkey launches air raids on Iraq, Syria after 12 soldiers killed

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The Turkish air force conducted air strikes in northern Iraq and Syria and destroyed 29 targets of the  Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) after 12 soldiers were killed in the past two days in northern Iraq, the defence ministry announced on Saturday.
Middle East

UN says Yemen warring parties agree to implement new ceasefire

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The Saudi Arabia-backed Yemeni government and Houthis have both committed to steps towards a ceasefire, the UN special envoy for Yemen stated on Saturday.
Views

Iranian MP: Iran failed to properly identify national interests in relations with Russia

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An Iranian parliamentarian says the Tehran government has failed to properly identify national interests in its relations with Russia.
Middle East

Hamas says Israel’s threats to eliminate resistance empty

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A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has stated Israel will not achieve any of its proclaimed goals in the ongoing genocidal war on Gaza and will not be able to eliminate the resistance.
Middle East

UN chief: 4 out of 5 hungriest people globally are in Gaza

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has once again sounded the alarm on the dire humanitarian crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip, lamenting that four out of “five of the hungriest people anywhere in the world are" in the coastal territory.
Americas

Biden says did not ask for ceasefire in Gaza during phone call with Netanyahu

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US President Joe Biden says he did not call for a ceasefire in Gaza during his phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Middle East

UN agency says “no place is safe” in Gaza as Israel calls for new areas to evacuate

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Thomas White, a top official with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, has warned Israel's military call for the evacuation of new parts of central Gaza, will impact more than 150,000 people — many already displaced.
Middle East

100 journalists killed since start of war: Gaza media office

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At least 100 journalists have been killed since Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip began on October 7, according to new figures released by the government media office in Gaza.
Europe

Ukrainian troops say facing acute ammunition shortage

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The Ukrainian army is facing an acute shortage of ammunition, hampering its counteroffensive operations while Russia does not seem to have the same problem, the Washington Post has reported, citing forces deployed on the frontlines.
Middle East

Gazans facing starvation: WHO chief

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Residents in Gaza City are facing starvation and selling their possessions for food, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned.
Foreign Policy

Iran summons Russia charge d’affairs over Moscow stance on trio PG islands row

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Russian charge d'affairs to protest the contents of a joint statement issued by some Arab states and Moscow at the 6th Arab-Russia Cooperation Forum over the three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf.
Foreign Policy

Iranian MP slams Russia on three Persian Gulf islands 

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A member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iran’s parliament has criticized Russia for its recent stance on the three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf, saying history shows that Russia only care about their own interest.
Healthcare

Official: Up to 10k best nurses of Iran have migrated

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The head of the nursing council organization of Iran says "wrong policies" toward the profession has disillusioned nurses in Iran and called for those responsible for those policies to be held accountable.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s president: Hamas is an elected govt., represents people of Gaza 

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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has called for a referendum in Palestine so that the Palestinians decide their fate.
Middle East

Iran, Egypt presidents call for mutual efforts to end Gaza war

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In their first phone call, the presidents of Iran and Egypt have urged closer mutual attempts and employment of all capacities to put an end to the Israeli bombardments of the besieged Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Saudis overwhelmingly say Arab countries should severe ties with Israel amid Gaza war

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A new poll has found that 96 percent of Saudi nationals believe that Arab nations should cut ties with Israel in response to the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip, and that the popularity of Hamas has grown significantly amid Israel's devastating military offensive on the embattled territory.
Americas

US ‘alert to risks’ of Houthi strikes on global economy

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The director of the White House’s Economic Council Lael Brainard has stated that President Joe Biden’s national security team is very focused on Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea amid the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip. Several shipping companies have announced they will pause all journeys through the Red Sea after a series of raids by Yemen’s fighters.
Middle East

Two-thirds of Israelis want Gaza ceasefire agreement: Poll

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Sixty-seven percent of Israelis are in favour of an exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli captives of Hamas that would bring about a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, according to a Lazar Institute poll published by Israeli daily Maariv.
Foreign Policy

Iran says UNSC resolution on Gaza positive step, but insufficient

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Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has lauded as positive the United Nations Security Council resolution that demands immediate delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip but stressed it is not enough for Palestinians in the besieged territory.
Local

Veteran Iranian journalist urges Russia to apologize for stance on three Iranian islands

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The managing editor of Iranian principalist daily Kayhan has decried Russia’s support for Arab countries stance on the three Iranian islands of the Lesser Tunb, the Greater Tunb and Abu Musa, demanding the Kremlin apologize to the Iranian government.
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