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Local

Iranian daily blames Taliban for terrorist attack in Sistan and Baluchestan

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An Iranian daily says the terrorist attack in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan on Friday should be viewed in a broader context where multiple agents, most outstandingly the Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan, are involved.
Nuclear

UN chief says existing challenges of salvaging JCPOA complicated

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The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated that existing challenges of reviving the 2015 nuclear deal are complicated, yet the agreement remains the best option to ensure the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program.
Security

Gas stations in Iran back online after cyberattack

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Almost all gas stations in Iran are operational a day after about 70 percent of the pumps were hit in a cyberattack, the Iranian deputy oil minister said Tuesday.
Middle East

US launches multinational operation in response to Houthi strikes in Red Sea

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The United States has announced the formation of a multinational mission to counter attacks by Yemen's Houthis on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
Middle East

Hamas video shows Israeli captives pleading for release

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Gaza-based Palestinian group, Hamas, has posted a video of three elderly Israeli hostages pleading for their immediate release.
Middle East

Yemen says hit two more ships in Red Sea

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The Yemeni armed forces have launched attacks on two more Israel-bound ships sailing in the Red Sea amid a campaign to pressure Tel Aviv and allies to end their war on Gaza.
Middle East

4,300 aid trucks enter Gaza between Oct. 21-Dec.16: Palestinian Red Crescent

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The Palestinian Red Crescent Society has reported 4,301 humanitarian relief trucks entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt between Oct. 21 and Dec. 16.
Middle East

Nearly 300 people in UNRWA shelters killed and over 1,000 injured since October 7: UN

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At least 297 displaced people in Gaza have been killed since the Israel-Hamas war began, according to a statement from the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Those killed and injured were sheltering in facilities run by the UN refugee agency, UNRWA.
Middle East

Tens of thousands of Israelis internally displaced near Lebanon borders: Report

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Border clashes between Lebanese Hezbollah movement and Israel, has left tens of thousands of Israelis internally displaced near borders, Axios has reported.
Local

Aide: Iran’s ex-pres. Rouhani to run for Assembly of Experts vote with 16-member list

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A high-profile Iranian politician, close Hassan Rouhani, says the former Iranian president is going to run for the upcoming Assembly of Experts elections with a 16-member list.
Middle East

Sisi declared victorious in Egypt presidential election with 90% of votes

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Egypt’s incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has secured a third term as the leader of the Middle East’s most populous nation, officials announced after the counting of votes in the presidential election, held between December 10 and 12.
Middle East

Israel using starvation as weapon of war: HRW

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Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, which is a war crime, Human Rights Watch announced on Monday.
Middle East

Charity organization warns Gaza water system ‘completely collapsed’

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The lack of water or sanitation in Gaza could soon become equally “dangerous” amid the ongoing Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, according to a member of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders.
Parliament

Iranian lawmaker slams parl. for handling of $3bn+ fraud case 

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An Iranian lawmaker has criticized the parliament for its handling of the Debsh Tea fraud case, involving billions of dollars, saying it is not tough on the issue.
Middle East

Over 50% of Israelis oppose annexing and resettlement of Gaza after war: Poll

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A recent survey conducted by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) revealed that a majority of Israelis are opposed to the annexation of the Gaza Strip when the ongoing conflict in the enclave ends.
Middle East

Gaza deadliest place for journalists in world: UN

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The United Nations Office for Human Rights in the occupied Palestinian territories announced it is alarmed by an unprecedented rate of journalists and media workers killed in Gaza since early October.
Sport

World soccer star Luis Figo in Tehran

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Luis Figo former legendary soccer player of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan arrived on Monday in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
Security

Iran oil minister: Gas stations hit in cyberattack

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Iran’s Oil Minister confirmed that about two thirds of the gas stations across the country were disrupted after they were targeted in a cyberattack on Monday.
Middle East

Over 500 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in West Bank in 2023

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At least 505 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank this year, the Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed.
Local

Ex-Iranian MP claims fledgling company enjoys rent to secure huge import contract

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A former Iranian lawmaker has informed President Ebrahim Raisi of an alleged “rent” that enabled a fledgling company to import 13 million tons of basic goods such as wheat, maize, barley, rice, oil and red and white meat through a contract with a completely confidential classification.
Energy

Official: Gas stations disrupted in Iran, technical glitch will be tackled soon

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A technical error has knocked fuel rationing system in Iran off course, the head of the Gas Stations Union confirmed, adding offline fueling system at non-subsidiary prices has not been affected.
Middle East

Hamas says no prisoner swap deal with Israel under bombardment

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A senior Hamas official has reaffirmed that the Palestinian movement will not enter into talks over a new prisoner exchange agreement with Israel until the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip comes to an end.
Europe

Western companies lost $103 billion from Russia exits: Report

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Efforts by Ukraine and its Western backers to convince, shame and sanction firms into leaving the Russian market have backfired, placing lucrative enterprises in Russian hands at discount prices and pumping more than a billion dollars’ worth of exit taxes into Moscow’s coffers, according to a report.
Middle East

Yemen says Red Sea operations left significant economic impact on Israel

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Spokesman for Yemen’s Ansarullah Mohammed Abdul-Salam has stressed the Yemeni army's military operations against the vessels owned by Israel or bound for the occupied Palestinian territories have taken a big toll on the regime's economy.
Middle East

Pope says no terrorists in Gaza parish where Israeli soldier killed 2 women

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Pope Francis addressed the death of a mother and daughter who were sheltering inside the Holy Family Parish in the Gaza Strip, where church leaders say they were killed by an Israeli army sniper.
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