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Security

Mossad spy executed in Iran

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A spy working for the Israeli intelligence service Mossad has been executed in Iran.
Foreign Policy

Iran condemns US, Britain sanctions on IRGC Quds force chief

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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has strongly condemned the US and the UK move to impose sanctions on 6 Iranian individuals and institutions, including Esmail Qaani the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
Middle East

Khaled Mashaal: Hamas prepared for long battle

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The armed wing of Hamas is prepared for a long war with Israel, the Palestinian group's former Chief and senior leader Khaled Mashaal told a Turkish newspaper.
Europe

Washington has to ‘understand responsibility’ for Ukraine conflict: Moscow

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The United States has to review its current position on both the Ukraine conflict and relations with Russia if it wants to restore dialogue with Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told NBC in an interview published on Friday.
Europe

EU agrees to open Ukraine membership negotiations

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has praised a “victory” for Ukraine and Europe after European Union leaders agreed to open membership talks with Kyiv, but the mood was soured just hours later when Hungary threatened to block crucial financial aid to Ukraine.
Middle East

Yemen says struck two Israel-bound ships

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The Yemeni Army  announced it has targeted two Israel-bound container ships in waters off the country’s coast, the latest of their operations to support Palestinians who are under attacks by Tel Aviv.
Security

Iran’s president calls for punishment of perpetrators of police station attack

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered swift efforts to identify the perpetrators of the Friday terrorist attack on a police station in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, which has left at least 11 dead and several more injured.
Middle East

Poll: Half of Israelis disapprove of Netanyahu’s performance as PM

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's popularity continues to fall amid the Gaza war, with the latest opinion poll revealing that over half of Israelis want former Defense Minister Benny Gantz to become premier.
Middle East

UN warns Gaza not fit for human life as around 19k Palestinians killed in Israeli war

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The head of the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees has stressed nine weeks of war have left Gaza unfit for human habitation. The Palestinian death toll from Israrli war on Gaza is nearing 19,000.
Local

Iran says mercenaries of foreign enemies behind terror attack on police in Siastan and Baluchestan 

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned the deadly terror attack on a police station in Sistan and Baluchestan Province that left at least a dozen security forces dead, injuring several others. 
Security

Iranian ‘ambassador of SMA patients’ hospitalized 

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An Iranian boy who was suffering from a Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) has been admitted to the hospital after a bout with the disease and lack of medicine, a stark reminder of the harsh conditions patients of the rare neuromuscular disorder go through to receive medication under US-led Western sanctions. 
Incidents

Huge fire engulfs hotel in Iran’s Bandar Anzali 

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A massive fire set a hotel in the Iranian northern port city of Bandar Anzali ablaze, whose heat could be felt from several hundred meters away.
Security

Gunmen kill at least 12 security forces in southeast Iran

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Armed militants staged an attack in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan which left at least 12 security forces dead and several others wounded, the spokesman of the Iranian police confirmed on Friday.
Europe

Turkey says Azerbaijan, Armenia close to historic peace deal

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Baku and Yerevan are closer to a peace agreement than ever, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said at the press conference in Azerbaijan, where he is on an official visit.
Europe

Putin says west ‘shooing itself in foot’ with sanctions

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Western countries are damaging their own economies when they limit Moscow's ability to use their currencies through numerous sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Thursday.
Foreign Policy

Iran: Israel plans to deport Palestinians to neighboring countries

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has warned of Israel's plot to deport Gaza-based Palestinians to other states after trapping them in the southern part of the enclave.
Middle East

Half of Israeli munitions dropped on Gaza are imprecise “dumb bombs”: US assessment

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Nearly half of the air-to-ground munitions that Israel has used in Gaza  have been unguided, otherwise known as “dumb bombs”, according to a new US intelligence assessment.
Tourism

Iran cancels visa requirements for 33 countries

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Iran has unilaterally lifted visa requirements for tourists and businessmen from 33 countries in a move to welcome more visitors from other countries.
Europe

Moscow mayor says Ukrainian drone attack on city repelled

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Ukrainian forces made another attempt to attack the Russian capital with two drones, hitting outside of the city, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said on Thursday morning. Sobyanin added the drones were shot down by air defenses over Moscow Region’s Naro-Fominsk District.
Middle East

West Bank death toll nears 300

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Israeli soldiers have killed at least 11 Palestinians during an incursion on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the ministry of health confirmed. Over 290 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire and more than 4,000 others detained since early October, according to Palestinian sources.
Security

Iran’s defense minister warns US: Red Sea is our region

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Iran’s Minister of Defense has undermined US efforts to establish an international naval force comprising 40 countries in the Red Sea, warning “no one can definitely maneuver in a region that we dominate.”
Middle East

Israel cancels Mossad head’s Qatar trip to restart hostage talks

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Israel has canceled a planned trip to Qatar by the head of its foreign intelligence service, Mossad, to restart negotiations on a possible second hostage release deal, a source familiar with the negotiations told CNN.
Middle East

World Bank says Gaza economy operating at 16% of its capacity

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The economy in the Gaza Strip was operating at only 16% of its productive capacity amid the military actions in the Palestinian enclave in October, the World Bank announced in a report.
Middle East

Wartime survey shows a rise in Hamas support, increase in anti-Westernism sentiments

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A wartime opinion poll among Palestinians shows a rise in support for the Palestinian movement Hamas, which appears to have ticked up even in the Israeli-bombarded Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Hamas sets conditions for peace talks

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Head of Hamas’ political bureau Ismail Haniyeh has stated the faction is open to negotiations to end the war with Israel in the Gaza Strip, but stressed that any final deal would have to lead to an independent Palestinian state.
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