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Middle East

US, Arab states, India, EU to unveil rail, ports agreement on G20 sidelines: White House

IFP Media Wire -
A multinational rail and ports deal linking the Middle East and South Asia will be announced on Saturday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, a White House official has confirmed.
Middle East

Report: Fresh Anti-government protests hit Syria’s Sweida

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At least 2,000 people marched in the city of Sweida in southern Syria in a new round of anti-government demonstration, an activist and a witness have confirmed.
Music

The Dozaleh or Donay, Iranian Kurdish musical instrument

Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini Lahijani -
The Dozaleh is one of the most important musical instruments in the Zagros region located in the west of Iran. The instrument has two sound tubes that are placed and tied together. The Dozaleh is played along with the Tombak or the Daf in wedding ceremonies and celebrations.
Europe

Russia summons Armenia’s envoy over ‘unfriendly moves’

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Armenian Ambassador to Moscow Vagharshak Harutiunyan has been summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry for a stern remonstration amid “Yerevan’s unfriendly actions”, the diplomatic agency has announced in a statement.
Views

Analyst: JCPOA revival shrouded in ambiguities, questions

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The landmark nuclear deal between Iran and the West, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is a thing of the past at the current stage but paradoxically it still casts shadow on the relations between Tehran and Europe as well as the United States.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 563

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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:
Nuclear

Iran says to continue cooperation with IAEA

IFP Editorial Staff -
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says Tehran will continue cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency over its peaceful nuclear program.
Persian Gulf

US, Persian Gulf states, India seeking railway deal at G-20: Report

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US President Joe Biden and the leaders of India, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are expected to announce a joint infrastructure agreement at the Group of 20 summit as part of Washington’s efforts to balance China’s influence in the region, Axios reported.
Middle East

US says still work to do on Israel-Saudi normalization

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White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has said that US, Israeli and Saudi leaders have put many of the elements of a pathway to normalization on the table but there is still much work to do.
Europe

UK government taking ‘dangerous road’ by labeling critics of Israel anti-Semitic

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London is taking a “dangerous road” by labelling critics of Israel’s human rights record as anti-Semitic, a parliamentary committee examining a bill that would ban public bodies from supporting the BDS movement has been told.
Security

Iran military commander thanks Iraqi armed forces, Hashd al-Sha’abi for Arbaeen security

IFP Editorial Staff -
Chairman of the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri has expressed his gratitude to the head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU), known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, and the Chief of the Joint Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces for providing security for the Arbaeen march.
Environment

Iran seeking joint action with Saudi Arabia on sand storms

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Iran mulls a joint action with Saudi Arabia to contain the sand and dust storms that emanate from the Arab country’s Empty Quarter desert, according to head of the Iranian Department of Environment.
Middle East

Fears of further escalation rise as dozens die in fighting between Kurdish fighters, Arab tribal militias in Syria

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The ongoing fighting that erupted between Arab tribal militias and members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeast Syria has killed dozens of people as fears of further escalation grow.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 562

IFP Media Wire -
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:
Finance

Russia’s largest lender launches new service in Iran

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Russia’s largest lender Sber is offering a new service that allows its clients to transfer money to Iran, the bank announced on Thursday.
Europe

Vast majority of Russians support turning away from west: Survey

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A vast majority of Russians are supportive of Moscow’s policy that prioritizes the development of ties with the countries of the global East rather than the West, a new poll by the state-owned Russian Public Opinion Research Center (WCIOM) shows.
Foreign Policy

Iran rejects Arab-Japanese statement over Persian Gulf islands

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The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has rejected the joint statement of the Arab-Japanese political dialogue meeting over the three Iranian Islands of Abu Musa, the Greater and Lesser Tunb.
Europe

Azerbaijan concentrates forces on border with Armenia, near Nagorno-Karabakh: PM

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Azerbaijan has amassed its troops on the border with Armenia and the demarcation line with Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told a Cabinet meeting. He has described the situation as explosive.
Sport

Iranian wrestlers runner-up at world deaf championships

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Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers with hearing impairments have won eight medals at the 5th edition of World Deaf Cadet and Junior Greco-Roman & Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Kyrgyzstan, and finished as the overall vice champion of the competition.
Middle East

Death toll from Turkey floods rises to 7

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At least seven people were killed as heavy rains triggered flash floods in northwest Turkey, state news agency Anadolu has reported.
Human Rights

Iran’s rights official: More prisoner exchange with US soon

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Weeks after Iran and the United States carried out a prisoner exchange, a top Iranian human rights official says both sides will soon release more prisoners in a swap deal.
Middle East

Israel’s treatment of Palestinians amounts to apartheid: Ex-Mossad chief

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A former head of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad has stated that Tel Aviv is enforcing an apartheid system against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Middle East

Western officials in UAE amid concerns over supply of technology to Russia

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Representatives from the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union have landed in the United Arab Emirates to discuss the implementation of sanctions on Russia as part of broader efforts with a range of “partner” countries, a US embassy spokesperson told CNN on Thursday.
Europe

Azerbaijani president, US top diplomat discuss opening roads for cargo delivery to Karabakh

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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, during a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, has discussed opening roads to Karabakh so that cargos could be delivered to region, the press service of the Azerbaijani President reported.
Middle East

Pro-Palestine campaigners snubbed by UK MPs over anti-BDS bill

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Palestinian advocacy organisations have not been invited to give evidence in person to a parliamentary committee scrutinising proposed legislation which would ban public bodies in the United Kingdom from disinvesting from Israel due to concerns over the abuse of Palestinian rights.
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