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Iran-Saudi rapprochement ‘positive step’ towards promotion of regional security, stability: Iraq

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Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid has hailed the resumption of diplomatic relations between Tehran and Riyadh as a “positive step” that works to enhance security and stability in the West Asia region.
Asia

Pakistan hit by protests over surging energy costs

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Demonstrations against rising electricity and petrol prices have rocked Pakistan, with thousands taking to city streets and setting their electricity bills alight.
Religion

Iran: 4mn pilgrims depart for Iraq’s Karbala for Arbaeen rituals

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Iran’s Interior Minister said nearly 4 million pilgrims have left Iran to visit Karbala in neighboring Iraq, with over 2.3 million having already returned.
Middle East

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian youth, damage refugee camp

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Israeli soldiers have killed a young Palestinian man and seriously injured another during a large raid on a refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem, damaging infrastructure in the camp.
Security

Iran defense minister: All anti-Tehran weapons sanctions to be lifted in weeks

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Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani says all Western weapons sanctions on Iran will be lifted within weeks and the Islamic Republic is ready to expand its defense and strategic ties with all independent countries, especially with Muslim and regional nations.
Middle East

X accused of assisting Saudi Arabia in cracking down on critics: Report

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A revised civil US lawsuit has accused X, formerly known as Twitter, of assisting Saudi Arabia in perpetrating human rights abuses against its users.
Middle East

Palestinian delegation to discuss Israeli-Saudi normalization with officials in Riyadh: Report

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A Palestinian Authority (PA) delegation will discuss Ramallah’s role in a possible Saudi Arabia-Israel normalisation agreement in an upcoming meeting with American and Saudi officials in Riyadh, several sources have told Middle East Eye news outlet.
Asia

China’s Huawei opens cloud data center in Saudi Arabia to grow MENA footprint

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Huawei Technologies has opened a cloud data centre in the Saudi capital Riyadh in a bid to grow its online service offerings in the Middle East and North Africa, the Chinese tech giant has announced.
Middle East

US, EU to warn UAE against trading with Russia: Report

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The US, the UK and the European Union are making a new push to convince the United Arab Emirates to stop the flow of goods to Russia that could help it in the war against Ukraine, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Asia

North Korea leader to meet Putin in Russia: Report

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un plans to travel to Russia and meet with President Vladimir Putin this month, the New York Times has reported, citing US and “allied” officials.
Local

Iranian daily: Sacking university professors will wither society

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A leading Iranian daily has lashed out at the government for the recent dismissal of a number of high-profile university professors who arguably hold critical views and replacing them with like-minded and sometimes “bizarre cases.”
Nature and Wildlife

Iran’s Azini Wetland, a winter abode for endangered birds

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The Azini Wetland in the southeast of the Hormuz Strait is one of the most amazing tropical wetlands in Iran.
Middle East

Israel halts Gaza exports after “explosives found”

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Israel has suspended all commercial goods leaving the Gaza Strip after an alleged attempt to smuggle explosives, the Israeli army announced in a statement.
Foreign Policy

Releasing Iran’s assets in South Korea opens new chapter in bilateral ties: FM

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Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has stated that a recent agreement reached to unblock the country’s frozen funds in South Korea will open a new chapter in the two country’s relations.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 559

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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:
Media

Iran’s Entekhab news outlet banned; editor in chief says due to story about Friday prayer leader

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The editor in chief of an Iranian online news outlet reportedly banned by authorities has said he has no information about the ban but if the report is true, it’s due to a piece of news about the Friday prayer leader of Shiraz, in southern Iran.
Middle East

Israel and Bahrain agree to bolster trade ties

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Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen agreed Monday with his Bahraini counterpart to boost trade relations, during his first visit to one of the two Persian Gulf Arab states to establish ties with Israel.
Middle East

Medicine shortages in Kuwait leave patients without treatment

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Widespread anger has erupted in Kuwait over a lack of medicine, with many warning that the Arab country risks a national crisis over the problem. People are blaming the minister of health, demanding a solution to the ongoing crisis and voicing their concerns on social media.
Nuclear

Report: IAEA says Iran has slowed its enrichment of “near-weapons-grade uranium”

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Tehran has slowed the pace at which it is enriching uranium to “nearly weapons-grade levels”, according to a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated Press on Monday. Iran says all its nuclear program is solely peaceful having vehemently denied any attempt to develop nukes.
Nuclear

Iran says won’t wait nuclear deal revival in foreign trade

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Tehran is resolutely neutralizing the US sanctions without linking its foreign trade to the outcome of the negotiations on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani told reporters on Monday
Foreign Policy

President Raisi calls Iran and Saudi Arabia influential governments of Muslim world

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has described Iran and Saudi Arabia as two influential countries in the region and the Muslim world.
Nature and Wildlife

Black bear spotted in Kahnouj، southern Iran

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An Asian black bear has been spotted in the heights of Kahnouj, in the southeastern Iranian province of Kerman, the local Environmental Protection Department announced.
Security

Iran says ready to hold joint drills with friendly states

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A top military commander has expressed the Iranian Air Defense’s readiness to hold joint military exercises with the friendly countries and allies.
Middle East

Iraqi security troops deployed in Kirkuk after 4 protesters killed

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Iraqi security forces have been deployed in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk to prevent further violence as the death toll in clashes between ethnic groups rose to four, security sources have confirmed.
Middle East

Israeli foreign minister lands in Bahrain for high-profile talks

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Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has arrived in Bahrain for talks with senior Bahraini officials, state media reported, in his first visit to one of the Persian Gulf Arab states having ties with Tel Aviv.
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