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Iran’s reformist camp: Mass emigration contributor to foreign subversive activities

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The head of Iran’s Reformist Camp has expressed misgivings over the recent wave of Iranians’ emigration.
Europe

Russian investigators arrest plant director over blast, 12 still missing

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Russian investigators detained the technical director of the Piro-Ross company on Thursday, a newly released statement said, after a huge explosion at the military optics plant that has been shrouded in mystery.
Middle East

Palestinian man killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank

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Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man during a military raid in the occupied West Bank on Thursday morning.
Local

Over 19k nominees complete initial registration for Iran legislative election

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Iran’s interior minister says over 19,000 hopefuls have so far completed their initial registration for parliamentary elections.
Security

ISIS terrorist arrested in southeast Iran

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A member of the ISIS terrorist group has been apprehended in southeastern Iran.
Middle East

Turkey seizes secret database of Daesh: Report

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Turkish intelligence agencies have, in an operation, gained access to a secret database of the Daesh terrorist group with the names of almost 10,000 so-called lone wolf terrorists, a Turkish newspaper has reported, citing security sources.
Middle East

Kuwait bans Barbie film as Lebanon calls for action, citing ‘homosexuality’

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Kuwait has announced a ban on the film Barbie in a bid to protect “public ethics and social traditions”. It comes shortly after a Lebanese minister called for barring the movie from cinemas for “promoting homosexuality”.
Sport

Female spectators now allowed to attend stadiums in Iran

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Iranian female spectators can now cheer on their favorite team alongside male fans at stadiums.
Middle East

Two young Palestinians killed in drive-by shooting

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Two more young Palestinian men have been shot dead in the occupied territories amid rising levels of violence in their communities.
Asia

Pakistan president dissolves parliament to pave way for elections

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Pakistan's President Arif Alvi has dissolved the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, a first step in the countdown to the general election by mid-November.
Middle East

No framework agreed yet for Israel-Saudi Arabia normalisation deal: US

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US President Joe Biden’s administration has announced more discussions need to happen before a potential agreement to normalise relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel can be reached.
Foreign Policy

Iran summons British ambassador to protest ‘imprudent’ remarks

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the UK envoy to Tehran, Simon Shercliff, to protest against the diplomat’s "interventionist remarks" on the occasion of the Iranian National Reporter Day.
Asia

Documents reveal US pushed for Ex-Pakistan PM removal over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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The United States had encouraged the Pakistani government in March 2022 to remove former Prime Minister Imran Khan from office over his neutrality on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to a classified Pakistani government document obtained by The Intercept.
Foreign Policy

Saudi embassy in Tehran resumes work after seven years

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Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Tehran has resumed operations, IRNA reported Wednesday, following a thaw in ties seven years after the mission was closed.
Europe

Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 533: Russia says thwarted Ukrainian drone attacks on Crimea and Moscow

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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:
Foreign Policy

Iran FM Amirabdollahian leaves for South Africa economic meeting

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian left Tehran for Pretoria on Wednesday to attend an economic meeting in the South African city.
Middle East

Syria’s Assad refuses to meet Turkish President Erdogan ‘on his terms’

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stated he will not meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan under the latter’s conditions.
Middle East

Syrian reporter, soldiers killed in Daraa blast

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A Syrian reporter and two Syrian soldiers were killed on Wednesday by an explosive device in the country's southern Deraa governorate, Syrian state media reported.
Security

Iran developing supersonic cruise missiles: Report

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Iranian military scientists have obtained the technical know-how to manufacture cruise missiles capable of traveling at supersonic speeds, Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday.
Energy

Deputy minister: Iran’s daily oil production to hit 3.5mn barrels

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The head of National Iranian Oil Company and deputy petroleum minister says Iran’s production of crude oil will surpass 3.5 million barrels per day by the end of September in a new blow to US sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
Foreign Policy

Ex-Iranian diplomat: No diplomatic way out of water standoff with Taliban

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A former Iranian diplomat believes that the Taliban administration in Afghanistan will not back down in a dispute over Iran’s water share from the Helmand river with negotiations, suggesting that the Islamic Republic has to consider non-diplomatic ways.
Europe

Dozens wounded in powerful blast at factory in Moscow Region

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A powerful explosion has rocked an optical equipment factory in the town of Sergiyev Posad outside of Moscow, with evacuation efforts being underway, the local authorities have confirmed. A total of 31 were wounded but a rising toll of casualties was feared, said governor Andrey Vorobyov.
Middle East

Biden’s security adviser in UAE after Saudi visit

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US national security adviser Jake Sullivan has traveled to the United Arab Emirates after a visit to Saudi Arabia. The trip came amid Washington’s efforts to mend ties with the two Arab states and a recent American military buildup in West Asia.
Environment

Expert: All plans to revive Lake Urmia were waste of budget

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Amid reports of “the demise of Lake Urmia”, a top Iranian geographer and climatologist says all previous efforts to save the lake in northwestern Iran were futile and wasted a huge amount of budget.
Middle East

Syria’s envoy says US supplied terrorists with chemical weapons

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Syria’s deputy permanent representative to the UN says that US forces have supplied terrorists in the strategic al-Tanf area in southern Syria with chemical weapons and trained them how to use the lethal tools to incriminate Damascus.
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