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Foreign Policy

Iran, Saudi Arabia officially resume ties after FMs’ meeting

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The spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Iran and Saudi Arabia have formally resumed their relations as of Thursday, following a meeting between the top diplomats of the two countries in China.
Int'l Relations

Tehran writes letter to UN chief, raps Israel killing of Iranian military advisors in Syria

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Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations has sent a letter to António Guterres UN secretary-general and also to the head of the world body’s security council on the killing of two Iranian military advisors in an Israeli attack in Syria. Amir Saeid Iravani said that the crime is a flagrant violation of international law.
Middle East

“CIA head visited Saudi Arabia following Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement”

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The chief of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Bill Burns was in Saudi Arabia this week to meet with officials and reinforce Washington’s commitment to intelligence cooperation, a US official told Al Arabiya.
Local

Iran’s Leader: US, Europe in no position to talk about human rights

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Iran’s leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei highlighted the Western states’ crimes in the past and in the contemporary era, saying the US and the European countries are in no position to comment on the human rights issue.
Middle East

Iran, Saudi FMs hold meeting, agree to work for regional peace,

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At the end of their official meeting in Beijing, China, Foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia put emphasis on working toward securing regional peace and security.
Middle East

Israeli forces raid Al-Aqsa for second night

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Israeli forces have raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for a second consecutive night, firing stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets at Palestinian worshippers.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 407

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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:
Transportation

Iran and Iraq agree to start construction of Shalamcheh-Basra railroad

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Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development says Iran and Iraq have made a final decision to start the construction of the Shalamcheh-Basra railroad project between the two countries, which was pending for many years.
Foreign Policy

Iranian MP: Presidents of Iran and UAE to meet in near future

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The president of the United Arab Emirates is going to meet with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in the near future.
Europe

Putin says US responsible for failing relations

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Russian President Vladimir Putin told the new US ambassador Washington is responsible for a dramatic deterioration in US-Russia relations since Moscow sent its armed forces into Ukraine last year.
Middle East

Top diplomats of Russia, Iran, Syria, Turkey likely to meet in Moscow: Ankara

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A meeting between the foreign ministers of Russia, Iran, Syria and Turkey on normalizing relations between Ankara and Damascus may take place in the Russian capital, Moscow, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday.
Healthcare

Iran Covid deaths hit record high in months

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Iran's Health Ministry on Wednesday reported 30 deaths caused by the Coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the highest figure recorded in months.
Local

Iran says ‘pleased’ with US declaration of support for peace process in Yemen

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has welcomed a call by the United States to help end the Yemen war, highlighting Tehran’s resolve to that end.
Cinema

Prominent Iranian movie director Kioumars Pourahmad dies at 74

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Prominent Iranian movie director, producer and screenwriter Kioumars Pourahmad has died at the age of 74.
Middle East

UN says up to 1 million people ‘disappeared’ in Iraq over last 50 years

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The United Nations says up to one million people have "disappeared" in Iraq over the past five decades. The world body has urged Baghdad to take immediate action to end the enforced disappearances in the Arab country.
Middle East

Iran and Saudi FMs to meet Thursday in Beijing, 1st time following reconciliation: Report

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, will reportedly meet in the Chinese capital, Beijing, on Thursday.
Security

Iran interior minister says ‘can’t confirm attack on Isfahan’s Defense Ministry site for now’

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Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi says for now, he cannot confirm reports of an abortive attack by a micro aerial vehicle that was approaching a facility belonging to the country’s Defense Ministry in the central city of Isfahan.
Middle East

Israeli forces attack worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan, detain hundreds

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Israeli forces have attacked and arrested hundreds of Palestinian worshippers in a violent raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the holy month of Ramadan.
Middle East

Israeli jets strike besieged Gaza, Palestinians respond to attacks

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Israeli fighters have carried out a fresh round of airstrikes against the besieged Gaza Strip, drawing retaliatory rocket fire from Palestinian movements in the coastal enclave.
Europe

Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 406: Macron arrives in Beijing to discuss Russia-Ukraine war with Xi

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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:
Human Rights

Iran rejects UN rights resolution, raps mandate of special rapporteur

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has rejected as politically-motivated a human rights resolution against the Islamic Republic, adopted at the 52nd meeting of the UN Human Rights Council.
Religion

Ayatollah Khamenei: Removal of hijab is politically and religiously banned

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Iran’s leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says removing the hijab in society in front of unrelated men is religiously and politically banned.
Healthcare

Iran sees rising Covid-19 deaths

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The daily death toll from the coronavirus is rising in Iran, with the disease having killed 27 people in the country over the past 24 hours, the health ministry announced on Tuesday.
Local

20 female students admitted to hospital with respiratory symptoms in Tabriz, Iran

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The head of the Emergency Department of Iran’s East Azerbaijan Province says 20 female students were admitted to a hospital in the provincial capital Tabriz with respiratory symptoms.
Foreign Policy

Iran to help Syria beef up its air defense

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An Iranian defense ministry official says Iran is going to help Syria beef up its air defense systems.
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