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Security Council calls for intensifying efforts to expand Yemen truce

Council members highlighted the tangible benefits of the agreement between the Government and Houthi, now in its sixth month. They include a 60 per cent reduction in casualties.   Additionally, fuel coming through critical Huydadah…
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Israel seeks to destroy Palestinian Authority: PM

Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, on Monday accused Israel of seeking to destroy the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority, Anadolu News Agency reports. Speaking at a Cabinet meeting, Shtayyeh said Israel continues…
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Iran urges Saudi Arabia to show goodwill in talks to revive ties

Iran has no preconditions in its talks with Saudi Arabia, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday, calling on Riyadh to adopt a “constructive approach” to improve ties. “Iran will respond proportionately to…
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Iran criticizes Europe over nuclear talks comments

Iran has criticized the three European countries for their joint remarks about Iran in the talks to restore the nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanani said today…
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Iran FM: Formation of inclusive government requisite for restoration of peace in Afghanistan

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has underscored the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan as one of the requisites for restoration of peace and stability across the country. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks…
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Opinion: Iraq War: 20 Years Ago Today, George Bush Warned UN of Impending Conflict

By Robert Tollast Twenty years ago this month, US president George W Bush offered the first hints of an impending attack on Saddam Hussein's Iraq during an address to the United Nations General Assembly. Mr Bush's…