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Quds Force chief’s low-profile Baghdad visit highlights Iran's strategic pivot

In a brief Baghdad visit, Iranian Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani sought to mend Iraq's fractured Shiite bloc and restore Tehran's faltering...

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A Correspondent In Tehran

Algeria's Sonatrach latest foreign oil major to resume Libya drilling

Libya has Africa’s largest proven oil reserves, with approximately 48.4 billion barrels, but political instability had led international energy...

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Jack Dutton

Turkey's main opposition survives court challenge amid legal crackdown 

The court ruling ended months of political uncertainty over the Republican People’s Party's leadership, fueling concerns over democratic...

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Ezgi Akin

Rubio seeks quick deployment of international Gaza force

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio voiced hope Friday of soon putting together an international force to police the ceasefire in Gaza, as Palestinian...

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Ezgi Akin

Wife of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti appeals to Trump for his release

Barghouti has been imprisoned in Israel since 2002, after being convicted of planning attacks that killed five people, and he has been held in...

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Rosaleen Carroll

US, UAE strike $1.8B critical mineral venture amid China tensions and Gulf rivalry 

A new US-UAE consortium targeting critical minerals is emerging at a pivotal moment for global supply chains as Gulf states eye major roles in this...

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Samuel Wendel

Grappling with Western sanctions, Iran, Belarus strengthen military ties

Defense-related cooperation between Iran and Belarus has accelerated considerably in recent years, particularly after Belarusian President...

23.10.2025 9

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Adam Lucente

Rubio meets Netanyahu in push to preserve Gaza ceasefire

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is the latest US official dispatched to Israel to maintain the ceasefire’s momentum.

23.10.2025 1

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Elizabeth Hagedorn

Exclusive-US mulls Gaza aid plan that would replace controversial GHF aid operation

By Phil Stewart and Jonathan LandayWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is considering aproposal for humanitarian aid delivery in Gaza that...

23.10.2025 2

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Elizabeth Hagedorn

UN Palestinians expert denounces 'mafia-style' US sanction move

The United Nations' expert on Palestinian rights on Thursday denounced the US sanctions brought against her for criticising Washington's policy on...

23.10.2025 2

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Elizabeth Hagedorn

Iran welcomes conditional release of Iranian student in France

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran welcomed the conditional release of an Iranian student from French prison, the country's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday,...

22.10.2025 1

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Adam Lucente

Kushner, Witkoff meet with UAE’s Sheikh Tahnoon as US pushes to reinforce Gaza ceasefire

The visit by the American envoys to the UAE comes right after their visit to Israel in an attempt to stabilize President Donald Trump’s Gaza...

22.10.2025 1

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Rosaleen Carroll

Over 200 hospitalized in Tunisia’s Gabes as anger over pollution crisis grows

President Kais Saied is facing one of his biggest challenges yet as demands for the closure of the city’s phosphate processing plant increase.

22.10.2025 2

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Adam Lucente

Trump's back channel to Hamas says militants could cede heavy weapons in disarmament deal

Bishara Bahbah says he recently relayed messages between the Trump administration and Hamas concerning the handover of the deceased hostages.

22.10.2025 2

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Elizabeth Hagedorn

Iran's state TV doxxes journalists in Israel as post-war spy hunt intensifies

Since its June war with Israel, Iran has executed at least 9 people on charges of espionage.

22.10.2025 1

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Rosaleen Carroll

REUTERS NEXT-Saudi heritage site to offer investors projects worth $1.6 billion

By Yousef SabaABU DHABI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia's AlUla cultural heritage site plans to offer projects worth 6 billion riyals ($1.6 billion) for...

22.10.2025 2

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Rosaleen Carroll

Turkey, Qatar step up bid to protect Gaza truce

Turkey and Qatar intensified efforts to preserve the fragile Gaza ceasefire, with their leaders meeting in Doha Wednesday as diplomatic and...

22.10.2025 2

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Rosaleen Carroll

Israel's parliament gives initial nod to occupied West Bank annexation

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A bill applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, a move tantamount to annexation of land which Palestinians want for a...

22.10.2025 1

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Rosaleen Carroll

UN court says Israel must ease aid into Gaza, provide 'basic needs'

The International Court of Justice said Wednesday that Israel was obliged to ease the passage of aid into Gaza, stressing it had to provide...

22.10.2025 3

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Rosaleen Carroll

Iran, Poland clash on Russia drone sales exposes Tehran’s fragile position in Europe

The public spat between the Iranian and Polish foreign ministers over Tehran's drone sales to Russia underscores Iran's growing diplomatic...

21.10.2025 1

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A Correspondent In Tehran

Syria’s SDF releases detainees as ‘goodwill’ gesture after talks with Damascus

The talks on the situation in Aleppo, where a siege of Kurdish areas is reportedly ongoing, come as the Syrian government and the SDF work on a...

21.10.2025 1

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Adam Lucente

At least $216B needed to rebuild postwar Syria, says World Bank

Reconstruction costs of damaged physical assets are projected at between $140 billion and $345 billion, with a conservative best estimate of $216...

21.10.2025 1

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Jack Dutton

US military to start Gaza ceasefire monitoring as international force plans stall

Diplomatic snags and concerns that their troops could be caught in the crossfire between Hamas and Israel are raising questions about a US proposal...

21.10.2025 1

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Jared Szuba

Former Assad mouthpiece Al-Thawra to test limits of Syria's new rulers

Despite the fall of Assad, Al-Thawra struggles to shed its propaganda legacy, as new editor Nour al-Din al-Ismail works to professionalize the...

20.10.2025 1

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Amberin Zaman