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(MENAFN) Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has called on Israel to stop its military escalation in Lebanon, reaffirming support for a ceasefire arrangement in the region, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Several lawmakers from Germany’s co-governing Social Democratic Party (SPD) have called on the party leadership to adopt a firmer position toward Israel, citing developments in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon.

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(MENAFN) Iran's Foreign Ministry leveled serious accusations against Washington on Wednesday, claiming US forces had targeted an Iranian oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and a communications tower on Qeshm Island, launching both strikes from...

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(MENAFN) Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has welcomed the decision by the Shia movement Asaib Ahl al-Haq to integrate more closely with state institutions and move its weapons under government control, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Kuwait International Airport came under a drone attack on Wednesday, causing injuries and substantial damage to airport infrastructure, according to reports citing a statement from the Defense Ministry.

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(MENAFN) Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Thursday intensified diplomatic pressure on Israel to stand down militarily in Lebanon, as fresh airstrikes killed three people and wounded eight others — just 24 hours after both nations agreed...

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(MENAFN) According to reports, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has welcomed a decision by the Shia political and armed movement Asaib Ahl al-Haq to align itself with state institutions and begin placing its weapons under government authority.

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(MENAFN) Canadian activists who participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza have criticized the Canadian government for what they describe as a lack of response to their calls for accountability following their detention by Israeli forces,...

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(MENAFN) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared early Wednesday that it had carried out missile and drone strikes against US military installations in Kuwait, citing prior American attacks near the Strait of Hormuz and on Iran's...

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(MENAFN) A prominent Iraqi Shiite political and armed group has announced plans to begin disengaging its fighters from the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and place its weapons under full state authority.

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(MENAFN) Israel’s parliament took a significant step toward a possible early election after lawmakers approved the first reading of a proposal to dissolve the Knesset late Monday.

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(MENAFN) A Kurdish separatist faction claimed early Wednesday that Iranian missiles had targeted its headquarters in the Erbil province of northern Iraq, in what would mark the latest flashpoint in a region already gripped by fragile...

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(MENAFN) The Maldives issued a sharp diplomatic condemnation Wednesday over the forced entry of Israeli extremist settlers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, carried out under the direct protection of Israeli occupation forces.

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(MENAFN) Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators converged on Greece's main port Wednesday to protest the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship, in a show of solidarity organized by some of the country's most prominent trade unions and human rights...

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(MENAFN) A dual US-Iranian citizen has been arrested in the United States for allegedly supplying American computer technology to Iranian government-linked entities, including organizations tied to Iran’s nuclear and military programs, according...

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(MENAFN) Kuwait has declared two Iranian diplomats "persona non grata" and ordered them to vacate its territory within 24 hours, following Iranian drone and ballistic missile strikes that struck Kuwaiti soil and damaged a terminal at its...

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(MENAFN) Palestinians have expressed growing concern over what they view as increasing Israeli efforts to take control of Solomon’s Pools, a historic landmark and tourist destination located south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. The...

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(MENAFN) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday he is hopeful that ongoing discussions between Israeli and Lebanese officials in Washington could soon lead to a formal security framework and joint action plan.

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(MENAFN) A Brussels-based human rights organization has called on Indian authorities to immediately detain an Israeli military reservist currently believed to be vacationing on Indian soil, alleging his direct involvement in the destruction of...

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(MENAFN) The Maldives on Wednesday strongly condemned what it described as the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli settlers, carried out under the protection of Israeli forces.