Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visits Iraq for the first time since the murder. of Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Qassem Soleimani in January. Zarif and his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein, emphasized the need for a stable Iraq for the “good of the region” as the top …
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumed when the longtime leader faces growing discontent over his handling of the coronavirus crisis. The trial at the Jerusalem District Court resumed on Sunday after a two-month break. The court had ruled In May Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister on trial, would …
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FILE PHOTO: Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah of Kuwait is seen during the Arab Summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, May 31, 2019. REUTERS / Hamad l Mohammed / File Photo KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s ruler, Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, 91, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday for …
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Damascus begins parliamentary elections on Sunday in areas controlled by the country’s government, as President Bashar al-Assad served 20 years in power amid continued war and deep economic problems. More than 2,000 candidates, including businesspeople under recently imposed sanctions by the United States, will participate in the legislative elections, the …
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Israeli police used water cannons to disperse protesters around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence on Saturday as protests against him grew over the alleged corruption and his handling of the coronavirus crisis. Struck by high unemployment, a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases and the reprint of coronavirus brakes, Israelis have …
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