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Iran debate puts problems on one man: the outgoing president

TEHRAN: Iran's seven presidential candidates on Tuesday put all the problems of the Islamic Republic squarely on the shoulders of…

5 years ago

Jordanian MP Osama Ajarmeh expelled for insulting King

AMMAN: Jordan's Lower House of Parliament voted to expel MP Osama Ajarmeh over his "insulting statements" against King Abdullah II.The…

5 years ago

Iran cleric who founded Hezbollah dies at 74

DUBAI: Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, a Shiite cleric who as Iran's ambassador found the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and lost his…

5 years ago

Organisers cancel controversial Jerusalem march

JERUSALEM: Right-wing pro-settler groups scrapped a controversial march that was to take place this week in Jerusalem, a spokesperson said,…

5 years ago

Netanyahu alleges election fraud, accuses rival of duplicity

JERUSALEM: PM Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday a newly formed Israeli coalition that is poised to unseat him was the…

5 years ago

#SheikhJarrah: from Jerusalem neighbourhood to global hashtag

JERUSALEM: For decades, Sheikh Jarrah was just another neighbourhood in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, but its story has gone viral online…

5 years ago

Crunch vote for Israel’s ‘change’ coalition draws nearer

JERUSALEM: The speaker of the Israeli parliament will formally notify lawmakers Monday of the opposition's announcement of a coalition to…

5 years ago

Two drones intercepted, shot down over Iraqi air base: Army

BAGHDAD: Iraqi military said on Sunday that air defences at Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base that hosts US Forces, intercepted…

5 years ago

Iran Needs action, not Guarantees, to Renew nuclear Bargain, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei States

DUBAI: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Tehran desired action rather than guarantees from six world…

5 years ago

Syria has Probably used chemical weapons 17 Occasions: Watchdog

UNITED NATIONS: The mind of the worldwide chemical weapons watchdog advised the U N Security Council its specialists have researched…

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