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Iran Holds Mass Weddings in Tehran for Couples Pledging Wartime ‘Self-Sacrifice’

Tehran-Iranian authorities staged mass public wedding ceremonies across Tehran for hundreds of couples enrolled in a state-backed wartime mobilization campaign,

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Israeli Military Order Activates Death Penalty Law for West Bank Palestinians

Dubai-An Israeli military order enabling the death penalty for certain Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks in the occupied West Bank

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Iran Pushes Back on US Terms as Fragile Peace Contacts Continue

Tehran — Iran said on Monday it had formally responded to a new United States proposal aimed at ending the

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Gaza Artists Turn Ruins Into Murals of Defiance and Gratitude

Dubai— Two young Palestinian artists in the Gaza Strip are transforming bomb-damaged walls and piles of rubble into large-scale murals

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Middle East Conflict Leaves Filipino Workers Facing Layoffs, Debt and Return Home

Dubai-The escalating conflict in the Middle East is disrupting the livelihoods of thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers across Gulf economies,

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Lebanon’s Aoun Vows to Pursue End to Israel Conflict Amid Renewed Strikes

Beirut— Joseph Aoun said on Monday he would do the “impossible” to end the conflict between Lebanon and Israel, as

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Israel Approves Defense Hub on Former UNRWA Site in East Jerusalem

Jerusalem-Israel’s cabinet approved plans on Sunday to establish defense facilities on the site of a former United Nations Relief and

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UN Nuclear Watchdog Alarmed by Drone Strike Near UAE Atomic Plant

Dubai-The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Sunday it was “gravely concerned” after a drone strike triggered a fire near

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Tunisians Rally Against Saied Amid Deepening Economic Pressures

Tunis-Hundreds of Tunisians protested in the capital on Saturday against President Kais Saied, accusing him of eroding civil liberties and

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Pakistan Pushes Tehran Diplomacy Amid Stalled Iran-US Talks

Islamabad-Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni in Tehran on Saturday as Islamabad continued diplomatic efforts to

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