Air corridor deal between Dubai and India to boost vaccine distribution
Dubai (Reuters) – Dubai Airports and the operator of Hyderabad airport, GMR Hyderabad, have agreed a logistics deal for COVID-19
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Israel dismisses ‘nonsense’ Iran charge it seeks to trick U.S. into war
Jerusalem (Reuters) – An Israeli official on Sunday dismissed as “nonsense” an allegation by the Iranian foreign minister that Israel
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Baghdad procession marks anniversary of Iran general’s death
Baghdad (AP) – A mock funeral procession in Iraq marked the one-year anniversary of the US drone strike near Baghdad
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Iran’s foreign minister urges Trump to avoid Israel ‘trap’ to provoke war
Dubai (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday not to be “trapped”
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Iran intends to enrich uranium to up to 20 percent purity: IAEA
Dubai (Reuters) – Iran has told the UN nuclear watchdog it intends to enrich uranium to up to 20 percent
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Iran execution of man convicted of murder when 16 draws UN condemnation
Dubai (Reuters) – Iran executed a man on Thursday who had been convicted of murder 12 years ago when he
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Soleimani’s killers will ‘not be safe on Earth,’ says Iran’s judiciary chief
Tehran (AFP) – Iran’s judiciary chief warned on Friday that Qasem Soleimani’s killers will “not be safe on Earth”, as
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US to send home only Navy aircraft carrier operating in Middle East amid Iran tension
Pentagon (AFP) – The Pentagon has decided to send home the only Navy aircraft carrier operating in the Middle East,
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Syria War killed 6,800 in 2020, lowest annual toll: Monitor
Beirut (AFP) – The Syrian conflict claimed at least 6,800 people in 2020, the lowest annual death toll since it
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Iran to resume gas flows to Iraq after agreement on unpaid bills – Iraq ministry
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iran will resume normal gas flows to Iraq on Wednesday after reaching an agreement with Iraq on
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