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  • Iran Wavers On How To Respond To Israel

    Iran Wavers On How To Respond To Israel

    Opinion – One week following Israel’s targeted strike on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, resulting in the deaths of seven high-ranking Quds Force officers, Tehran appears undecided on its response. President Ebrahim Raisi participated in an evening session of Iran’s National Security Council shortly after the incident, yet no definitive actions were announced. Following the…

  • Oman urges de-escalation during Iran FM visit – Arab News

    Oman urges de-escalation during Iran FM visit – Arab News

    Oman urges de-escalation during Iran FM visit  Arab News Continue Reading News Source: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2489671/middle-east

  • IDF chief says Israel is prepared for ‘multi-front war’ with Iranian proxies

    IDF chief says Israel is prepared for ‘multi-front war’ with Iranian proxies

    World News By Ronny Reyes Published April 7, 2024, 4:29 p.m. ET The Israeli military is ready for a “multi-front war” against Iranian proxies, the IDF’s chief of staff declared on Sunday, as troops prepared to shift from defense to offense against Hezbollah terrorists along the northern border. Israeli Defense Force Chief of Staff Lt.…

  • World Newspapers: Patients hit with big bills while insurers reap fees

    World Newspapers: Patients hit with big bills while insurers reap fees

    A little-known data firm helps health insurers make more when less of an out-of-network claim gets paid. Patients can be on the hook for the difference. 206 … Continue Reading News Source: iranpress.com

  • Meet Clostridium butyricum—the bacteria that helps keep us feeling our best

    Meet Clostridium butyricum—the bacteria that helps keep us feeling our best

    Credit: CC0 Public Domain Our friend here, Clostridium butyricum (also known as C butyricum), is one of the hardest working microbes living in our gut. Without its exhaustive work, we might find ourselves constantly feeling a little under the weather. … Continue Reading News Source: medicalxpress.com

  • Oman urges de-escalation during Iran FM visit

    Oman urges de-escalation during Iran FM visit

    Muscat, Oman —  Oman’s foreign minister called Sunday for de-escalation during a visit by his Iranian counterpart who started a regional tour in Muscat where he met a spokesperson for Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The visit by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian came almost a week after an airstrike in Damascus leveled the Iranian Embassy’s consular…

  • Iran’s foreign minister visits Oman on regional tour

    Iran’s foreign minister visits Oman on regional tour

    Dubai, UAE —  Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian traveled to Oman on Sunday on the first leg of a regional tour, the ministry said, almost a week after a suspected Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. “Amirabdollahian is traveling to Oman as the first destination of his regional tour at the head of…

  • Cancer-stricken Palestinian inmate dies due to deliberate medical negligence: Advocacy group

    Cancer-stricken Palestinian inmate dies due to deliberate medical negligence: Advocacy group

    Deceased cancer-stricken Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa (Photo via social media) An independent and non-governmental rights organization says cancer-stricken Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa has died from medical complications he sustained as a result of his decades-long detention in the occupying regime’s jails. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) announced in a statement on Sunday that… Continue Reading…

  • Israel ‘can handle’ any threat from Iran, says military chief

    Israel ‘can handle’ any threat from Iran, says military chief

    51 minutes ago Image source, EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Image caption, Israel’s military has bolstered its troop numbers in preparation for a possible attack Israel’s military has said it is prepared for any Iranian threat, as tension builds after Monday’s attack on an Iranian consulate in Damascus. Israel is widely believed to be behind the attack, which Iran…

  • UNRWA: Israel’s war on Gaza means ‘never-ending displacement’

    UNRWA: Israel’s war on Gaza means ‘never-ending displacement’

    The UN Palestinian refugee agency, which is the main UN agency in Gaza, said that six months of Israel’s war in Gaza meant “6 months of never-ending displacement” for the Palestinians in the territory. UNRWA said on X that “around 1.7 million people have been forced to flee their homes”, with it providing shelter for…

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