Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz held a detailed phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, expressing strong support for the US-led peace initiative for Gaza, the German government said Saturday,…
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Syrian president meets Lebanese prime minister, Qatar’s emir in Doha – Middle East Monitor
yrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on the sidelines of the Doha Forum, which kicked off on Saturday, Anadolu reports.
In meeting with Nawaf, the two…
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Israel hikes military service to 36 months amid ‘corruption and draft-dodging’ crisis
Israeli War Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on 5 December a plan to extend mandatory military service to 36 months, The Cradle reported Saturday.
The move raises the current service terms from 30–32 months to…
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Visitors to access Darius I’s trilingual inscription at Persepolis
TEHRAN – Visitors to Persepolis would have access to the splendid inscription of the Achaemenid King Darius I by Nowruz 1405 (March 2026). The trilingual rack-carved relief is currently being restored, local authorities said.
Announcing this,…
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Nahavand holds first persimmon harvesting festival
TEHRAN – Nahavand in Hamedan province has held its first persimmon harvesting festival, an event aimed at promoting and reviving local traditions and showcasing the region’s cultural and social capacities.
Announcing this, Head of Nahavand…
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Sara Netanyahu’s interference in Gofman appointment triggers uproar
A political and security storm is brewing in Israel following a Channel 13 report revealing a lengthy meeting between Roman Gofman and Sara Netanyahu, just days before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Gofman’s appointment as head of…
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UNESCO registration of Zandieh complex high on agenda
TEHRAN–Considering that the registration of Zandieh complex of Shiraz on the UNESCO World Heritage list is on the agenda of Fars Cultural Heritage Department, one of its biggest problems is Aseman Hotel, which has created visual distortion in…
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GCC chief urges Iran to build trust, not destabilize Mideast
Widespread awareness has not translated into action, Hadi Asadi-Rahmani, head of the Soil and Water Research Institute of Iran said at the World Soil Day conference in Ghazvin.
“We all know Iran’s soil is growing poorer, and without urgent…
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Archaeologists uncover traces of ‘7,000-year-old’ village beneath Iran’s historic Dehdasht
TEHRAN – Archaeologists in Iran have discovered evidence of a prehistoric settlement dating back up to 7,000 years beneath the historic city of Dehdasht in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, the lead researcher said on Saturday.
Zabihollah…
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Qatar warns Gaza deal not a true ceasefire without Israeli withdrawal
Qatar’s prime minister says the nearly two-month truce in Gaza cannot be considered complete until Israeli forces fully withdraw from the besieged enclave under the US-brokered peace plan.
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