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The decision underscores growing international controversy surrounding Machado’s award, with critics questioning her commitment to peace and nonviolence. It also highlights a rift between Norway’s…
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Iran’s cement revolution and rise as regional powerhouse
Over the decades since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Iran has developed significant capabilities in cement production, placing the country among the top producers in Asia and the Middle East.
As one of the…
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Southeast Asian nations back Trump’s Gaza plan, urge ‘durable peace’ – Middle East Monitor
Southeast Asian nations on Sunday backed US President Donald Trump’s plan on Gaza, urging “just and durable peace” in the Middle East, Anadolu reports.
“We welcome your comprehensive plan to end the Gaza…
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards replaces top coordination official
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has appointed Brigadier General Hojatollah Ghoreishi as its new coordinating deputy commander, replacing Mohammadreza Naghdi, local media reported on Sunday.
Ghoreishi, who previously served as…
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Some 400,000 authorized foreign nationals working in Iran
TEHRAN – Around 400,000 foreign nationals are legally working in the country, and the rest are unauthorized, Ali Baqeri, an official with the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, has said.
Referring to the employment status of…
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VIDEO: Anti-Trump protest held in Kuala Lumpur
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Supporters of Palestine in Malaysia demonstrated against the US President Donald Trump upon his arrival in Kuala Lumpur to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit
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Iran’s foot-and-mouth outbreak cuts milk output as feed shortage deepens
Ahmad Moghadasi, chairman of Iran’s Cattle Farmers Association, told state media that provinces including Tehran, Alborz, Qazvin, Qom, and Markazi have reported widespread infections, including among vaccinated herds.
“Even herds that were…
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Kunming Biodiversity Fund to support Iran in addressing SDSs
TEHRAN – The Kunming Biodiversity Fund (KBF) in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has allocated financial resources to Iran to help the country mitigate sand and dust storms’ (SDSs) impacts.
According to the…
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Palestinian Islamic Jihad rejects Israel’s allegation of planned attack as ‘slander’
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad has rejected an allegation by the Israeli army that it was planning an attack as a “false claim and slander,” Al Jazeera reported Sunday.
Israel carried out an air strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central…
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Control, encricle, annex | Occupied West Bank
Pinch Point While the world talks of a Palestinian state, Israel is quietly playing a different game to surround, slice up and claim the West Bank.
Piece by piece, Israel is playing out strategies first perfected in the ancient Chinese game of…Continue Reading