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April 7, 2019

Iran’s Khamenei urges Iraq to force out US troops ‘as soon as possible’

Iran’s top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged Iraq on Saturday to demand US troops leave “as soon as possible”, during a visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi...

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April 7, 2019

Blast kills at least three at Iran military shipyard

A submarine battery exploded in an Iranian military shipyard on Saturday, killing three workers, state broadcaster IRIB and Reuters reported. “Three Defence Ministry staff were martyred after a submarine...

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April 7, 2019

UN to hold Libya conference as planned despite surge in fighting

The United Nations is determined to hold Libya’s national conference on possible elections on time despite a surge of fighting in the country’s eight-year conflict, a senior UN envoy...

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April 7, 2019

Rouhani: Iran ready to expand gas, power trade with Iraq

President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for Iran and neighbouring Iraq to expand their gas and electricity dealings and boost bilateral trade to $20 billion, state TV reported, despite...

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April 7, 2019

Iran expands evacuations as rains worsen floods

Iran moved on Saturday to evacuate more towns and villages threatened by floods after continued rain in the southwest of the country, state television and Reuters reported, as the...

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April 7, 2019

Morocco court upholds prison sentences against Rif protesters

A Casablanca appeals court confirmed late on Friday the 20-year prison sentence against Nasser Zefzafi, the leader of protests that shook the northern Rif region in late 2016 and...

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April 7, 2019

Erdogan says Turkey continues S-400 payments to Russia, criticises US stance

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey was continuing to make payments under its deal with Russia to buy S-400 missile defence systems and the United States had...

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April 7, 2019

Sudanese protesters enter army headquarters

Hundreds of protesters entered the army headquarters in capital Khartoum on Saturday in one of the biggest anti-government demonstrations in the last four months. Security forces tried to disperse...

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April 7, 2019

Netanyahu vows to annex West Bank after Israeli polls

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that he would annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank if he wins another term in office, a last-minute pre-election promise...

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April 6, 2019

France to send aid to flood-hit Iran regions

France will airlift 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid, including 114 pumps, to flood-hit regions in Iran, the French foreign ministry said yesterday, as reported on Reuters. Exceptionally heavy rains...

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