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Iran’s president declares end of Islamic State

Iran’s president declares end of Islamic State

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday while a senior military commander thanked the “thousands…
US sanctions individuals, entities for Iran-linked counterfeiting

US sanctions individuals, entities for Iran-linked counterfeiting

 The US Treasury Department on Monday sanctioned a network of individuals and companies it said counterfeited Yemeni bank notes potentially…
Libya ‘slave markets’ report prompts Burkina Faso to recall ambassador

Libya ‘slave markets’ report prompts Burkina Faso to recall ambassador

Burkina Faso’s foreign minister said on Monday it had recalled its ambassador to Libya over a report that black African…
Saudi agency says country targeted in cyber spying campaign

Saudi agency says country targeted in cyber spying campaign

Saudi Arabian security officials said on Monday that the country had been targeted as part of a wide-ranging cyber espionage…
Putin claims Syrian war ‘wrapping up’ in talks with Assad

Putin claims Syrian war ‘wrapping up’ in talks with Assad

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad in the Russian resort of Sochi, the Kremlin said in…
France should not interfere in Iran’s missile program: adviser to Iran’s supreme leader

France should not interfere in Iran’s missile program: adviser to Iran’s supreme leader

France should not interfere in Iran’s missile program, Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said on…
Lebanon’s president rejects terrorism suggestion

Lebanon’s president rejects terrorism suggestion

The Lebanese president appeared to defend Hezbollah as necessary to resist Israel on Monday, after an Arab League statement accused…
Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander, another fighter, killed in Syria: Iranian media

Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander, another fighter, killed in Syria: Iranian media

A commander in Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards and a lower-ranking Iranian fighter have been killed fighting Islamic State in Syria…
Iraq top court declares Kurd referendum unconstitutional

Iraq top court declares Kurd referendum unconstitutional

Iraq’s supreme court on Monday declared that September’s referendum on independence in the autonomous Kurdish areas in the north of…
Hariri to visit Egypt, Kuwait before returning to Lebanon

Hariri to visit Egypt, Kuwait before returning to Lebanon

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Saad Hariri, who announced his resignation as prime minister of Lebanon on…
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