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Iraq stampede kills 31 at Ashura commemorations in Karbala
At least 31 people have been killed in a stampede during commemorations for the Shia holy day of Ashura in the Iraqi city of Karbala, officials say. ...
Libya: 3 killed in renewed fighting in southern Tripoli
At least three fighters aligned with Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) were killed in an offensive on Saturday aimed at pushing back eastern forces led by commander Khalifa Haftar, a witness said to Reuters. ...
Iran nuclear deal: Tehran to develop speedier centrifuges
Iran says it has begun using new advanced centrifuges to enrich uranium - the latest step in reducing its commitment to a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. ...
U.S. Middle East envoy Greenblatt to resign after plan released
Jason Greenblatt, President Donald Trump's special envoy for the Middle East, plans to resign once the long-delayed U.S. peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians that he has been working on is released, officials said on Thursday. ...
Iran frees 7 crew members of seized British tanker
Iran will free seven crew members of the detained British tanker Stena Impero, Iranian state television reported yesterday. ...
Iran tanker: US offers captain millions to hand over ship
The US state department has confirmed it offered millions of dollars to the captain of an Iranian oil tanker which is at the centre of a diplomatic row. ...
Stena Impero: Iran to free seven crew of seized British tanker
Iran says it will free on humanitarian grounds seven of the 23 crew members of a Swedish-owned, British-flagged tanker seized in the Strait of Hormuz in July. ...
Stena Impero: Iran to free seven crew of seized British tanker
The UK says a Royal Navy frigate deployed in the Gulf tried to come to the tanker's aid and warned the Iranians by radio that their actions were illegal, but that it was unable ...
8 killed in Morocco floods
Moroccan authorities found the body of a man who disappeared during the floods which struck the country last week, raising the total number of victims to eight. ...
Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel from Lebanon
The Lebanese Shia Muslim militant group Hezbollah has fired several anti-tank rockets into northern Israel in retaliation for a reported Israeli drone attack in Beirut last week. ...
Sudan National Umma Party criticises list of ministerial candidates
The National Umma Party, headed by Sadiq Al-Mahdi, criticised the method through which names of transitional ministers have been nominated by the Forces of the Declaration of Freedom and Change, claiming that the nominations showed a lack of compliance with the agreed-upon criteria in the selection of candidates. ...
Sudan’s ex-president Bashir charged with corruption, holding illicit foreign currency
A Sudanese judge on Saturday formally indicted Omar al-Bashir for possessing illicit foreign currency and corruption, charges the ousted leader challenged as he was publicly questioned for the first time since his overthrow, reported Reuters. ...
Iran tanker row: US blacklists vessel 'bound for Syria'
The US Treasury has blacklisted an Iranian tanker it says is being used to ship oil to Syria. ...
Israeli troops wound 75 Palestinians in Gaza protests
At least 75 Palestinians were injured Friday during protests in eastern Gaza. ...
Drone attacks in Middle East raise fears of escalating conflict
Multiple attacks in region suggest drone warfare could extend to distant battlefields. ...
Iraq: 4 killed in Daesh attack east of Anbar
Four members of a pro-government militia were killed in a Daesh attack on a patrol carrying them east of Anbar province today, an Iraqi security source said. ...
Gaza explosions: 'Suicide bombers' kill three police officers
Hamas is arresting suspected jihadist activists in Gaza, which the militant Islamist movement controls, after what a security source said were suicide bomb attacks on two police posts. ...
5 migrants die, 65 others rescued off Libyan coast
The bodies of at least five migrants were recovered and 65 other migrants were rescued off Libya’s northwestern coast, the country’s navy said Tuesday, says Anadolu Agency. ...
Tensions In Middle East : Iran's Rouhani rules out Trump meeting until US lifts sanctions
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has urged the United States to take the first step towards dialogue by lifting sanctions against Iran. ...
Royal Navy capable of safeguarding shipping in the Gulf, says UK minister
The UK navy is capable of safeguarding shipping in the Gulf region and the Strait of Hormuz, the UK’s new minister of state for the Middle East said after the government warned British-flagged vessels not to enter the waterway. ...
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