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Iran congratulates election of new Iraqi speaker

Iranian officials extended congratulations to Iraq’s new Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi for his election, describing the move as an “important and necessary” step towards establishing a new government in the Arab country.

Palestinians say will not succumb to US 'blackmail'

The Palestinian Authority hit out at the US administration's “blind bias toward false perceptions” in the Middle East, accusing Washington of following a policy of blackmail.

Syrians vote in first local council elections in seven years

Syrians voted in the country's first local elections since 2011 in a sign of returning security and normalcy after years of fighting with foreign-backed terrorists.

Former Anbar governor elected Iraqi parliament speaker

Iraq's parliament has elected speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, former governor of the western province of Anbar, marking the first step towards forming the new government four months after national elections.

Turkey detain hundreds of workers protesting over labor conditions at new airport

Turkish police have attacked a protest rally held over labor conditions and arrested hundreds of workers at Istanbul’s new airport, a labor union says.

Turkey's S-400 purchase from Russia matter of 'national decision’: NATO chief

Secretary General of the US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg has described as a matter of “national decision” Turkey’s plan to purchase the advanced Russian-built S-400 air defense missile system, regardless of strong opposition and warnings from the United States.

Iraqi MPs elect speaker, breaking deadlock

Iraq's Parliament elected Mohammed al-Halbousi as speaker on Saturday, marking an important step toward establishing a new government four months after an inconclusive national election.

Zarif says Europe must offset US JCPOA pullout

Europe should take action to neutralize the consequences of the US decision to quit the 2015 Iran nuclear accord to ensure its own long-term economic interests, Iran’s foreign minister said in an interview published on Saturday.

Saudi airstrikes kill 15 on Hodeida-Sana'a highway

At least 15 people lost their lives in fresh air raids conducted by Saudi warplanes on a strategic road linking the Yemeni port city of Hodeida to the capital, Sana'a.

Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli forces over West Bank Bedouin village demolition

Clashes have broken out between Israeli military forces and a group of Palestinian protesters over the demolition of a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank as the Tel Aviv regime presses ahead with its land expropriation policies in the occupied territories irrespective of great international outcry.