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Iran detains Mahsa Amini’s uncle as anniversary of her death, protests loom
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran’s security forces have detained a relative of a Kurdish Iranian woman days before the anniversary…
First Saudi ambassador arrives in Tehran after rapprochement
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Saudi Arabia’s first ambassador to Iran since the resumption of diplomatic relations arrived in Tehran…
Fived killed after floods hit Turkey’s northwest
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — At least five people were killed after heavy rains triggered flash floods in northwest Turkey,…
Israeli troops kill Islamic Jihad gunman in West Bank clash
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Israeli troops killed a Islamic Jihad gunman and wounded another Palestinian in the occupied West Bank…
U.S. officials visit Syria’s Deir al Zor in bid to defuse Arab tribal unrest
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Senior U.S. officials visited Syria’s eastern oil-rich Deir al Zor province on Sunday in an attempt…
Kuwait appoints Fahd Al-Jarallah as finance minister
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kuwait on Sunday appointed Fahd Abdulaziz Al-Jarallah as finance minister, the state news agency said, following…
Turkish Foreign Minister to visit Iran, meet his counterpart – Ministry
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Iran on Sunday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said…
Illegal logging and conflict turns Syria’s forests into ‘barren land’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — On a riverbank in war-ravaged Syria’s north, felling has reduced what was once a lush…
Iran foreign minister to visit Saudi Arabia today
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian will visit Saudi Arabia on Thursday, Iran state TV reported on…
Key Turkish opposition figure set to run again for Istanbul mayor
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key figure and possible future leader of Turkey’s political opposition,…
Huge fire at Tehran’s grand bazaar in Iran causes no casualties
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A large fire broke out at the grand bazaar in Iran’s capital of Tehran, though it…
Jordanian army downs drone from Syria carrying meth
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Jordanian military on Sunday downed a drone carrying crystal meth that was flying into…