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U.N. aid chief warns: don’t cut Syria cross-border ‘lifeline’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — United Nations aid chief Mark Lowcock appealed to the Security Council on Wednesday not to…
Iran bans cryptocurrency mining for 4 months amid power cuts
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran has banned the energy-intensive mining of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin for nearly 4 months,…
Syrians head to polls in election that Assad is set to win
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Polling stations opened on Wednesday across Syria in a presidential election set to usher Bashar…
Iran approves hardliner for presidential polls, bars several hopefuls
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran’s election watchdog has approved the candidacy of hardline judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi in next…
Blinken begins Middle East mission to bolster Gaza ceasefire
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a Middle East visit in Israel on Tuesday,…
Syria’s election holds few surprises after years of war
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Campaign posters for Bashar al-Assad line the streets of Damascus, alongside those for two obscure…
Video allegations of organised crime boss shake Turkish politics
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkish police detained the brother of convicted gang leader Sedat Peker on Sunday after Peker…
Iran to IAEA: Tehran extending monitoring deal for one month
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran has informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it has decided to extend a monitoring…
No sign yet Iran will take steps needed to remove sanctions: Blinken
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said the United States has not seen…
SDF chief says he met with U.S., Coalition commanders
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — General Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi said on Saturday he had…
Iran displays long-range combat drone, names it ‘Gaza’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran on Friday displayed a home-built combat drone that it said had a range of…
Turkey says two bases in southeast attacked by ‘model aircraft’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Turkish defense ministry said on Friday that two military bases in Turkey’s southeast were…