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Pompeo urges Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing relations with Israel
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing relations…
Turkish minister criticizes EU ‘double standards’ in testy meet with Swedish minister
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkey’s foreign minister angrily dismissed EU calls to withdraw troops from northeast Syria on Tuesday,…
Bootleg alcohol kills 44 people in Turkey in past week: state media
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Forty-four people in Turkey have died from bootleg alcohol poisoning over the past week, state…
Lebanon and Israel, long-time foes, to start talks on disputed waters
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Lebanon and Israel, formally still at war after decades of conflict, launch talks on Wednesday…
U.S. air strikes target Taliban fighters advancing on key Afghan city
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United States launched air strikes against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, U.S.…
Israel would oppose any U.S. F-35 sale to Qatar: intelligence minister
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Israel said it would oppose any U.S. sale of advanced F-35 warplanes to Qatar, citing…
IAEA chief says Iran short of ‘significant quantity’ of potential bomb material
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Iran does not at this stage have enough…
Iranian hospitals battling coronavirus to stop non-emergency treatment
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran said large numbers of coronavirus infections meant its hospitals would not treat non-emergency patients…
Iran says new U.S. sanctions target ‘remaining channels to pay for food, medicine’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the United States of targeting Iran’s “remaining channels…
U.S expected to impose new sanctions on Iran’s financial sector: report
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United States is preparing to impose fresh sanctions on Iran’s financial industry as soon…
Iran fears regional war as fighting rages around Nagorno-Karabakh
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani warned fighting between Azeri and ethnic Armenian forces in the South…
Syria’s Assad blames Turkey for fighting between Azeris and Armenians
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accused Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan of being the main instigator in…