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French envoy urges diplomacy with Iran, Russia on Syria

French envoy urges diplomacy with Iran, Russia on Syria

Speaking at the Atlantic Council on Thursday, Gérard Araud said that the US and its European allies should discuss the possibility of a political transition in Syria with the aim of ending the seven-year crisis in the country.He said, “The goal of the West should be political engagement with Russia, …

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Syria ready for co-op with OPCW: Envoy

Syria ready for co-op with OPCW: Envoy

In a press statement on Thursday in New York, Bashar al-Jaafari said that the OPCW has informed the Syrian government that it will send a team to Syria on Thursday and Friday, the Syrian official news agency SANA reported on Thursday.Any delay on this visit will be a result of …

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S. Arabia targets Yemeni media group

S. Arabia targets Yemeni media group

According to Saba News Agency, the people working for the Yemeni state TV were targeted by the Saudi Jet fighters earlier on Thursday.Al-Masirah, a Yemeni TV channel, also reported that producers of a serial on the fasting month of Ramadhan were also hit in an airstrike in a farm in …

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Iranian junior athletes shines in world taekwondo championships

Iranian junior athletes shines in world taekwondo championships

Some 950 young taekwondo fighters from 118 countries are participating in the championships in the Tunisian city of Hammamet.The Iranian gold medalists are Mohammad Mahdi Emadi and Ali Ashkourian who fought in the minus 68 kg and minus 73 kg weight classes.Earlier, members of Iranian boys' and girls' teams managed …

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Yemen targets Jizan industrial region with ballistic missile

Yemen targets Jizan industrial region with ballistic missile

The Al-Masirah TV network quoted Saudi media outlets as saying that sounds of several blasts were heard in Jizan.On Wednesday, the Yemeni army fired a Badr 1 missiles at Malek Abdullah economic township and other targets in the southwestern Saudi province of Jizan.In March 2015, Saudi Arabia in cooperation with …

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Iranian female referees to judge South Korea-Vietnam football match

Iranian female referees to judge South Korea-Vietnam football match

According to an AFC report released Thursday, Mahas Qorbani and Ensieh Khabbaz Mafinejad from Iran will judge the match as the referee and first assistant referee in the finals of the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup to be held at Malek Abdullah stadium in Amman at 16:45 local time Friday.Two …

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24 Iraqis killed, injured in graveyard blast north of Salahuddin

24 Iraqis killed, injured in graveyard blast north of Salahuddin

In a statement, Ali Dawdah, mayor of Shirqat, said, “Ten people were killed, while 14 others were wounded as hand-made explosive devices went off, Wednesday night. The bombs were planted in a grave in Asdeira village in western Shirqat, north of Salahuddin.”Earlier today, a security source told Baghdad Today website …

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