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President Rouhani in Iraq to bolster ties
Mar 14, 2019 00:52President Hassan Rouhani is on his first official visit to Iraq, a trip aimed at boosting political and trade relations between the two neighbors.
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President Rouhani officially welcomed by his Iraqi counterpart in Baghdad
Mar 12, 2019 05:44Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is in Baghdad on a trip aimed at solidifying strategic ties despite US efforts to keep the two neighbors apart and curb Iran's influence in the region.
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Yemen crisis: Saudi-led war causes child malnutrition, widespread illness
Mar 10, 2019 13:01Millions of Yemeni people, including children, are in dire humanitarian situation, starving to death.
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Istanbul police fire tear gas at banned Women’s Day demonstration
Mar 09, 2019 02:50Police in the Turkish city of Istanbul have fired tear gas to disperse thousands of women who were marching on International Women’s Day to denounce violence and demand greater rights in defiance of a government ban on holding protest rallies.
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UN Palestine committee slams Trump's unilateralism
Mar 07, 2019 02:11A United Nations committee charged with pursuing the rights of Palestinians visits Brussels to lobby EU officials, lawmakers and civil society organizations.
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Iran, Iraq parliament speakers call for broader economic ties
Mar 07, 2019 01:51Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani held talks with his Iraqi counterpart Mohamed al-Halbousi on developing Tehran-Baghdad economic and parliamentary ties as well as on ways to establish sustainable security in the broader region.
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US: Clean-up commences after deadly tornadoes
Mar 06, 2019 04:26Residents of Talbatton, Georgia found their cars flipped over and their homes torn apart on Tuesday, after deadly tornadoes struck the state on Monday and over the weekend.
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Austria’s headscarf exhibition attempts to counter stereotypes
Mar 04, 2019 12:52Austria's capital is the venue for an exhibition titled 'The Headscarf'. The organizers of the event are trying to use art to challenge anti-Muslim stereotypes and misconceptions.
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US military plans to exit Afghanistan within five years: New York Times
Mar 01, 2019 09:01The US Defense Department is offering a new plan that would see all American troops exit Afghanistan within the next three to five years and end the 17-year-old conflict in the war-torn country, according to US media.
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Leader receives Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Feb 26, 2019 02:47Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received the visiting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Tehran on Monday.