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- Moscow slams US decision to ‘legalize’ Israeli settlements in West Bank, says it puts spanner in the works for peace process
The US decision to recognize Israeli settlements in the West Bank as legal will aggravate the situation in the region, Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.Nov 19, 2019 13:28World News - Three Iranian security force members killed by protesters near Tehran – local mediaThree members of the Iranian security forces have been killed by protesters in Tehran province, local media reported, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).Nov 19, 2019 09:42World News
- Security forces open fire at protesters in Baghdad, several killed, scores injuredIraqi security forces opened fire on protesters who tried to break into Baghdad’s Green Zone, where government HQs and foreign embassies are located, killing and wounding several people, according to witnesses and news reports.Thousands of...Nov 4, 2019 15:55Newsline
- Iraqi protesters attack Iran’s consulate, 4 killed & over a dozen injured as police try to stop mayhemUp to four protesters have been killed and at least 19 injured by Iraqi security forces when they dispersed a violent protest near Iran’s consulate in the Shia holy city of Karbala on Sunday, according to local medics and police.Nov 4, 2019 08:54World News
- Iran’s Khamenei says US & allies behind public turmoil in Iraq, Lebanon after Hariri resignationThe supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, has said the US and its Middle Eastern allies are to blame for the ongoing instability in Iraq and Lebanon. It comes after Lebanese PM Saad Hariri stepped down in response to protests.Oct 30, 2019 11:50World News
- Triumphalism over killing of Baghdadi in US raid may ‘fuel another cycle of violence’The killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by US troops may give a ‘fresh impetus’ to Islamic State and other terrorists in the area, Middle East experts have warned.Oct 28, 2019 00:30World News
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