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Iran Central Bank governor resigns as protests erupt over currency drop

TEHRAN, Iran — The head of Iran’s Central Bank resigned Monday as the biggest protests since 2022 erupted in Tehran and other cities after the country’s currency plummeted to a new record low against...

Algeria parliament to vote on law declaring French colonization ‘state crime’

The vote comes as the two countries are embroiled in a major diplomatic crisis ALGERIA: Algeria’s parliament is set to vote on Wednesday on a...

China’s Wang Yi seeks deeper oil and gas ties with UAE on Middle East...

Wang, on a three-nation tour of the Middle East that began on Friday, held talks with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi

Senior Saudi diplomat: It’s Israel, not the PA, that most needs reform to secure...

DOHA — A senior Saudi diplomat says that while there is much focus in the international community on the need for the Palestinian Authority to engage in a comprehensive reform process, a...

PM’s far-right allies up in arms over US plan’s offer of path to Palestinian...

As Washington weighs selling F-35s to Riyadh, Israel said insisting sale be conditioned on normalization; politicians, settler leaders oppose two-state solution as part of deal

Emotional rollercoaster’: At rally, dead hostage’s brother laments month-long wait for body

Freed captives say everyone must return; Rom Braslavski says he saw Hostages Square on TV in Gaza, longed to get there; Golan: Anti-government movement to ‘take...

Sultan of Oman and King of Spain discuss Gaza peace deal, economic partnerships

They say Gaza agreement symbolizes renewed hope for a fair resolution to wider conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, based on a two-state solution Nations sign mutual visa-exemption...

US looks to build ‘new Gaza’ on half of Strip under IDF control, but...

Plan to build half a dozen residential regions on eastern side of Yellow Line for up to 1 million people receives chilly reception from some potential...

Israel bans Red Cross visits to detained Palestinian combatants

ICRC says the purpose of its visits to places of detention and those deprived of their liberty "is purely humanitarian”  But Defense Minister Israel Katz says "Red Cross...

Syrian president to visit Saudi Arabia, address FII conference

Ahmad Al-Sharaa and delegation to attend key economic conference in Riyadh Syria hoping to attract investment across range of sectors as it rebuilds from civil war