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Turkey ready to participate in post-UNIFIL force in Lebanon, Erdogan tells Aoun
Aoun paid a one-day visit to Ankara amid Lebanon's push to secure an Israeli withdrawal and end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Exclusive-Yemen’s Houthis are attacking Saudi Arabia from Iraq, sources say
By Timour Azhari and Mohammed GhobariRIYADH, July 30 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia this week from Iraqi territory in coordination with Iraqi armed groups, according to assessments…
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Britain’s ban on Palestine Action group to be considered by top court
LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's Supreme Court has said it will hear an appeal against a lower court ruling that Britain's decision to ban campaign group Palestine…
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Iran’s Araqchi presses European counterparts over use of bases in US operations
DUBAI, July 30 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi urged Bulgaria to reconsider its decision to allow the temporary deployment of U.S. military aircraft at the Bezmer air base,…
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Egypt confirms drone caused fire on two gas vessels at Damietta
By Mohamed Ezz, Marwa Rashad and Jonathan SaulCAIRO/LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - A drone caused the fire that engulfed two gas vessels at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta, the Egyptian…
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Can China restrain Iran? Gulf states test Beijing’s influence
By Samia Nakhoul and Timour AzhariBEIRUT/RIYADH, July 30 (Reuters) - As the Iran war escalates again, Gulf Arab states are looking to China - not Washington - to use its…
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Mediator Pakistan says US-Iran talks ongoing as foes trade attacks
Mediator Pakistan insisted on Thursday that negotiations between Iran and the United States were ongoing, even as Washington carried out a "heavy wave of strikes" on its foe in retaliation…
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Israeli strikes kill three in Gaza, including two children, amid new ceasefire push
By Nidal al-MughrabiCAIRO, July 30 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes killed at least three people, including two children, in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, health officials said, as mediators held new…
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With fields destroyed and hives lost, Gaza’s beekeepers struggle to start over
By Ebrahim Hajjaj , Dawoud Abu Alkas and Nidal al-MughrabiGAZA/CAIRO, July 30 (Reuters) - Standing on the roof of a war-damaged building overlooking the ruins of Gaza City, beekeeper Ibrahim…
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US military says it hit dozens of Iran’s IRGC targets
By Ebrahim Hajjaj , Dawoud Abu Alkas and Nidal al-MughrabiGAZA/CAIRO, July 30 (Reuters) - Standing on the roof of a war-damaged building overlooking the ruins of Gaza City, beekeeper Ibrahim…