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Iran, Saudi ministers meet in China to cement reconciliation
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The foreign ministers of Middle East rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing on Thursday, Tehran said, paving the way for normalised ties under a surprise China-brokered deal.
Israel points to Quds Force being behind terror plot
Israeli media report that high-ranking officials in their country have pointed to the Quds Force, one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), specializing in unconventional warfare and military intelligence, is behind the foiled plot to bomb a Jewish restaurant and an attached cultural and religious center in Athens.
Once banned, Iran sees timid return of neckties
Mohammad Javad enters a fashionable shop in well-to-do north Tehran with his mother. For the first time ever he wants a necktie, long banned in Iran as a symbol of Western decadence.
The 27-year-old dentist said he opted for this clothing accessory in hopes of looking his best during the first meeting with his future in-laws.
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Saudi Arabia's King invites the President of Iran to visit Riyadh
Welcoming the deal between the "two brotherly countries," the King of Saudi Arabia has invited Iran's President to visit Riyadh, Al Jazeera reported quoting an Iranian official.
Russian war machine grinds to a halt?
Edward Lucas, correspondent of the Economist from Berlin, Moscow, Vienna and the Baltic states, an internationally recognized expert on espionage, subversion, use and abuse of history, in an author's article for Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), writes that sooner or later, the stakeholders in the Russian system will dump Vladimir Putin, blame him for the war and for the painful condi
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'Fierce' battles rage in central Bakhmut as Russia claims progress
Fierce fighting was raging Monday for control of the centre of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, the bloodiest battle of Moscow's invasion, as Russia agreed to a short extension of a crucial UN-backed grain export deal.
Saudi Aramco reports 46 pct jump in profits
Saudi Aramco reported yesterday that profits jumped 46 percent last year, highlighting how a surge in oil prices after Russia invaded Ukraine spurred growth in the world's biggest crude exporter.
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Türkiye welcomes Riyadh, Tehran decision to restore ties
Ankara welcomes Saudi Arabia and Iran for agreeing to resume bilateral diplomatic ties after officials of the two countries met in China on March 10, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has said.
Iran, Saudi to restore ties in major step for Middle East
Regional powerhouses Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed Friday to restore ties and reopen diplomatic missions in a surprise, Chinese-brokered announcement that could have wide-ranging implications across the Middle East.
Iran dismisses nuclear programme criticism: ambassador
A top Iranian diplomat insisted Wednesday that the Islamic republic was willing to cooperate over its atomic programme, even as western powers slammed a "dangerous nuclear escalation".