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Palestinian protesters carry an injured man who was shot by Israeli troops during a protest at the Gaza Strips border with Israel, Monday, May 14, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Israeli soldiers kill 43 Palestinians in Gaza protests against US...

Protests intensified on Israel's founding, with loudspeakers on Gaza mosques urging Palestinians to join 'Great March of...

14 May 2018 6:10 PM IST

Tuesdays US withdrawal from the accord was a violation of morals, Rouhani said in remarks carried by state television. (Photo: AP)

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Hassan Rouhani says Iran may remain part of nuclear accord

Rouhani has said Iran would stay committed to the deal, which Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia also signed.

14 May 2018 12:50 PM IST

Dozens of Palestinian demonstrators broke into the Gaza side of the terminal on Friday, setting a pipeline that delivers gas from Israel alight and torching a goods conveyor belt. (Photo: AFP)

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Israel closes Gaza border crossing, a day after terminal was damaged...

The violence caused damage to the terminal, where humanitarian supplies are delivered, which is estimated at more than...

13 May 2018 3:40 PM IST

An Iraqi woman prepares to cast her vote in the countrys parliamentary elections in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, May 12, 2018. (Photo: AP)

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Iraq votes in first nationwide election since declaring win over ISIS

Polls opened across Iraq on Saturday in the first national election since the declaration of victory over the Islamic...

12 May 2018 11:54 AM IST

Incumbent President Hassan Rouhani re-elects (Photo: AP)

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Rouhani says Iran doesn't want new tensions' in Middle East

'Iran has always sought to reduce tensions in the region, trying to strengthen security and stability,' Rouhani said.

11 May 2018 12:51 PM IST

This photo released on May 9, 2018, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows flames rising after an attack in Kisweh, south of Damascus, Syria -- an area known to have numerous Syrian army military bases. (Photo: AP)

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Iran targets Israeli bases across Syrian frontier, Israel pounds Syria

The attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, just past midnight, marked the first time Iranian forces have hit...

10 May 2018 11:22 AM IST

At least three US Embassy road signs went up in Jerusalem on Monday ahead of next weeks opening of the mission in accordance with President Donald Trumps recognition of the city as Israels capital. (Photo: AFP)

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US embassy road signs go up in Jerusalem

US President Donald Trump announced the move in December, saying he was making good on US legislation and presidential...

7 May 2018 9:33 PM IST

Hassan Rouhani said his government intended to prevent instability in the foreign exchange market after a possible Washington exit from the nuclear accord

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Iran warns US it would regret 'like never before' quitting nuclear...

US President Donald Trump has threatened to abandon the agreement when it comes up for renewal on May 12.

6 May 2018 4:11 PM IST

Two people were also jailed for two days for driving without licence. (Representational Image)

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Saudi detains 'thousands' for months without trial: HRW

Official data from interior ministry showed that authorities had detained 2,305 people for more than six months -- some...

6 May 2018 2:21 PM IST

$Muntazer al-Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist famous for throwing a shoe at former US president George W. Bush in 2008, attends a rally in Baghdad on May 4, 2018 for the \Marching Towards Reform\ alliance between Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr and the communist party, ahead of the May 12 parliamentary elections (Photo: AFP)$ World