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Guterres: Antisemitic conspiracies increased due to COVID-19


'The pandemic continues to unleash a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scare-mongering'




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Ex-IDF intelligence chief Yadlin: I don’t buy that Iran is leaving Syria


Says Bennett trying to take credit as leaves




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Report: Iranian-backed militia evacuates from Aleppo


The headquarters are being moved from within the city to a new area in the city’s outskirts due to fears of being targeted by Israeli airstrikes.




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Poor management of COVID-19 crisis could lead to more protests in Iran


'Many mistakes showed that this regime is nothing but a propaganda machine and oppression machine.'




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How Iran’s Syria project ground to a halt over six months


This has not been a good year for Iran in Syria.





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Iran: Amazing qualities of our new long-range ballistic missiles


The IRGC aerospace command takes credit for the achievement and says that it builds on legacies dating back to 1988.




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Misinformation and leaks: The love-hate Russia-Iran relationship in Syria


We will never fully know what Iran and Russia actually think of Assad or each other’s historic role in Syria.




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Turkey re-opens border with Iran, wants to boost trade - analysis


Health protocols relating to the coronavirus pandemic will be put in place to deal with he new traffic.




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Iran leaving Syria? Not so fast, says US Syria envoy


Reports from Israel last week indicated that some believe Iran is reducing its role.




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Iranian FM thanks Parsis for helping Iran


The Iranian Foreign Minister mentioned that the Parsis are in fact Zoroastrians who migrated to India centuries ago.




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Danon to 'Post': UNSC must consider outcome of ending Iran arms embargo


Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said that the Iranian regime continues to divert its national resources in favor of its terror ambitions.




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Iran to build houses on Persian Gulf islands

The Iranian islands of the Persian Gulf will be turned into residential areas, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Chief Alireza Tangsiri announced on Wednesday. Tangsiri said the decision came according to an order issued by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The announcement was made as Iran marked the National Persian Gulf Day on Wednesday.




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Warning Of A Second Pandemic Wave, Health Minister Says Iran Needs A CDC

While admitting that the official death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Iran has exceeded 6,000, the Islamic Republic Minister of Health warned of a heavy second wave of the disease next autumn and winter. ";A relatively heavy attack by a combination of flu and coronavirus is expected in the fall and winter";, the Minister, Saeed Namaki, reiterated.




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VIDEOS: Iran's National Instruments Orchestra Pays Tributes to COVID-19 Healthcare Staff

With the aim of expressing appreciation for the medical staff from around globe, the Iran's National Instruments Orchestra performed ";The Avicenna Suite"; by maestro Farhad Fakhreddini. The work has been recorded and edited by cell phone at home.




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More Than 12,000 Lawyers In Iran Reject Move To Dismantle Bar Association

More than 12,000 Iranian lawyers have protested to a draft bill that undermines their independence and in effect replaces the Iranian Bar Association with a group of judiciary officials appointed by the government. Based on the draft the Judiciary will form a new body named the ";Supreme Council for the Coordination of Lawyers' Affairs"; that will be based at the Judiciary branch of the government ";to coordinate matters relating to attorneys.";




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Iranian OPEC Official In Coma After Suffering 'Severe' Brain Hemorrhage

Iran's OPEC governor, Hossein Kazempur Ardebili, is in a coma after suffering a ";severe"; brain hemorrhage. In a tweet on May 3, the country's Oil Ministry said Ardebili was hospitalized on May 1. It did not provide further details. Ardebili is a key figure in Iran's energy industry and served as the deputy foreign minister and deputy oil minister in the 1980s.




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Iran To Cut Four Zeros From Currency To Fight Hyperinflation

Iran's parliament has voted to slash four zeros from the national currency, the rial, to fight hyperinflation caused by crippling U.S. sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic. Lawmakers also decided on May 4 that the rial, which has been Iran's national currency since 1925, will be replaced by the toman, which will be equal to 10,000 rials, according to the IRNA and ISNA news agencies.




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Sara Khadem returns to Iran national chess team

Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, also known as Sara Khadem, who had announced her retirement from Iran national chess team, has returned to the national team. On January 12, Khadem had published a photo on her Instagram account and said she has retired from national team.




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Iranian Human Rights Activist Ali Ajami Mysteriously Drowned In Houston Park Lake

The body of Ali Ajami, an Iranian human rights activist, was discovered in McGovern Lake at Hermann Park, Houston, Texas, on Wednesday. The cause of death remains unknown. Houston Police on Wednesday started an investigation into the death of a deceased male found in a pond at Hermann Park but said no other information was available yet. Iranian social media users have reported that the body belonged to thirty-seven-year-old Iranian human rights activist Ali Ajami.




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IRAN: Magnitude 5.1 quake Tehran province kills 2, injures 33

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook Tehran province early on Friday, killing two and injuring 33. The earthquake occurred at 00:48 a.m. at a depth of 7 kilometers near the city of Damavand, 56km northeast of Tehran. The tremor was also felt in the surrounding provinces of Qom, Alborz, Mazandaran, and Zanjan.




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US grants Iraq a summer break from Iran electricity sanctions

The Trump administration’s reprieve for Iraq from US sanctions on Iranian electricity imports will extend through September.




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Trump blasts Republicans who voted for Iran war powers bill as Senate fails to override veto

President Donald Trump laid into some of his close Senate allies for siding with Democrats on an Iran war powers bill even as Congress failed to override his veto.




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Meet Iraq’s new Cabinet

Most of new Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's Cabinet members are technocrats with long histories of working in their areas of expertise, with no or little affiliation with political parties.




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British-Australian academic held in Iranian prison reportedly attempts suicide

Kylie Moore-Gilbert is among the many foreigners held in Iran's notorious Evin prison on espionage charges.




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Pentagon waiting out coronavirus to invite allies back to Iraq

The US commander of Operation Inherent Resolve hopes allied forces will return to Iraq once the COVID-19 crisis subsides.




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US regulator pulls approval for dozens of companies making respirators in China

A US regulator on Thursday pulled approval for dozens of companies making industry-standard masks in China, citing substandard performance, and warned health care providers to reconsider using any of the now-blacklisted products.After the US Food and Drug Administration’s determination that many of the made-in-China N95-style masks filter out less than 95 per cent of particulate matter – the filtration level that gives the N95 mask its name – the approved number of manufacturers dropped to 14…




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Virat Kohli: Cricket's 'magic' up in smoke without live audience

The International Cricket Council has said it is "exploring all options" for the tournament.




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Muhammad Ali moots Iran fight and Macau ferry raised from the sea: headlines from 40 years ago

Muhammad Ali offering to help free Iran hostages, a contest pitting an abacus against a calculator and an Indian hospital using patients as guinea pigs made the headlines 40 years ago this week.May 4, 1980● The Macau ferry Fatshan, which capsized during Typhoon Rose in August 1971, was brought to the surface by a Chinese salvage team. Three skeletons, believed to be the remains of three of the victims trapped in the vessel when it sank near northeastern Lantau Island, were discovered inside the…




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Iraq suspends Reuters for report saying coronavirus cases were understated

Iraqi President Barham Salih described the decision to suspend Reuters as "regrettable".




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Refugee women killed in Turkish strikes on Kurdish group in Iraq

Iraq's Foreign Ministry said the attack "constituted a serious violation of international humanitarian law."




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In a time of coronavirus, Iran parades medical gear, not missiles

It was a far cry from the typical Army Day parades, which normally feature spectacles of infantry, missiles, and armoured vehicles.




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Iran partially reopens capital as coronavirus deaths hit one-month low

Low-risk businesses - including many shops, factories and workshops - have resumed operations in Tehran.




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Iraq lifts Reuters news agency suspension over virus report

The agency's suspension came after an April 3 story cited multiple sources who said the government was misreporting coronavirus cases.




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Virat Kohli, Sara Ali Khan, Ayushmann Khurrana, Kriti Sanon speak against misinformation

Virat Kohli, Kriti Sanon, Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan joined forces for a video




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Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli's pet dog dies amid lockdown

Indian cricketer took to Twitter and revealed that he had Bruno for 11 years




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Neha Kakkar gets candid about handling pressures, names her inspiration

Neha Kakkar opened up about handling pressure and competition from her peers




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Drive-in prayer ceremonies held in Iran with mosques shut amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Viral plea for smartphone from Romanian girl who wants to keep learning in lockdown

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18 bodies of drowned Afghans recovered at Iran border

HERAT: Afghanistan has recovered 18 bodies of migrants who were allegedly beaten and tortured before being forced into a river by Iranian border guards last week, a senior Afghan official said...

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Hania Aamir's unique dance video goes viral

The video has won the hearts on social media and garnered thousands of hearts within no time.




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Iran quake kills at least one, sparks panic in capital

TEHRAN: An earthquake struck early Friday near Iran's highest peak and jolted Tehran, killing at least one person and injuring more than 20 as people ran for their lives.The shallow 4.6 magnitude quake hit at 00:48 am near the city of Damavand, about 55 kilometres east of Tehran, the US Geological...




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18 bodies of drowned Afghans recovered at Iran border

HERAT, Afghanistan: Afghanistan has recovered 18 bodies of migrants who were allegedly beaten and tortured before being forced into a river by Iranian border guards last week, a senior Afghan official said Friday.Afghan authorities are investigating claims the migrants drowned while illegally...




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US Senate fails to override Trump veto on Iran war powers

WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Thursday failed to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a bipartisan measure that would have limited his power to attack Iran. Lawmakers voted 49-44 to support the resolution that passed Congress earlier this year, short of the two-thirds majority necessary...




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Virus-hit Iran holds Friday prayers for first time in months

TEHRAN: Virus-hit Iran allowed worshippers to attend Friday prayers for the first time in more than two months, but the capital remains under restrictions amid the Middle East’s deadliest coronavirus outbreak. Since reporting its first cases in mid-February, the Islamic republic has...




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Iran quake kills one, sparks panic in capital

TEHRAN: An earthquake struck early Friday near Iran’s highest peak and jolted Tehran, killing at least one person and injuring more than 20 as people ran for their lives. The shallow 4.6 magnitude quake hit at 00:48 am near the city of Damavand, about 55 kilometres east of Tehran, the US...




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18 bodies of drowned Afghans recovered at Iran border

HERAT, Afghanistan: Afghanistan has recovered 18 bodies of migrants who were allegedly beaten and tortured before being forced into a river by Iranian border guards last week, a senior Afghan official said on Friday.Afghan authorities are investigating claims the migrants drowned while illegally...




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Venezuela charges two Americans with 'terrorism, conspiracy'

Venezuela has charged two former US soldiers with "terrorism" and "conspiracy" for allegedly taking part in a failed invasion bid to topple President Nicolas Maduro, the attorney general said Friday.




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ASEAN Intervenes to Fight Death Spiral of Food Export Restrictions

Few images conjure the 1930s Depression like people standing in soup lines while farmers dump food they can't sell. That is a tragedy Southeast Asia is fighting to avoid, though it is starting to happen in pockets around the world in the midst of COVID-19. Supply chain disruptions, driven by the pan...




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6 FC personnel martyred in IED blast near Pak-Iran border

Five Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers and one officer were martyred after their vehicle was targeted with an improvised explosive device (IED) near the Pakistan-Iran border, the military's media wing said on Friday.

In a tweet, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the security personnel were returning from patrolling in Buleda — 14 kilometres from the Pakistan-Iran border — to "check possible routes used by terrorists in the mountainous terrain of Makran".

As they were returning, their vehicle was targeted with a remote controlled IED, it added.

The martyred were identified as Major Nadeem, Naik Jamshed, Lance Naik Khizar Hayat, Lance Naik Taimor, Sepoy Nadeem and Sepoy Sajid.

In December 2019, one FC soldier was martyred and two others were injured in an exchange of fire with terrorists after they raided an FC checkpost in North Waziristan.

"Terrorists raided an FC post in North Waziristan district near the Pak-Afghan border," an ISPR statement had said.

"During the exchange of fire, two terrorists were killed," it had added.