Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Saturday and will participate in the Iran-Arab World Dialogue summit in Doha, a ministry spokesperson said on Friday, ahead of possible US-Iran talks on Sunday.
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Sri Lanka helicopter crash kills six military personnel
A Sri Lankan Air Force helicopter crashed during a graduation ceremony on Friday, plunging into a reservoir and killing six of the 12 people on board, a military official said. The personnel were preparing for a grappling demonstration when their Bell 212 careened into the reservoir at the Maduru Oya
Drone strikes hit Port Sudan for sixth straight day: Army source
Drone strikes hit Port Sudan for a sixth consecutive day on Friday, an army source said, blaming the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have been at war with Sudan’s regular army since April 2023. “Our air defences intercepted some of the enemy drones which were targeting sites in
UN Security Council urges halt to fighting in South Sudan
The UN Security Council on Thursday urged an immediate halt to the fighting in South Sudan and renewed its peacekeeping mission in the warring country for another year. The UNSC “demands all parties to the conflict and other armed actors to immediately end the fighting throughout South Sudan and engage
Morocco commutes sentence of detained former minister
A Moroccan court has commuted the prison sentence of opposition figure and former Minister Mohammed Ziane from five to three years, his lawyer said on Thursday. The former human rights minister had been detained since 2022 and served a three-year term in a different case. Ziane, 82, the former president