New round of US talks planned for Sunday: Iran
Iran said a new round of nuclear talks with the United States is planned for Sunday, after Washington submitted a proposal for a deal amid a standoff over uranium enrichment.
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Iran says to submit own nuclear proposal to US soon
Iran said on Monday that it would soon present a counter-proposal on a nuclear deal with the United States, after it had described Washington鈥檚 offer as containing 鈥榓mbiguities鈥�...
Israel diverts Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg
Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid boat on Monday, preventing the activists on board -- including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg -- from reaching the blockaded Palestinian territory...
Iran says no sanctions relief in US nuclear proposal
Iran鈥檚 parliament speaker said on Sunday that the latest US proposal for a nuclear deal does not include the lifting of sanctions, state media reported as negotiations appear to have hit a roadblock....
Gaza rescuers say Israel fire kills 36 including 6 near aid centre
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 36 Palestinians on Saturday, six of them in a shooting near a US-backed aid distribution centre...
'No Eid' for West Bank Palestinians who lost sons in Israeli raids
Abeer Ghazzawi had little time to visit her two sons\' graves for the Muslim holiday of Eid ul-Azha before Israeli soldiers cleared the cemetery near the refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
Muslim pilgrims 鈥榮tone the devil鈥� as Hajj nears end in Saudi Arabia
Muslim pilgrims were performing the last major ritual of the hajj -- the 鈥榮toning of the devil鈥� -- on Friday, as Muslims around the globe celebrated the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday.
Israeli strike kills 12 in south Gaza
THE civil defence agency in Gaza said an Israeli strike on a tent housing displaced Palestinians near the southern city of Khan Yunis on Wednesday killed at least 12 people...
US nuclear proposal against national interest: Khamenei
IRAN\'S supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday a US proposal for a nuclear agreement was against the national interest, amid sharp differences over whether Tehran can continue to enrich uranium...
Million-plus pilgrims begin Hajj
More than a million pilgrims joined Islam鈥檚 most important rite under a beating sun on Wednesday, as the Hajj kicked off with the Saudi hosts scrambling to avoid last year鈥檚 1,000-plus deaths in sweltering heat.
Israeli fire kills 27 near Gaza aid point
Rescuers said the Israeli military killed at least 27 people near a US-backed aid centre in Gaza on Tuesday, with the army reporting it had fired on 鈥榮uspects who advanced toward the troops鈥�.
Huthis urged to release aid workers
United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres on Tuesday demanded Yemen鈥檚 Huthi rebels release dozens of aid workers, including UN staff, a year after their arrest.
Hajj pilgrims gather in Makkah under scorching desert sun
More than a million Muslim pilgrims poured into the holy city of Makkah ahead of the annual Hajj, with authorities vowing to hold a safer pilgrimage amid searing desert heat and a massive crackdown on illegal visitors.
UN chief calls for probe into deaths near Gaza aid site
UN chief Antonio Guterres called Monday for an independent investigation into the killing of dozens of Palestinians near a US-backed aid centre in Gaza after rescuers blamed the deaths on Israeli fire and the military denied any involvement.
No nuclear deal if deprived of peaceful activities: Iran
Iran said Monday it will not accept a nuclear agreement that deprives it of what it calls 鈥榩eaceful activities鈥�, a reference to uranium enrichment, as it pressed the United States for guarantees it will drop sanctions.