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Israeli airstrikes target Syria's lifeline port

Bomb blast leaves dozen dead, many wounded in Iraq’s Basra
At least a dozen people reportedly lost their lives and many more sustained injuries in a powerful bomb attack in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, police and medical sources said.
Yemen targets Saudi Defense Ministry, Aramco in retaliatory operation
Yemen’s Army spokesman on Tuesday revealed details of a large-scale operation in retaliation for the Saudi bombing campaign on Yemen, saying the armed forces attacked Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry and the Aramco oil facilities among other targets.
US seeking to revive Daesh, create new regional crises: Iran security chief
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said Tuesday that the United States is irate over the fall of the Daesh terrorist group in Syria and neighboring Iraq as well as the triumph of resistance fighters over terrorists and is therefore trying to create new crises in the region.
Iran, UAE push for thaw in ties as top Emirati official visits Tehran
Foreign presence in Syria detrimental to regional security: Raeisi
Collective cooperation key to sustainable regional security: SNSC chief
Iran’s top security official said lasting stability and security will be ensured only in light of constant dialogue and cooperation among countries in the region.
UAE national security adviser to visit Iran
The United Arab Emirates' top national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan is expected to arrive in Tehran Monday to discuss bilateral ties, Iran's top security body said on Sunday.
Yemen: Saudi peace plan ‘immature,’ includes ‘unrealistic’ demands
A high-ranking member of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council dismissed as “immature” Saudi Arabia’s so-called peace initiative for the conflict-stricken Arab country, saying that the demands put forward by the Riyadh regime in the plan are “unrealistic.”
Palestinian prisoner walks free after 131 days of hunger strike
Palestinian detainee Kayed Fasfous has finally walked out of an Israeli jail and returned home to his family after a prolonged hunger strike.
Albania arrests MKO terror group members for drug smuggling, human trafficking: Report
Members of the anti-Iran terrorist Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO or MEK) have been arrested for drug smuggling, human trafficking, and money laundering, a report revealed.
Saudi strikes on Yemen kill 16 civilians, including children
At least 16 civilians, including children, were killed in Saudi-led strikes in Yemen’s southwestern province of Ta'izz, local media reported, as Saudi Arabia kept bombing its southern impoverished neighbor in defiance of international calls to end the bloody war.