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The Iranian rial hit a record low against the US dollar on the unofficial market on Tuesday, a foreign exchange website reported, amid a deterioration in the economic situation and…

Iraqi lawmakers who met this week for the first time since a May election and are still struggling to form a new government, decided on Tuesday to put off their…

Syria could be spared its bloodiest battle yet if the Russian and Turkish presidents talk to each other urgently about resolving the situation in the rebel-held region of Idlib, UN…

“This is a systemic, across-the-board effort to support the women’s movement in Israel over the next two years,” explained Sana Britavsky, deputy CEO of the Genesis Prize Foundation, at the…

The strikes were aimed at preventing Iranian entrenchment in Syria. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Israel struck over 200 Iranian targets in Syria over past year

“Abbas is apparently prepared to give up his job as president of Palestine to become the mayor of a local municipal council in a Jordanian province,” commented a Ramallah-based senior…

Lapid mocked Netanyahu's promise at a Likud rally last week to win 40 seats for the ruling party. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Lapid vows to stymie Likud in next…

An Israeli military spokeswoman declined to comment on the report. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Syria says Israeli planes target military positions in Syria

UNHCR Filippo Grandi visits Douma, Syria; Jabhat al-Nusra dead-enders and foreign fighters face last stand in Idlib. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Why are Syria's IDPs returning home?

The Iraqi Central Criminal Court in Baghdad began trying foreign fighters who joined the Islamic State and were captured in the war to liberate Iraqi territory from IS. Source: Al…