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Israel's Chief Rabbi David Lau called the Jewish community in Germany on Tuesday to continue proudly wearing skullcaps in public areas. "The skullcap is a Jewish symbol, wear it proudly," the rabbi said. "While Jews are not supposed to be ...

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Turkish officials say dozens were slightly injured after an earthquake in southeastern Turkey....

Before meeting Macron, US president says Tehran will have 'bigger problems than they ever had before' if it revives nuclear developmentBefore meeting Macron, US president says Tehran will have 'bigger problems than they ever had before' if...

Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel criticizes suggestion German Jews should not wear kippahs to avoid being attacked....

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Cairo said to convey to Jerusalem it remains committed to ensuring the return of Israeli captives held by terror groupCairo said to convey to Jerusalem it remains committed to ensuring the return of Israeli captives held by terror group...

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) Naseh Shaker from SANA'A relayed to Mehr News Agency in Tehran that the Yemeni Supreme Political Council has verified the news that Saleh Ali Al-Sammad has been assassinated....

Trump has withheld $305 million in funding, leaving shortfall to fill for rice, flour, sugar and to continue funding schools in Gaza and the West Bank...

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh says the assassins of Palestinian engineer and lecturer Fadi Mohammad al-Batsh will pay heavy price for the crime....

Praising the strength of America's oldest alliance, President Donald Trump welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House Tuesday with a pomp-filled ceremony on the South Lawn, opening a day of talks on the future of the Iran nuclear dea...

BRUSSELS, April 24 (KUNA) -- Top United Nations officials called Tuesday on donors and the international community to pledge more funds to help the Syrian population and refugees. "In the first few months of 2018 the humanitarian crisis in Syria has f...

All involuntary deportation plans and orders against illegal infiltrators cancelled. No plans to deport infiltrators to third country....

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TEHRAN (FNA)- South Korean villagers opposed to the deployment of a US missile defense system took part in a protest outside a military base in their country ahead of the first North-South Korea summit since 2007....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, said on Tuesday that any attempt by any party to promote suspicious ideas under any vague slogans and uncompleted positions would have no value or usefulness....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani warned the regional states of the West's plots to coax them into piling up more weapons and military equipment, stressing that arms depots could never maintai...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov is certain that the real state of affairs and Washington's stance leave no chance for considering an easing of tensions in Russian-US relations....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stressed that Washington was not ready for partnership on an equitable basis even with its own traditional allies....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian Army hoisted the country's flag over government buildings in the town of Jayroud after all militants and their family members left Northern Syria on Tuesday....

Minassian, who has an imposing physical build, defied a police officer during his arrest...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov dismissed the allegations of human rights violations in Chechnya made by the acting US secretary of state, saying that the situation in the republic is "significantly better" than in Americ...

A seven-year-old boy has received five organs in a complex procedure in northern England....

Tehran, April 24, IRNA A panel of major oil companies discussed challenges of financing in Iran's petroleum industry....

After the Chotam organization took aim on Facebook at Pasta Basta, thousands pledged to eat at the chain's branchesAfter the Chotam organization took aim on Facebook at Pasta Basta, thousands pledged to eat at the chain's branches...

China published a report on the human rights situation in the United States on Tuesday....

A blast that went off Tuesday in Sidon's Haret Saida left a Hezbollah member dead, but the source of the explosion has yet to be determined....

Two asylum-seekers say that after spending a couple of years in Germany, it is their duty to 'give some of our culture to Berlin'Two asylum-seekers say that after spending a couple of years in Germany, it is their duty to 'give some of our cul...

Tabriz, April 24, IRNA Iranian President Hassan Rouhani sas nobody is able to make Iranian people disappointed...

Russia and China issue a draft statement, urging the UN member states to support Iran's nuclear deal....

Tehran, April 24, IRNA Foreign Minister of Germany Heiko Maas supported Iran nuclear deal also known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)....

The website of Ukraine's energy and coal ministry website has been hit by a cyber attack, though the websites of state-run energy companies have not been affected, the ministry's spokeswoman said by phone....

Emergency food aid for around a million Palestinians in Gaza may run out from June if the UN agency for Palestinian refugees cannot raise another $200 million following a cut-off in US funding, the agency said on Tuesday. Pierre Kraehenbuehl, who heads th...

Tehran, April 24, IRNA Iran and Oman are playing regional and global roles in Strait of Hormuz, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces for international and foreign relations Brigadier General Qadir Nezami said....

Journalist Fatma Naib explored the painful practice of female genital mutilation that affects about 200 million women....

Tehran, April 24, IRNA The US, the UK, Germany, and France have agreed on the conditions under which the US will remain committed to the Iran nuclear deal, Sputnik reported on Tuesday....

European leaders are also scrambling to the save the deal, with Macron and Merkel visiting Trump this week...

Israel tells top court it will stop holding deportation hearings and any previous decisions on deportations have now been nullified...

Israel told the top court earlier it will stop holding deportation hearings and any previous decisions on deportations have now been nullified...

Justice Minister visits Tanzanian hospital whose doctors were trained in Israel, tells actress who refused Genesis prize that is Israel....

Macron also hopes the Washington trip will also raise his profile everywhere else — from the EU to Syria and Israel-Palestinian peacemaking...

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Israel tells top court it will stop holding deportation hearings and any previous decisions on deportations have now been nullified...

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