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French FM to join UN’s Palestine flag rite
The French foreign minister plans to attend ceremony to hoist the Palestinian flag at the UN headquarters.

The French foreign minister plans to attend ceremony to hoist the Palestinian flag at the UN headquarters.

Red Cross has said that it is in contact with the two sides involved in new truce in Syria.

A series of random shootings in the city of Banning led to the deaths of two people on Saturday.

Iranian entrepreneurs have priority when it comes to making investment in the country’s economic sector.

The Islamic Human Rights Commission says Saudi Arabia is obviously not “capable” of managing the Hajj pilgrimage.

The Cuban president slams persisting US embargo against his country as “the main obstacle” to Havana's economic development.

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump leads Ben Carson by less than 1 point among GOP voters in North Carolina, according to a new poll.

An analyst says the US is trying to block potential cooperation between Iran and Russia in fight against terrorism in Syria.

Iran says it has signed deals to buy Sukhoi Superjets as well as certain satellite-related equipment from Russia.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says he sees a new opportunity for progress for an end to the crisis in Syria.

Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says the country is ready to sell crude oil as well as LNG to Poland.

Israeli forces nab four Palestinian youths over claims of throwing stones.

New rules that allow Israeli forces to target Palestinian protesters in the occupied territories with live bullets “dehumanize” Palestinians, says the PLO.

An analyst says by appointing a “more balanced” individual as the new top military commander, the US has admitted to its policy failures in Syria.

The Iranian president urges the UN to remind Saudi Arabia of its legal and human duties over the deadly Hajj incident.

US Republican presidential candidate Trump says his GOP rivals are after a global war over Syria.

The European Union (EU) says the next wave of refugees may come from Lebanon.

At least 10 people are killed in a gunfight in central Mozambique.