ECONOMY
Stronger economy increases Iran’s gold demand
Market figures show Iran’s demand for gold rose to a four-year high in the first quarter in what is believed to have been a result of the improvement in the country’s economy.
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PALESTINE
Israeli forces shoot young Palestinian in WB
A young Palestinian man is shot and injured by Israeli troops over an alleged stabbing attack in the occupied West Bank.
POLITICS
NSA recorded 151mn phone calls last year
The NSA has admitted to recording 151 million phone calls while monitoring several terror suspects in 2016.
KOREAS
North Korea ‘will not beg for China's friendship’
North Korea will not “beg” to maintain the friendship of its major ally, China, North Korean state media have said in rare remarks against Beijing.
SOCIETY
Leader calls for swift action on mine tragedy
Ayatollah Khamenei expresses condolences over the recent deadly mine explosion in northern Iran.
ECONOMY
China, Iran’s biggest exporter after bans lifted
Official figures show Iran’s imports from China saw a major rise over the past four years in what is seen as a result of the removal of sanctions against the country and the subsequent return of global shipping lines to its ports.
KOREAS
S Koreans begin early voting to choose president
South Koreans begin early voting ahead of the May 9 presidential election less than a month after the ouster of Park over corruption allegations.
POLITICS
Britons head to polls in 2017 local elections
Britons will cast their votes in the 2017 local elections on Thursday to elect new mayors and councilmen.
IRAQ
Iraqi forces open new front in NW Mosul
Iraqi forces open a new front against Takfiri Daesh terrorists in northwestern Mosul.
INTERVIEWS
‘US wants police to suppress minority groups’
An analyst says there is no prosecution for US police officers involved in the fatal shooting of black people as one of their functions is to repress minority groups.
NEWS
Rouhani, Qalibaf speak of policy agendas
Iranian presidential hopefuls Rouhani and Qalibaf talk about their executive plans live on state TV.
FRANCE
Le Pen, Macron trade insults in heated debate
The only face-to-face televised debate between France’s presidential candidates heats up with vehement attacks and counterattacks on issues of policy.
SOCIETY
Anti-police brutality protests turn violent in US
Three people were arrested as protesters were confronted by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
COLOMBIA
UNSC members head to Colombia to back peace
Representatives from the UN Security Council members have headed to Colombia to demonstrate its commitment to the peace agreement there.
PALESTINE
1000s rally to back Palestinian hunger strikers
Thousands of Palestinians rallied in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday to express their support for the Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli prisons.
INTERVIEWS
‘Israel’s nuclear arsenal threat to Mideast peace’
An analyst says peace cannot be established in the region as long as Israel remains in possession of nuclear weapons.
SYRIA
Syria backs Russian de-escalation zones proposal
Damascus says it fully supports an initiative put forward by the Russians in Astana for the creation of four de-escalation zones in Syria.
SOMALIA
Somali minister ‘mistakenly’ killed in Mogadishu
Somalia’s minister of public works and reconstruction was killed in Mogadishu in what was apparently an accidental shooting, government and police sources say.
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