May 21, 2023

Iranian MP: ‘Iran may restore ties with Washington if US offers apology’

A member of the Iranian parliament’s National Security Committee says the US suggested holding talks with Tehran without the presence of other JCPOA partners, Iran International, an Iranian news site critical of the regime, reported. According to the report, Islamic Republic lawmaker Shahryar Haidari stated: “Iran’s condition for taking part in direct negotiations with the

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Bahrain and Lebanon restore diplomatic ties

Bahrain said Saturday it would restore full diplomatic relations with Lebanon after a year and a half, following a row over remarks made by a former minister regarding the Yemen war, AFP reported. After Lebanon”s former Information Minister George Kordahi made comments about Saudi Arabia regarding the situation in Yemen at the end of 2021,

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95 million NIS to encourage young olim to live in Jerusalem

During a special meeting marking Jerusalem Day, the government will approve a three-year, 95 million shekel program to encourage young olim (immigrants to Israel) to live in Jerusalem, Israel Hayom reported. The according to the plan, which was written together with the Jerusalem Municipality and the Jewish Agency, the state will work to encourage young

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To believe or not to believe: The state of American values

Inconsistencies in polling are nothing new. The glaring dichotomy between two recent polls on American values, however, seems to highlight the inconsistencies surrounding the values themselves. Several weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal published a WSJ-NORC poll with the accompanying headline, “America Pulls Back From Values That Once Defined It”. The widely publicized poll detailed

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Biden challenges FDR on not bombing Auschwitz

It”s not easy for a politician to criticize a popular ex-president from his own party. That”s why it is significant that President Joe Biden last week strongly criticized the refusal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to bomb the railways leading to Auschwitz in 1944. Biden has spoken of his admiration for FDR”s leadership during the

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The barbaric slaughter of innocents in Iran

In a heart-wrenching display of callousness and disregard for human life, the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) has once again stained the lands of Iran with the blood of the innocent. Today, we mourn the unjust execution of three more innocent souls, Saeed Yaghoubi, Majid Khazemi, and Saleh Mirhashemi. These tragic victims met their undeserved

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Russia claims: We fully captured eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut

Russia claimed on Saturday to have fully captured the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which would mark an end to the longest and bloodiest battle of the 15-month war, Reuters reported. The assault on the largely levelled city was led by troops from the Wagner Group of mercenaries, whose leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said earlier in

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Four-year-old who nearly choked on a grape in Be’er Sheva supermarket dies

A four-year-old boy who nearly choked on a grape in a supermarket in the city of Be’er Sheva died on Saturday night at Soroka Hospital, where he had been hospitalized in critical condition. A Magen David Adom paramedic said immediately after the incident, “When we entered the supermarket, we saw the boy lying unconscious, without

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Sudan: Warring factions agree to seven-day ceasefire

Sudan’s warring factions signed an agreement late on Saturday for a seven-day ceasefire amid the fighting that has plunged the country into chaos and displaced more than a million, Reuters reported. The ceasefire will take effect at 9:45 p.m. Khartoum time (1945 GMT) on Monday, the sponsors of the talks, the United States and Saudi

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