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Netanyahu lawyers arrive for pre-indictment hearing

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's lawyers arrived for his pre-indictment hearing on corruption allegations Wednesday and pledged to convince prosecutors to drop the cases against him. Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit had in February announced his intention to indict the premier...

Calls for restraint after deadly Iraq protests

Iraq's president and the United Nations urged security forces to show restraint on Wednesday after two protesters were killed in clashes with police that other top officials blamed on "infiltrators." Hundreds took to the streets of the capital and cities across the south on Tuesday in the...

The energy market must be non-political: Iran oil minister

The energy market must be non-political in order to prevent interference, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said Wednesday, according to the official IRNA news agency. "The energy market must be non-political in order to prevent unilateral and illegal interference," Zanganeh said upon...