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Pompeo calls on Germany to proscribe Hezbollah

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Friday called for Germany to take a tougher stance on Hezbollah, which the U.S. has designated a “terrorist organization.” Following a meeting with his German counterpart in Berlin as part of a five-day European tour, Pompeo said he hoped that Germany...

Hackers take down Iranian social security website

Iran's semi-official ILNA news agency says hackers took down the website belonging to the country's non-governmental Social Security Organization. ILNA reported Friday that the website had been down for an unspecified amount of time the previous day, but has since been restored. In...

Palestinian stabs Israelis, shot dead by police: spokesman

A Palestinian stabbed two Israelis in Jerusalem on Friday, wounding one of them critically, before being shot dead by police, an Israeli police spokesman said. The attack occurred on the last Friday of the Ramadan holiday, when thousands of Muslim worshippers were expected to come to a holy...

Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of 'sowing division'

Tehran accused Riyadh Friday of "sowing division" in the region to Israel's advantage, after the kingdom hosted summits of Gulf and Arab leaders to rally support against the Islamic republic. Saudi Arabia has "continued to sow division between Islamic countries and in the region, which is...