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Jordan to host Yemeni peace talks

Jordan on Tuesday agreed to host a second round of peace talks between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels, according to the country’s foreign minister.  In a statement, ministry spokesman Sufyan Qudah said Amman "agreed to a request by UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths to host...

Iran satellite in US row fails to reach orbit: state media

Iran launched a satellite criticised by the United States on Tuesday but it failed to reach orbit, state television quoted the telecommunications minister as saying. "The Payam satellite was successfully launched this morning with the Basir satellite carrier. But the satellite...

Qatar to talk to Saudi-led bloc 'without preconditions'

Qatar’s foreign minister on Monday voiced his country’s readiness to discuss possible means of resolving an ongoing crisis in inter-Arab relations -- which first erupted in 2017 -- "without preconditions". Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani made the remarks at a joint press...

Israel police withdraw from J'lem’s Dome of Rock: Guard

Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock Mosque was reopened to Muslim worshippers on Monday evening following an hours-long siege by Israeli police, one of the mosque's Palestinian guards told Anadolu Agency. “Police have withdrawn from the area, allowing worshippers to enter the mosque," the...