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Netanyahu must attend trial opening: justice ministry

Israel's justice ministry said Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should not be exempted from attending the start of his corruption trial next week. A Netanyahu spokesperson told AFP that the premier's legal team had discussed the possibility of an exemption with the ministry....

Iran reports over 2,100 new virus cases

Iran reported no new coronavirus deaths Tuesday in nearly a third of its provinces for 24 hours but said there were more than another 2,100 cases of infection nationwide. The virus spread rapidly to all 31 of Iran's provinces soon after the country's first cases - two deaths in the holy...

Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque to reopen after Eid holiday

Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque will reopen to worshippers after the Eid holiday, a statement from its governing body said Tuesday, two months after closing due to the coronavirus. "The council decided to lift the suspension on worshippers entering the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque after the Eid...

Rocket hits near U.S. embassy in Baghdad

 One rocket hit near the U.S. embassy in Baghdad early Tuesday morning, security sources told AFP, the first to land in the high-security zone in weeks. The blast could be heard across the Iraqi capital and triggered security sirens at the US embassy compound but did not cause...