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Islamic State group claims attack at Saudi WWI ceremony
The terror group said in a posting on its propaganda network agency that it primarily targeted the French consul attending the event.
- by Sarah El Deeb
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He dedicated his life to a two-state solution, COVID hit before he could see it
Saeb Erekat, a key Palestinian negotiator in the Oslo Accords, has been laid to rest after receiving military honours.
- by Ali Sawafta, Rami Ayyub and Zainah El-Haroun
Iran finishes moving first batch of advanced centrifuges underground
The move was the latest of many breaches by Iran of its 2015 deal with major powers in response to Washington's 2018 withdrawal from the landmark accord.
France condemns 'cowardly attack' on Remembrance Day service in Jeddah
An apparent terrorist attack in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Wednesday appears to have targeted a ceremony marking the end of World War I.
French minister, in Cairo, pledges respect for Islam
The visit comes in the wake of several attacks in France apparently provoked by anger over the defence of caricatures considered blasphemous by Muslims.
- by Aidan Lewis and Mahmoud Mourad
'Our miracle': Another girl rescued days after deadly earthquake
Rescuers still searching for survivors under debris for survivors of a quake that has killed at least 113 people.
- by Kemal Aslan
IS targets newly graduated 'judges and investigators' at Kabul University
The attackers stormed the campus as it hosted a book fair attended by the Iranian ambassador, sparking a gun battle and leaving at least 19 dead and 22 wounded.
- by Rahim Faiez and Kathy Gannon
Satellite photos show construction at Iran nuclear site
Iran has begun construction at its Natanz nuclear facility, satellite images show, just as the UN nuclear agency acknowledged Tehran is building an underground advanced centrifuge assembly plant.
- by Jon Gambrell
Iran building underground nuclear facility: UN watchdog
Natanz became a flashpoint for Western fears about Iran’s nuclear program in 2002, when satellite photos showed an underground facility at the site. It was destroyed in July.
- by David Rising
Warring nations accuse each other of breaking US-brokered truce
Azerbaijan said Armenian forces fired at its military positions and residential areas, while Armenia reported artillery attacks by Azerbaijani troops.
- by Zulfugar Agayev and Sara Khojoyan
Afghan security forces kill senior al-Qaeda leader al-Masri
Al-Masri, believed to be al-Qaeda's second-in-command, was killed during a special operation in Ghazni province.
- by Hamid Shalizi