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Iran's Raisi a no-show at Turkey summit, but meeting still 'on the books'

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday failed to appear at a summit in Ankara that Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan had earlier announced to reporters. However Iran says the meeting is still "on the books."

Radio France Internationale

Iran's Raisi In Turkey To Forge Joint Response To Gaza War

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi makes his first official visit to Turkey on Tuesday, hoping to paper over past differences and forge a forceful joint response to Israel's actions in Gaza.

International Business Times

Iran leader to visit Turkey as rapprochement continues over Gaza war

The Iranian president's visit to Turkey this week comes amid deeply strained bilateral tensions as a result of regional rivalries. However, Israel's assault on Gaza stands to alleviate those problems as Tehran and Ankara find common ground in condemning Israel, with Turkey also seeking to position itself as a mediator…

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Amid Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Foreign Secretary Kwatra visits Iran for talks

Israel-Hamas conflict and India’s investment in the Chabahar port developments were at the top of the agenda as Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra led a delegation in Tehran for foreign office consultations (FOC) with the Iranian governmen

The Hindu

Gulf states fend off call from Iran to arm Palestinians at Riyadh summit

Iranian president had travelled to Saudi Arabia to try to force a more interventionist approach to Israel-Hamas war

The Guardian - UK

Arab, Muslim leaders slam Israel's war on Gaza but shy away from punitive steps

Arab and Muslim leaders rejected Israel’s "self-defence" claims in Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire at a joint summit in Riyadh. But they declined to approve punitive economic and political steps against the country over its war against Hamas.

Radio France Internationale

Arab, Muslim blocs meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss Gaza conflict

Arab leaders and Iran's president gathered in the Saudi capital Saturday for a summit meeting expected to underscore demands that fighting in Gaza end before the Israel-Hamas war draws in other countries.

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Israel-Hamas war: UN calls Gaza fighting ‘reprehensible’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Arab-Islamic summit rejects justifying Gaza war as Israeli self-defence

Leaders meeting in Saudi Arabia demanded aid be allowed to enter Gaza, called for cessation of arms exports to Israel.

Al Jazeera

Israel kills seven more Hezbollah fighters on border with Lebanon

Iranian foreign minister says wider regional conflict inevitable as death toll among militant group rises to 78

The Guardian - UK

Israel could replace Palestinian workers with 100,000 Indian migrants, says business leader

‘Right now we are negotiating with India. We are waiting for decision of the Israeli government to approve that’

The Independent UK

Breathless Pope Francis opts out of speech with ‘bit of a cold’

Pontiff, 86, hands over rather than reads out prepared speech at Vatican meeting with European rabbis

The Guardian - UK

Niger faces multiple crises three months after military coup

Three months after a military junta seized power in Niger, overthrowing democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum, the country remains increasingly isolated. Rights groups warn Niger's population of 27 million now face a multitude of crises including insecurity, poverty and loss of personal freedoms.

Radio France Internationale

Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy says he will keep up military pressure on Russian-occupied Crimea – as it happened

Ukrainian president says military pressure will continue, during video address in Prague that was marred by possible hack attack, says Czech parliament

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The Guardian - UK

The peril now facing us: Israel invades, Iran intervenes – and this war goes global

Calls for restraint are right but unlikely to be heeded. A conflict setting Israel and the US against Iran has rarely seemed closer, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

Al Jazeera

Iran’s Raisi, Saudi Arabia’s MBS discuss Israel-Hamas war

Two leaders have first phone call since Tehran and Riyadh restored ties under a China-brokered deal in March.

WEKU

Fighting with Israel signals coordination between Hamas and Hezbollah, analysts say

Analysts have long accused Iran of backing militant groups in the region to counter Israel.

The Guardian - AU

Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 3

Israel declares ‘complete siege’ on Gaza as Hamas claims Israeli strikes killed captives

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The Guardian - UK

Widespread condemnation across globe for Hamas attack on Israel

Russia, China and Turkey merely urge restraint while some Islamic nations, and Iran in particular, blame Israel exclusively

WEKU

Why Iran won't budge on mandatory hijab laws — according to the president's wife

Jamileh Alamolhoda, the wife of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, talks about why Iran's government is unwilling to compromise on compulsory headscarf rules.

Politico

U.S. and other Western powers are inciting Iranian unrest, president says

Ebrahim Raisi blamed protests over mandatory head scarfs for women on outside forces.

Al Jazeera

What countries have normalised relations with Iran after Saudi detente?

Tehran seems on track to restore relations with more countries after a groundbreaking agreement with Saudi Arabia.

France 24

Israel 'at the cusp' of historic agreement with Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu tells UN

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly on Friday that Israel is “at the cusp” of a historic breakthrough leading to a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia, without outlining a clear path over the significant obstacles facing such an accord.

Al Jazeera

What’s happening with normalising ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel?

Saudi Arabia ready to normalise relations with Israel in exchange for a US defence pact and civilian nuclear programme.

The Independent UK

Iran's president says US should ease sanctions to demonstrate it wants to return to nuclear deal

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says that relations with the United States can move forward if the Biden administration demonstrates it wants to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, and a first step should be easing sanctions

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