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British PM Keir Starmer in a video statement on Friday said that the UK is working on a pathway to peace for Gaza and that the recognition of a Palestinian state "has to be one of those steps... I'm unequivocal about that" Starmer added, however, that move "must be part of a…

French FM Jean-Noel Barrot on Friday spoke with SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi, with the pair discussing an upcoming meeting between Abdi and Syrian officials to discuss the SDF's integration into the state military - Statement Barrot, in turn, "reiterated France's support…

Palestinians outside the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City mourn the death of a 14-month-old baby who was killed in an Israeli airstrike 📹: AFP

US President Donald Trump on Friday said that "it was too bad" that Hamas did not agree to a ceasefire agreement with Israel "Hamas didn't really want to make a deal. I think they want to die," Trump said

The Israeli military on Friday announced that it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen - Statement "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted," the statement read

Iraqi FM Fuad Hussein on Friday held a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, in which the pair discussed Israel's actions in Gaza and urged greater support for the Palestinian people - Iranian state-affiliated media Hussein reportedly expressed his sorrow and…

In a message marking the 40th day since top Iranian nuclear scientists and military officials were killed in Israeli strikes, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that "the enemy failed to achieve its goal. Future will show both our military & scientific…

More than 220 British MPs have signed a letter urging UK PM Keir Starmer to recognize a Palestinian state after French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday that Paris would proceed with the move The signatories include dozens of lawmakers from Starmer's Labour party

Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi, in a phone call with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan, on Friday called for the mobilization of all resources, including those of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to alleviate humanitarian conditions in Gaza The Iranian top diplomat…

Several shops caught fire in the town of Khanasor, Sinjar district, Nineveh province, on Friday afternoon, causing significant material damage. No human losses have been reported 📹: Submitted to The New Region

Protesters in the city of Hilla in central Iraq block roads as they demonstrate against water shortages and the drying up of rivers in the country 📹: AFP

A meeting between US, French, and Syrian officials in Paris saw the delegations agree on supporting the transitional government in security and reconciliation efforts and urging a meeting between Damascus and the SDF “as soon as possible" thenewregion.com/posts/2784

A senior Islamic State (ISIS) leader and two of his ISIS-affiliated sons were killed by US forces in a raid in al-Bab in Syria's Aleppo province, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Friday thenewregion.com/posts/2783

The US’ CENTCOM announced Friday that they killed a “senior ISIS leader” in a raid in Syria’s al-Bab - Statement

The Kurdistan Region’s meteorology department announced Friday that temperatures will reduce by two degrees on Saturday - Statement A major heatwave hit the Kurdistan Region on Friday, with the Garmiyan Administration recording 50 degrees Celsius, while Erbil province’s Haji…

A senior Iranian diplomat on Friday said that talks with German, French, and British officials were "frank and detailed," with the delegations discussing the possible imposition of sanctions on Iran by the European powers Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on X…

Baghdad Police Command on Friday announced the arrest of a man suspected of stealing 16 kilograms of gold from a jewelry store in the Iraqi capital - Statement “It was found that the perpetrator sneaked into the store through an abandoned house located behind it, and made a hole…