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Tehran is keen to increase inspections of its nuclear facilities as well as to provide more assurances regarding its nuclear programme, but will not accept US demands that it halt uranium enrichment, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said yesterday.

In a press conference, Baghaei said Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi had repeatedly and clearly spoken about the uranium enrichment issue, and made clear that halting it is not a simple matter for…

Algeria’s Foreign Ministry yesterday criticised France for its “flagrant breach” of a 2013 agreement exempting diplomatic passport holders from visa requirements, warning of a reciprocal response, Anadolu reported.

The condemnation followed reports on Saturday from right-leaning French media citing unnamed sources claiming that Paris had imposed visa requirements on Algerian officials with diplomatic passports.

The ministry expressed “great…

Israeli occupation forces launched air strikes on shelters housing displaced Palestinians and residential homes across the Gaza Strip early this morning.

Israeli warplanes struck Musa Bin Nusair School, which was sheltering displaced people in Al-Daraj neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, resulting in fatalities and injuries, according to Palestinian media reports.

Two drone strikes set fire to the bodies of displaced people inside the school, killing at least eight…