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    Iran marks 31st anniversary of US downing of passenger plane

    Iran is commemorating the 31st anniversary of the downing of its passenger plane by a US Navy guided-missile cruiser in the Persian Gulf waters.A memorial ceremony was held at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport on Tuesday.

    West Asia
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    Anger grows over Israel’s controversial al-Quds dig in presence of US officials

    Palestinians and several organizations have condemned the inauguration of a highly contentious tunnel built by the Israeli regime at an archaeological site in occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds and the attendance of Americ.

    West Asia
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    Nowruz: Celebrating the New Year on the Silk Roads

    Nowruz is a rite dating back to at least the 6th century BCE, marking the new year and ushering in spring. Variously known as Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz or Nevruz, this historic.

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    China wants to develop Kashmir, won’t take sides in India-Pak dispute: State media

    China will not pick sides in the India-Pakistan dispute as its primary aim is to develop the “poor and backward” Kashmir, a state media opinion piece has said, adding that Beijing is willing.

    South Asia
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    India's top court orders mediation in Hindu temple dispute

    India's top court set up a mediation team on Friday to try to settle a land dispute between Muslims and Hindus over plans to build a Hindu temple on a site where hard-liners demolished a 16th-century.

    South Asia
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    Amnesty urges travel sites to ban Israel settlement listings

    Amnesty International has slammed online tourism companies for offering services in Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land, saying they are actually contributing to the regime’s land theft.

    West Asia
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    ‘Saudis gave green light to Arafat’s assassination’

    A former senior adviser to Yasser Arafat, the late leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), has said that Arafat's death was not natural and he was actually assassinated, with Saudi Arabia.

    West Asia
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    US sponsored anti-Hamas resolution defeated at the UN

    Arab nations outmanoeuvred the United States at the UN to defeat a resolution it sponsored condemning Hamas by requiring a two-thirds majority for it to pass, rather than the simple majority it received.

    West Asia
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    Babri Masjid demolition:No evidence of a Temple under the Masjid, says Archaeologist

    Two archaeologists have accused the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) of having ‘preconceived notions’ following the six-month-long excavation under the Babri Masjid that took place.

    West Asia
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    All eyes on Ayodhya as Hindu outfits plan programmes on Babri demolition anniversary

    Days after it organised a 'Dharam Sabha' in Indian city Ayodhya to seek support for construction of a grand Ram temple, the right-wing party, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is planning.

    South Asia
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    Peace: half a kilometre per year

    It took Islamabad and New Delhi 71 years to allow for a pocket of peaceful coexistence on their shared border as the nations travelled four kilometres in these seven decades to meet at Kartarpur.

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    1984 anti-Sikh riots in India: Delhi HC upholds conviction of 88 people accused

    The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of around 80 people and awarded them five year jail term for rioting, burning houses and violation of curfew during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in India.

    South Asia
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    'Palestine should be pivot of unity for Islamic world'

    The two-day event, held at Iran International Conference Center, is hosting around 700 foreign guests and representatives including nearly 20 high-ranking parliamentary delegations.

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    The Mosul artifacts: A priceless loss

    It is hard to overstate the historical and archaeological significance of the area extending from Mesopotamia to Egypt. This stretch contains the early stages of human civilization, especially from the Neolithic era.

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    Hamas names new leader in Gaza Strip

    The Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday elected an influential military figure as its new leader in the Gaza Strip, an official media outlet of the group reported.Hamas officials said on Monday.

    West Asia
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    ‘Islamophobia’ fuelling terrorism: UN chief

    “Islamophobia” in parts of the world is fuelling terrorism, the head of the United Nations said on a visit to Saudi Arabia Sunday, as anti-immigrant sentiment rises in some countries.

    West Asia
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    For 40 years, Iran’s been preparing for the war the US has been threatening

    The Trump administration’s aggressive rhetoric and actions have alarmed the world. The protests in response to his visa ban that have targeted mostly Muslims from seven nations the United States.

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    CIA files show Soviets tried to avert 1971 Indo-Pak war

    The common belief that the 1971 war between India and Pakistan was among other factors a reflection of the Cold War realpolitik stands contradicted by the recently released CIA files.

    South Asia
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    Indians up in arms after PM replaces Gandhi in calendar

    Calendars and diaries issued by government-owned Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC) in India have replaced Mahatma Gandhi’s cover photograph with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

    South Asia
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    US troops enter Poland to counter Russia

    Around 3,500 US troops have arrived in Poland, one of the largest deployments of US forces in Europe since the end of the Cold War in 1991, sparking immediate anger from Russia.

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    2 million bid farewell to Iran's Rafsanjani

    Rafsanjani, who held a unique place in Iran’s political firmament, was buried beside his mentor in the sprawling cemetery in downtown Tehran where many of his comrades of the 1979 Islamic revolution are buried

    West Asia
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    Iran's Expediency Council Chief Hashemi Rafsanjani Dies

    A pivotal figure in Iran since the 1979 revolution, when the Pahlavi dynasty was overthrown, Rafsanjani helped nascent Islamic Republic tide through a brutal eight year long US backed war with Iraq and economic sanctions

    West Asia
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