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(MENAFN) Bahrain and Kuwait have both strongly condemned attacks attributed to Iran that targeted their territories earlier on Saturday, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has reportedly raised its internal assessment of Israeli intelligence activity targeting the United States to a “critical” level, amid rising tensions involving Iran and Lebanon, according to...

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(MENAFN) Donald Trump’s newly announced choice to lead the U.S. intelligence community, Bill Pulte, reportedly did not hold an active security clearance prior to his nomination, raising concerns about his suitability for the role, according to...

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(MENAFN) The World Bank Group has greenlit a sweeping new Country Partnership Framework spanning 2026 to 2030, alongside four critical development projects valued at 285 million U.S. dollars, aimed at rebuilding conflict-devastated Yemen, the...

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(MENAFN) US intelligence assessments have reportedly raised concerns about what officials describe as an increasing espionage risk linked to Israel, particularly in the context of ongoing US negotiations with Iran. According to reports citing...

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(MENAFN) The administration of Donald Trump is reportedly considering reallocating frozen Iranian financial assets to support reconstruction of energy and infrastructure projects in Gulf Arab states affected by recent regional strikes, according...

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(MENAFN) Several members of Iran’s national football team’s technical and administrative staff have reportedly not yet been granted entry visas for the United States ahead of the upcoming FIFA World Cup, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The World Health Organization reported Saturday that hantavirus case numbers remain unchanged at 13, with no additional deaths recorded in more than a month, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Recent American intelligence assessments have sounded the alarm over a "growing espionage threat" emanating from close ally Israel, as Washington engages in delicate negotiations with Tehran, The New York Times reported Saturday, citing...

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(MENAFN) Türkiye closed out its World Cup preparations with a 2-1 victory over Venezuela in a friendly match, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iran’s national football team has been instructed that it must enter and leave the United States on the same day for its World Cup matches held on American soil, according to the Iranian ambassador to Mexico speaking to reporters on...

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(MENAFN) The US ambassador to Türkiye has praised embassy staff in Ankara for their role in processing visas for members of Iran’s national football team ahead of the FIFA World Cup. According to reports, Ambassador Tom Barrack publicly commended...

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(MENAFN) Bruno Guimaraes and Endrick each found the net as Brazil edged Egypt 2-1 on Saturday, delivering a timely confidence boost in the squad's final dress rehearsal ahead of the FIFA World Cup. Newcastle United skipper Guimaraes struck first,...

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(MENAFN) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed Friday a second detection of the New World Screwworm (NWS) in Texas, marking a fresh case in the same county where the pest was first recorded on American soil in decades earlier this...

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(MENAFN) Captain Lionel Messi remained on the bench as Argentina continued its World Cup preparations with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Honduras on Saturday.

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(MENAFN) Lionel Messi could make his eagerly awaited return to action in Argentina's pre-World Cup friendlies as he battles back from a hamstring injury, national team manager Lionel Scaloni revealed Friday — offering a timely boost to the...

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(MENAFN) Iran's World Cup squad has been handed a stark travel restriction by U.S. authorities — the team must enter and exit American territory on the same day as each of its matches, Iran's ambassador to Mexico disclosed to reporters Sunday. "We...

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(MENAFN) Iran’s national football squad left Türkiye on Saturday for its World Cup training base in Mexico after concluding a 15-day preparation camp in Antalya, while visa complications affecting several members of the delegation remain...

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces entered two villages in Syria’s southern Quneitra province on Saturday, in what Syrian state media described as a second incursion in less than 24 hours, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The number of hantavirus infections reported to the World Health Organization remains unchanged at 13 cases, while no additional fatalities have been recorded for more than a month, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on...