TEHRAN -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Iran will stop sending out its enriched uranium and heavy water product.

"It doesn't mean that Iran leaves the nuclear agreement, known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)," Rouhani said in a televised speech on Wednesday. (Iran-Yellowcake-Heavy water)

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ANKARA -- Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) on Wednesday appealed to the Supreme Election Council (YSK) for cancelling the results of last year's presidential and parliamentary elections along with the March 31 local polls across all Istanbul districts.

"If the YSK annuls the Istanbul Metropolitan Mayoral Elections, then you also have to annul the local elections in all 39 districts in Istanbul as well as June 24 Parliamentary and Presidential Elections in 2018," Muharrem Erkek, CHP deputy chairman, told reporters after submitting the appeal. (Turkey-Istanbul)

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KHARTOUM -- The African Union (AU) on Wednesday urged the political parties in Sudan to reach a comprehensive deal to begin a transitional period under civilian government.

Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan on Wednesday received the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson's Special Envoy to Sudan, Mohamed El Hacen Lebatt. (AU-Sudan)

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JERUSALEM -- People throughout the country watched fireworks during a celebration of Israel's Independence Day on May 8.

Tens of thousands of Israelis came to the main event in Tel Aviv, at the Rabin Square, where the municipality arranged in front of its building music concert and fireworks. (Israel-Independence Day)

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BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Ali Hakim on Wednesday met with a U.S. delegation, just one day after the surprise visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Iraq which came amid the rising tension between the United States and Iran.

A statement by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said Ali Hakim held a meeting with U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs David Satterfield and the charge d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Joey Hood, during which the two sides discussed means to boost ties between Baghdad and Washington. (Iraq-U.S.) Enditem

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