Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Sept. 14

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TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Ministry has said that the recent sale of Iran's properties in Canada by the Canadian government is "unlawful," Iran's state TV reported on Saturday.

Based on a Canadian ruling back in 2016 and later an endorsement by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, seized Iranian government properties worth of tens of millions of dollars have been sold in Canada and the proceeds have been handed to "victims of terrorist groups (allegedly) sponsored by Iran." (Iran-Canada-Properties)

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TUNIS -- The number of Tunisian voters at polling centers abroad for the presidential election by Saturday noon only accounted for 3.9 percent of the total registered voters, Nabil Baffoun, president of the Independent High Authority for Elections, confirmed to the local press.

"Until noon, the number of voters who have already voted abroad reached only 15,117 out of a total of 386,053 registered voters from 44 countries," Baffoun said at a press conference in Tunis. (Tunisia-Election)

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KUWAIT CITY -- Kuwait strongly condemned attacks on Aramco oil facilities in the east of Saudi Arabia, the Kuwait's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

The ministry expressed Kuwait's strong condemnation of the two attacks, which hit Aramco facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais areas and led to outbreak of fires. (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia)

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RABAT -- The Moroccan police busted on Saturday a drug trafficking gang in the southern city of Agadir and seized 1.63 tons of cannabis.

Two suspects aged 41 and 49 with criminal records were arrested, said the police department in a statement. (Morocco-Drug) Enditem

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