JERUSALEM -- Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Israel on Thursday for a one-day visit during which he will take part in the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp.

Putin was welcomed in the Ben Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv in an official ceremony by Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz and other officials. (Israel-Russia)

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TEHRAN -- Regional developments are indicative of thaw of cold in the relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, official IRNA news agency wrote in an analytical note on Thursday.

The recent "positive" gestures could be a prelude to the end of decades-long "diplomatic upset" between the two countries, it said. (Iran-Saudi Arabia-Spotlight)

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TRIPOLI -- Authorities of a Libyan airport in the capital Tripoli reopened it on Thursday in defiance of the no-fly zone imposed by the east-based army.

"The cabinet decided in an extraordinary meeting to resume air traffic at Mitiga International Airport," the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) of Fayez al-Sarraj said in a statement. (Libya-Airport)

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JERUSALEM -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence announced Thursday during a visit to Jerusalem that the White House plans to release its plan for peace in the Middle East next week in Washington.

In joint statements with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Pence said that U.S. President Donald Trump requested him to extend an invitation to Netanyahu and opposition leader Benny Gantz to arrive in Washington "to discuss regional issues and the possibility of peace in the Holy Land." (Israel-U.S.) Enditem

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