RAMALLAH -- The Israeli army arrested on Friday a senior Hamas leader in the West Bank, Palestinian security sources said.

Sheikh Hassan Yousef, co-founder of Hamas, ruler of the Gaza Strip, was arrested from his home in the town of Beitunia near the West Bank city of Ramallah, the sources told Xinhua, all on condition of anonymity. (Palestine-Hamas Leader-Israel)

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TEHRAN -- Iran announced on Friday 3,552 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections in the country to 464,596, official news agency IRNA reported.

Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, said that the pandemic has taken 26,567 lives in Iran, after an overnight registration of 187 new deaths. (Iran-COVID-19)

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RABAT -- U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper met on Friday with Moroccan military officials over military cooperation and regional issues in Rabat, said a statement by the General Staff of Moroccan Armed Forces.

The statement said that various aspects of bilateral cooperation in the area of national defense were discussed, adding that the officials of both countries "expressed their satisfaction with the strength, excellence, sustainability and dynamism of bilateral cooperation." (U.S.-Morocco-Cooperation)

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RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia will allow pilgrims residing inside the country to perform the Umrah, beginning on Oct. 4, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.

A total of 309,686 Umrah permits have been issued, the report said. (Saudi-Pilgrimage) Enditem

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