TRIPOLI -- A Rome-bound flight took off Saturday here in the Libyan capital, resuming direct scheduled flights between Libya and Italy after a nearly 10-year halt.

Operated by Libya-based Medsky Airways, the flight took off from Tripoli's Mitiga International Airport for Rome's Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino International Airport. (Libya-Civil Flight Resumption-Italy)

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TEHRAN -- A top Iranian military official said on Saturday that Iran's armed forces are ready for any form of cooperation with Pakistan in the "all-out fight" against terrorism, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.

Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Baqeri made the remarks in a message to Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir to extend his sympathy over a deadly "terrorist" bomb blast at a religious gathering in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, which killed at least 50. (Iran-Pakistan-Anti-Terrorism Cooperation)

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TEHRAN -- Iran's Deputy Oil Minister Morteza Shahmirzaei said on Saturday Iran sends its oil tankers to other countries right before the U.S. warships' eyes.

Shahmirzaei, who is also the CEO of Iran's National Petrochemical Company, made the remarks when talking about the impacts of the U.S. sanctions on Iran's oil exports, according to the Shana News Agency affiliated with the Iranian Oil Ministry. (Iran-Oil Tanker-U.S. Sanctions) Enditem

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