DAMASCUS -- At least 1,383 civilians have been killed in the recent wave of violence in Syria's coastal region, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Wednesday.

The violence erupted on March 6, triggered by coordinated attacks by armed groups loyal to former President Bashar al-Assad on security forces in the coastal Latakia province, which killed at least 16 security personnel, according to Syria's Defense Ministry. (Syria-Violence-Civilian Deaths)

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DOHA -- Arab foreign ministers met with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff in Doha on Wednesday to discuss the newly approved Arab-backed Gaza reconstruction plan.

Foreign ministers from Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates, along with the secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organization's executive committee, presented the reconstruction plan to Witkoff, agreeing with the U.S. envoy to continue consultations and coordination on this plan as a basis for the reconstruction efforts in Gaza, according to a statement from Qatar's Foreign Ministry. (Qatar-Arab FM-U.S.-Gaza Reconstruction)

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TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi received here on Wednesday a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump on nuclear negotiations, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported.

The letter, which reportedly calls for negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program, was handed over to Araghchi by Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in the presence of some other Iranian officials, Fars reported.

According to a report by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, Araghchi said earlier on Wednesday that Iran had always been ready to hold negotiations over its nuclear issue on equal terms. (Iran-U.S.-Nuclear Talks)

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KHARTOUM -- At least 10 people were killed and 23 others injured in shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on residential neighborhoods and a shelter center in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said on Wednesday. (Sudan-Conflict) Enditem

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