JERUSALEM -- Israel's security cabinet approved decisions on Sunday to deepen Israel's control over the occupied West Bank and the expansion of the Jewish settlement there, a minister said.
Among the controversial measures approved, the cabinet ordered the repeal of a Jordanian-era law that banned land sales to Jews, removed the requirement for special transaction permits, and renewed a state land acquisition committee that ceased operating around 20 years ago, read a statement from the office of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a key pro-settlement minister in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet. (Israel-West Bank-Settlement)
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DAMASCUS -- Syria's authorities said Sunday rescue teams continued large-scale response operations late Saturday after heavy rainfall triggered flash floods across several western and northwestern provinces, causing casualties, displacement and widespread damage to civilian areas.
Till 11:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, torrential rains affected parts of Latakia, Idlib and Hama provinces, according to an official report. Flash flooding damaged urban areas and hit 14 displacement camps in western Idlib, impacting an estimated 300 families. (Syria-Flash Flood-Casualties)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that indirect talks will continue if Iran comes to the conclusion that the United States has the "necessary seriousness" to reach a negotiated solution to Tehran's nuclear issue.
He made the remarks at a press conference in Tehran while elaborating on the indirect nuclear talks held on Friday between the Iranian and U.S. delegations in the Omani capital Muscat, according to the official news agency IRNA. (Iran-U.S.-Nuclear talk)
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BEIRUT -- Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health expressed "great surprise" on Sunday following Kuwait's announcement that it had added eight Lebanese hospitals to its national terrorism sanctions list.
In a statement, the ministry said it received no advance notice from Kuwaiti authorities, adding that this action contradicts Kuwait's longstanding fraternal and diplomatic stance toward Lebanon. (Lebanon-Kuwait-Hospitals) Enditem
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