TEHRAN -- Iran has delivered a new proposal for peace talks with the United States to Pakistan, which is mediating the negotiations, the official IRNA news agency reported Friday.
The report said Iran submitted its latest negotiating proposal to Pakistan on Thursday night as part of efforts to end the conflict involving the United States and Israel. (Iran-US-Talks)
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DAMASCUS -- A Shiite cleric was critically wounded Friday when assailants threw a grenade into his car in the Sayyida Zeinab suburb of Damascus, according to a war monitor, though Syrian authorities confirmed only that an explosion had occurred in the area.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights identified the target as Farhan Mansour, a member of the Shiite religious authority and a Friday preacher. The Britain-based monitor said unknown assailants attacked Mansour near the Safir al-Zahraa hotel after he left the Sayyida Zeinab shrine, leaving him severely wounded. His condition remained unclear, the group said. (Syria-Damascus-Attack)
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ISTANBUL -- More than 500 people were detained in Istanbul on Friday for defying a ban on May Day rallies in restricted areas, local authorities said.
The Istanbul Governor's Office said security forces intervened when demonstrators tried to reach Taksim Square, which was closed to demonstrations, detaining 575 individuals in total as of 6:00 p.m. local time (1500 GMT). (Istanbul-Ban-Protest)
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JERUSALEM -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday it has reimposed gathering restrictions in communities along the northern border with Lebanon, citing a security escalation amid continued exchanges of fire with Hezbollah despite a ceasefire.
Under the order, outdoor gatherings are limited to 200 people and indoor gatherings to 600 through at least Monday at 8 p.m. local time. (Lebanon-Israel-Conflict) Enditem
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