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Iranian President Hassan Rowhani said Wednesday (February 28, 2018) that his country is ready to talk to its Gulf neighbors on issues related to regional security without the need for any foreign presence. Rowhani made the remarks in the major Iranian city of Bandar Abbas at the mouth of the Gulf, which has been under regional tension frequently as a result of differences between Iran and Saudi Arabia, which have cut off diplomatic ties in January 2016. "We do not need foreigners to ensure the security of our region, but in terms of regional security measures, we are ready to talk to our neighbors and friends without any foreign presence," Rohani said in a televised speech broadcast by state television. Iran, which the West accuses of playing a destabilizing role in the Middle East, has repeatedly called on countries in the region to engage in dialogue without external elements to resolve regional disputes and disputes that Tehran regards as being exported by the West...

By Ali Qais: Khald escaped from Saudi Arabia, but still dreams of returning to her, and is prevented from pursuing authorities or hardline Muslims because of her earlier "atheism". But she says she was never an atheist, and what she announced about her atheism was because of "pressure from some quarters in Germany," where she now lives. She recently finished writing her experience in the Reformed "Foundation". "I was only able to write the story after I left Saudi Arabia," said Farida, a women's rights activist. "Her main idea is the male guardianship and the unfair life of girls in the Foundation. "The Foundation" is a Saudi "reform" department where girls under the age of 30 are imprisoned and sentenced to imprisonment or imprisonment. The Saudi activist is still living with her Saudi-based family but with difficulty because of the book she wrote. She hopes to return to the kingdom she left in 2014, but...

Thousands gather to attend the funeral of Bollywood star Sridive Thousands of Bolivians and Bollywood stars gathered in a gymnasium in Mumbai on Wednesday to attend the funeral of Indian actress Sridive, who died in Dubai on Saturday. The 54-year-old was in Dubai for a family wedding when she died of accidental drowning in her hotel's bathroom, the autopsy showed. The body of Sridive arrived in Mumbai late Tuesday. She touched so many hearts! Not just the industry, media and fans gather to pay their respects to #Sridevi at the prayer meet held for her today. pic.twitter.com/ZBaAcbvfbR - Filmfare (@filmfare) February 28, 2018 Her family issued a statement asking her fans to gather at the club near her home in Mumbai, NDTV reported. The funeral ceremony is scheduled to start from the club to the burning site, 7 km (2 miles) local time (0830 GMT), the statement said. Sridive is married to producer Bonnie Kapoor and they have two daughters. ...

Satellite images reveal an Iranian military base near Damascus The US news network "Fox News" satellite images showing Iranian stockpiles to store missiles as a military base of the "Quds Force" WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US-based Fox News on Wednesday published satellite images showing an Iranian military base 13 kilometers (22 miles) northwest of Damascus. According to the US report, Iranian special forces from the Quds Force are operating the base, which contains warehouses to store weapons that can hit Israel. According to the report, the new base resembles a military base Iran built last year south of Damascus, according to the foreign report, which Israel destroyed. "Nothing is new under the sun, but we are not dealing with a news report as an absolute fact," said Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman. The Israeli leadership has made it clear that Israel is not restricted in terms of acting against hostile Iranian activity in Syria and tha...

By   Lauren Monsen  - Feb 27, 2018 New York, with its world-class museums and art galleries, has always been a major marketplace for antiquities. Most transactions are legitimate. A new crackdown will make illegal sales a lot riskier and less lucrative. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., whose prosecutors and detectives since 2012 have helped recover several thousand trafficked antiquities valued at more than $150 million, has created a new law-enforcement squad to combat theft of cultural property. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. stands by three ancient marbles being returned to Lebanon decades after their theft. (© Andres Kudacki/AP Images) Returning stolen treasures to their countries of origin has long been a U.S. priority. The United States currently has agreements with 17 countries to protect and repatriate illegally exported cultural property. “My office’s newly formed Antiquities Trafficking Unit is committed to stopping the...

Tens of millions of people are escaping poverty thanks to robust economic growth that is helping not just wealthy countries but dozens of poorer ones. The World Bank says the gross domestic products  of lower-income nations accelerated 4.3 percent in 2017, faster than the global growth rate of 3 percent. Some 700 million people face extreme poverty, which the World Bank defines as living on $1.90 or less per person per day. That’s down from 2 billion in 1990. The biggest event of 2017 “is that the global poverty rate reached its lowest level ever. This will probably be the most important story of 2018 also,” New York University economics professor William Easterly writes in a tweet. U.S. tax cuts Deep U.S. cuts in corporate and other taxes are expected to spur further growth worldwide, according to the International Monetary Fund. The IMF raised its global growth forecast for both 2018 and 2019 to nearly 4 percent. The United States and other countries and...