MUSCAT -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian began a two-day official visit to Oman on Tuesday, meeting Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said and overseeing the signing of a series of bilateral agreements, as Muscat continues its role as a mediator in indirect nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington.
The two sides signed five cooperation agreements, 10 memorandums of understanding (MoUs), and three executive programmes during a ceremony at Al Alam Palace, Oman's state news agency reported. (Oman-Iranian President-Visit)
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KHARTOUM -- The Sudanese Ministry of Health on Tuesday announced a surge in cholera cases, with 2,729 infections and 172 deaths recorded within a single week.
"A meeting of the Federal Emergency Operations Center reported an increase in cholera cases across multiple states, with 2,729 infections and 172 deaths recorded in one week," the ministry said in a statement. (Sudan-Cholera Cases-Surge)
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RAMALLAH -- Israeli forces carried out a large-scale operation on Tuesday targeting money exchange companies in the West Bank, in what Israeli media described as part of a campaign to disrupt financial networks allegedly linked to Palestinian factions.
According to Palestinian sources, the raids took place in Ramallah, Nablus, Hebron, Tubas, Tulkarm, Jenin, Bethlehem, and Qalqilya, during which Israeli forces raid the offices of money exchange companies, arrested several shop owners, and confiscated millions of shekels. (West Bank-Israeli Raid-Money Exchange Companies)
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GAZA -- The Palestinian death toll in Gaza has surpassed 54,000 since the outbreak of the conflict between Hamas and Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Gaza's health authorities said on Tuesday.
During the past 24 hours, 79 Palestinians were killed and 163 others injured as a result of Israeli attacks on various areas of the Gaza Strip, the health authorities said in a press statement, noting that the statistics do not include hospitals in the North Gaza Governorate due to the difficulty of accessing them. (Gaza-Conflict-Deaths) ■
