Cuba turns to solar power amid energy crisis
As fuel shortages and outages continue, the country is building new solar power plants.
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Iran: Strait of Hormuz will not return to its previous status
Sadeq Amoli Larijani said sovereignty over the strait belongs to Iran.
Hamas asks mediators to pressure Israel
Hamas said it remains committed to the roadmap agreed in Cairo for the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire.
Ayatollah Khamenei appoints Mohsen Rezaei to new role
Iran's Supreme Leader appointed Mohsen Rezaei as his representative to the Supreme National Security Council.
Hezbollah: Israel expands territory by destroying environment
Hezbollah described environmental destruction in southern Lebanon and the Western Bekaa as part of Israel's policy of territorial expansion.
Eurasian Union's Africa push
The union is preparing to expand free trade talks with African countries and its economic ties with the continent.
Trump: We are continuing talks with Iran 'half-heartedly'
US President Donald Trump said Washington was continuing talks with Iran on a limited basis and would maintain economic pressure.
An alliance that reassures no friends and frightens no enemies
Although the Mecca Agreement is presented to the public with the rhetoric of “regional peace and stability,” its deliberately ambiguous definition of its target and the three countries’ deep military and economic ties with the United States overshadow this objective.