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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 531

Karim Abou Merhi

Karim Abou Merhi is a Tehran-based reporter for Agence France Presse (AFP) international news agency
Illustrative: Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks to Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on the sideline of the summit of Caspian Sea littoral states in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, June 29, 2022. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
July 18, 2022, 3:52 pm
Syria to top agenda as Iranian, Russian and Turkish leaders head to Tehran meeting
Ankara is eyeing military operation in Syrian Kurdish regions, but hopes to get blessing from Moscow first, while Iranians oppose idea
By Karim Abou Merhi
Female supporters of Iran's national soccer team cheer during the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers match between Iran and Iraq, at the Azadi Sports Complex in the capital Tehran, on January 27, 2022. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
January 27, 2022, 8:24 pm
Women allowed to attend soccer game at Tehran stadium, a first in nearly 3 years
Iranian news agency says a fifth of the tickets for Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against Iraq were reserved for female fans
By Karim Abou Merhi
Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora speaks to journalists after nuclear talks in Vienna on December 27, 2021. (Alex Halada/AFP)
December 28, 2021, 12:21 am
Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna; EU diplomat warns of ‘difficult’ work ahead
Enrique Mora says all sides showing ‘a clear will to work toward the successful end of this negotiation’; Tehran demands access to oil revenue
By Julia ZAPPEI and Karim Abou Merhi
Iran's new President-elect Ebrahim Raisi waves at the conclusion of his news conference in Tehran, Iran, June 21, 2021. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
August 1, 2021, 9:26 am
Seeking to save battered economy, Iran’s Raisi may prioritize axing US sanctions
Ultra-conservative new president is set to take reins of a country facing deep economic problems; experts say he’ll focus on removing trade barriers with China and Russia
By Ahmad Parhizi and Karim Abou Merhi
Bertrand Piccard (L) and Andre Borschberg (R), pilots of the solar powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft, are greeted upon Piccard's arrival at Al Batin Airport in Abu Dhabi to complete its world tour flight on July 26, 2016 in the United Arab Emirates. (AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB)
July 26, 2016, 4:40 pm
Solar plane completes epic round-the-world trip
Flight powered by the sun makes aviation history with marathon journey to promote renewable energy
By Karim Abou Merhi and Eva Levesque
Thirty-foot tall bronze statues of the late dictator Saddam Hussein in Baghdad. The sculptures once sat atop towers in the Iraqi palace but were removed following the overthrow of the Baath regime. (Photo credit: Wikimedia commons)
May 3, 2015, 11:03 am
Shadow of Saddam lives on in Iraq
With links to Islamic State, and victims still mourning their losses, the Baath party looms large
By Karim Abou Merhi
Syrian citizens who live in Lebanon shout slogans and carry a big portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad, as they walk towards to the Syrian Embassy to ballot their vote for their presidential elections, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday May 28, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)
May 28, 2014, 4:31 pm
Thousands of Syrian refugees flock to embassies to vote
Of estimated 3 million citizens abroad, only 200,000 eligible to vote due to restrictions by Syria, host countries
By Karim Abou Merhi
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