Major fire breaks out at a factory near Iran's capital, no casualties

By REUTERS SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 21:38

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A fire broke out at an Iranian factory near Tehran on Tuesday, Iran’s state TV reported, the latest in a string of fires and explosions, some of which have hit sensitive sites.

"There are no casualties … firefighters have been dispatched to the factory in the Islamshahr county. Efforts to control and extinguish the widespread fire continue," a fire department official told state TV, adding that the cause of the fire was under investigation. There have been several other incidents at facilities in the past months, including a fire at the underground Natanz nuclear facility in uly which caused significant damage, but Iranian officials said operations were not affected….

https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/major-fire-breaks-out-at-a-factory-near-irans-capital-no-casualties-643197

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Zoom said to cancel event with Palestinian terrorist hijacker Leila Khaled

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Saudis reject deal with Israel, but push outreach to Jews

While Saudi Arabia declines to recognize Israel now, Saudis are working to scrub anti-Jewish rhetoric.

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Anuj Chopra, AFP , 23/09/20 08:01

From scrubbing hate-filled school textbooks to a taboo-defying religious sermon, Saudi Arabia is pushing for another kind of normalization after declining to establish formal relations with Israel – co-existence with Jews.

Saudi Arabia has said it will not follow its allies Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in establishing diplomatic relations without a resolution to the Palestinian issue, even as it cultivates clandestine ties with the Jewish state.

Having Saudi Arabia, an Arab powerhouse and epicenter of Islam, forge a similar deal would be the ultimate diplomatic prize for Israel, but the kingdom is wary that its citizens sympathetic to the Palestinian Authority may not be ready for a full embrace….

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/287758

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Sargeant Marine Inc. Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay $16.6 Million to Resolve Charges Related to Foreign Bribery Schemes in Brazil, Venezuela, and Ecuador

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