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Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Feb. 23

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TEHRAN -- Tehran is working closely with Damascus to reduce violence in the rebel-held city of Ghouta in Syria, Iran Daily reported on Friday.

"We are trying to see how we can de-escalate this new tension," Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was quoted as saying. (Iran-Syria-Ghouta)

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GAZA/RAMALLAH -- About 32 Palestinians were injured in cashes that broke out between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian demonstrators in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on Friday, medics said.

The protests in the Palestinian territories have been going on every Friday since the declaration of United States President Donald Trump in December 6 that Jerusalem is the capital of the state of Israel. (Gaza-Israel-Protests)

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TUNIS -- The Tunisian electoral authority said on Friday that a total of 2,173 electoral lists were submitted for the municipal elections scheduled for May 6 as the candidacy application concluded Thursday.

Among these lists, 1,099 are from political parties, 897 from independent candidates, and 177 from the coalitions, Mohamed Tlili Mansri, the president of the Independent Higher Authority for Elections (ISIE), said at a press conference. (Tunisia-Elections-Electoral Lists)

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JERUSALEM -- The U.S. embassy will move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem by May 14, in honor of the 70th anniversary of Israel's declaration of independence, the Israeli media Friday quoted a top Israeli minister as saying.

According to Israeli media, the Minister of Transportation and Intelligence Israel Katz tweeted on Friday saying, "I would like to congratulate Donald Trump, the President of the U.S. on his decision to transfer the U.S. embassy to our capital on Israel's 70th Independence Day." (Israel-Jerusalem-U.S.) Enditem

 

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