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Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, April 1

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DAMASCUS -- A comprehensive deal has been reached between the Islam Army rebels and the Russians about the situation of the Douma district, the last rebel-held area in Damascus' Eastern Ghouta countryside, state news agency SANA reported on Sunday.

The official news agency said the deal will see the evacuation of the Islam Army rebels toward the rebel-held Jarablus city in the northern countryside of Aleppo province. (Syria-Douma-Rebels-Deal)

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TEHRAN -- An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted Iran's Kermanshah province on Sunday, Iran's Seismological Center reported.

The epicenter of the earthquake, which took place at 13:05 a.m. local time (0835 GMT), was in Sar pol zahab city. (Iran-Earthquake)

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MANAMA -- Bahrain government on Sunday announced the discovery of a new tight oil and deep gas resource in the Khaleej Al Bahrain Basin, located off the west coast of the country.

This is the largest discovery of oil in the kingdom since 1932, when extraction started on Bahrain's first oil well within the Bahrain Oil Field. (Bahrain-Resource)

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RABAT -- Morocco has expressed concerns over "fairness" and "transparency" of the bidding procedure to host FIFA 2026 World Cup, local media reported on Sunday.

In a letter to FIFA presidency, the Moroccan Football Association (FRMF) said it "cannot accept that FIFA introduced substantial differences at a critical late stage in the proceedings," the report said. (Morocco-FIFA) Enditem

 

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