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Washington, March 29 (Xinhua) — US President Donald Trump said he wants access to Iranian oil and could take control of Kharg Island, the country's main oil export hub.

“To be honest, what I’d most like to get is Iranian oil,” he told the Financial Times. –0–

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Tashkent, March 29 (Xinhua) — Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation on Sunday with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. During the conversation, the two sides expressed serious concern over the escalating situation in the Middle East, the presidential press service reported.

The interlocutors emphasized that the growing tension in the region requires immediate action. They noted that preventing further escalation and fully resolving the conflict is in the interests not only of the states in the region but also of global stability.

The leaders of the two countries agreed to intensify contacts at the highest level and continue coordinated joint efforts to take bilateral and multilateral relations to a qualitatively new level.

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Islamabad, March 29 (Xinhua) — The United States and Iran have expressed confidence in Pakistan to facilitate U.S.-Iranian talks, Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar said Sunday in Islamabad following a quadrilateral meeting of foreign ministers on tensions in the Middle East.

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JERUSALEM, March 29 (Xinhua) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday ordered the military to expand the "security buffer zone" in southern Lebanon amid intensified Israeli ground offensives.

"We are determined to fundamentally change the situation in the north," Netanyahu said in a video message from the Northern Command headquarters near the Lebanese border.

Israel uses the term "security buffer zone" to refer to the area its forces have captured in Lebanese territory. This designation is not recognized internationally or by the Lebanese side.

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Cairo, March 29 (Xinhua) — Arab foreign ministers have recommended supporting Egypt's nomination of former Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy for the post of Secretary-General of the Arab League (LAS). The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced this in a statement on Sunday.

The corresponding decision was made during the 165th ordinary session of the Arab League Council at the level of foreign ministers, which was held via videoconference and dedicated to discussing current events in the region.

According to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, the recommendation will be presented at the upcoming Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia.

If appointed, N. Fahmy will take over as Arab League Secretary General for five years, effective July 1, and will replace veteran diplomat Ahmed Abu al-Gheit, who has led the Arab League since 2016.

N. Fahmy, who served as Egypt's Foreign Minister from 2013 to 2014, is considered one of the country's leading diplomats with extensive experience in diplomatic work and international relations. –0–

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TEHRAN, March 29 (Xinhua) — Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned on Sunday that it views all Israeli and US universities in West Asian countries as "legitimate targets" following the strikes on Iranian universities.

The IRGC issued the warning on its official news portal, Sepah News, following the strikes on the Iran University of Science and Technology on March 28 and the Isfahan University of Technology, located in the central city of Isfahan, on March 26.

As noted, all Israeli and American universities will be legitimate targets until Iran strikes two of them in retaliation.

The IRGC called on university staff and students, as well as residents living nearby, to stay at least 1 km away from educational institutions to avoid harm.

Tehran has demanded that Washington issue an official condemnation of the attacks on Iranian universities by 12:00 local time on March 30 /08:30 GMT/ if the US wants to save its universities in the region. –0–

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BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) — The navy and air force of the People's Liberation Army's Southern Zone Combat Command (SZCC) conducted combat-ready patrols in the territorial waters and airspace above and around China's Huangyan Dao Island on Sunday.

Stressing that Huangyan Dao Island is an inalienable part of China's territory, the PLA Southwest Coastal Command said in a statement that since March, its naval and air forces have strengthened patrols in the above-mentioned areas and carried out tracking, monitoring, warning and expulsion operations in accordance with laws and regulations.

“Patrolling is an effective countermeasure to combat all kinds of rights violations and provocative actions,” the statement said. -0-

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Tehran, March 29 (Xinhua) — At least five people were killed and four others wounded on Sunday in a US-Israeli airstrike on the port city of Bandar Pol in Iran's southern Hormozgan Province, the official IRNA news agency reported.

According to him, the target of the "terrorist" attack was the pier. The strike damaged two vessels and a car.

After the attack, rescuers and firefighters immediately arrived at the scene, and the wounded were hospitalized, IRNA reported.

On February 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and several other Iranian cities. In response, Iran launched a series of missile and drone strikes against Israel and American bases and assets in the Middle East.

According to IRNA, more than 200 people have been killed as a result of US-Israeli strikes in Hormozgan province since the beginning of the war. –0–

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Beijing, March 29 (Xinhua) — China's civil aviation sector began implementing new schedules for the summer-fall season on Sunday. The number of international flights will increase by 1.8 percent year-on-year, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

During the current summer-fall flight season, which runs until October 24, 222 domestic and foreign airlines will operate a total of 121,000 passenger and cargo flights per week, which is roughly the same as the same period last year.

Specifically, 191 Chinese and foreign air carriers plan to operate over 21,000 international flights per week, a 1.8 percent increase from the previous year. The route network will cover 86 countries. Cyprus was only recently added to the list.

According to the plan, 61 airlines plan to operate 97,428 passenger and 2,538 cargo domestic flights per week. Thirty-four of these carriers will launch 434 new domestic routes, primarily linking northwest, northeast, and southwest China with eastern China and the central and southern regions of the country.

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Nairobi, March 29 (Xinhua) — At least 15 people were killed in a road accident involving a truck carrying logs and a minibus on Saturday evening in Nyeri County in central Kenya, according to Central Regional Traffic Police Officer Elizabeth Vivi.

According to her, the accident occurred on the Nyeri-Nyahururu highway, 10 people died on the spot, and another five died in hospital from their injuries.

According to E. Vivi, the truck swerved to avoid the cyclists, which resulted in a head-on collision with a 14-seater minibus.

Kenyan President William Ruto expressed his condolences to the families of the victims. "The national government, together with the Nyeri County Administration, is in touch with the families affected by this tragedy and will provide all necessary support during this difficult time," he said.

Kenya's National Transport and Safety Authority described the incident as a devastating loss.

A preliminary investigation has shown that the accident was likely caused by a combination of careless driving, excessive speed and a malfunction in the truck, which is believed to have lost control. –0–

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