Top Taliban officials met Iran’s foreign minister Sunday to discuss tensions along their shared border, the treatment of Afghan refugees in Iran and water rights.
It was the first visit by an Iranian foreign minister to the Afghan capital…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Iran, Afghanistan call for more ties in high-level Kabul talks
Iran and Afghanistan called for increased cooperation during a trip to Kabul on Sunday by Tehran’s foreign minister, the highest-level Iranian official to visit the Afghan capital since the Taliban’s takeover in 2021.
Iranian Foreign Minister…
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Trump wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians
Alice Cuddy & Jon DonnisonBBC News, Jerusalem
ReutersUS President Donald Trump has said he wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza.
Trump said he had made the request to Jordan’s King Abdullah and planned to ask Egypt’s president…
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Displaced Gazans mass at Israeli barrier waiting to reach north
A vast crowd of Gazans massed near an Israeli military barrier preventing them from heading to their homes in the north on Sunday amid a row between Hamas and Israel over the terms of their ceasefire deal.
Aerial footage from AFPTV showed the…
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Iraq eyes stability amid shifts in Iran’s Middle East influence
Iraq will not be negatively affected by the weakening of Iran’s influence in the Middle East, Iraq’s deputy parliament speaker said, with Baghdad looking to chart its own diplomatic path in the region and limit the power of armed groups.
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Footage sparks questions about Yahya Sinwar’s final days in Gaza
A new video has been published showing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar wandering around southern Gaza, his head covered in some kind of blanket that makes him look like Gandalf from Lord of the Rings.
The new video is supposed to portray the Hamas…
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Syria stops arms smuggling to Hezbollah again
For the second time in two weeks that the new Syrian government has stopped weapons smuggling, the Syrian government says it prevented a shipment of arms to Hezbollah.
This is an important development. It showcases how the Syrian government…
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Israel Katz tells Pete Hegseth about future action against Iran
Defense Minister Israel Katz, on Sunday, hinted at potential action against Iran in the “upcoming months” in his initial congratulatory letter to incoming US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
“Iran and its partners continue to…
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Hurdles ahead for Trump’s ideas for rebuilding Gaza
US President Donald Trump spoke with King Abdullah of Jordan on Saturday. The phone call is an important first step in the administration’s beginning to get a grip on foreign policy in the region. Trump has already spoken with the Saudi…
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Sudan army chief visits HQ after recapture from paramilitaries
Sudan’s army chief visited on Sunday his headquarters in the capital Khartoum, two days after forces recaptured the complex, which paramilitaries had encircled since the war erupted in April 2023.
“Our forces are in their best condition,” Abdel…
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