Hamas on Friday announced the names of four Israeli women hostages whom the militant group is set to release Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in the second swap under the ceasefire deal in Gaza.
The four women are Karina Ariev,…
Category: 3. Middle East
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As Trump returns, Iran's IRGC steps up Hormuz military drills: What to know
Iran’s influential hard-liners have long argued that closure of the oil-strategic strait can serve as a bargaining chip in any confrontation with Israel and the United States.
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Middle East expert says peace will be ‘difficult’ if Hamas survives
As a new ceasefire takes hold in Gaza, Hamas fighters, who normally dress as civilians during combat, have seized the opportunity to wear their uniforms and parade through the streets in a show of force. The images shared online of Hamas…
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Israel says Lebanon troop pullout ‘will continue’ beyond 60-day deadline
Israel announced on Friday that the withdrawal of its forces from southern Lebanon would continue beyond the 60-day period stipulated in a November ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the ceasefire…
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27 Kurdish civilians, activists arrested in Iran following protests
After protests over the death sentences of Kurdish political prisoners, Iranian authorities arrested at least 27 people across the Kurdistan region.
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Saudi FM in Syria for first visit since Assad’s ouster
Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat said Friday the kingdom was seeking to help Syria’s new authorities secure the lifting of international sanctions, during his first visit to Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow.
Prince Faisal bin Farhan was…
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Saudi Arabia seizes 1.4 million Captagon pills in latest drug bust
Saudi authorities announced Friday they had thwarted an attempt to smuggle over 1.4 million Captagon pills into the country, highlighting the drug trade’s resilience despite political shifts in Syria, the primary source of the narcotic.
The…
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Hamas names hostages to be freed in next swap with Israel
Hamas named on Friday four Israeli “women soldiers” held hostage since October 7 whom it plans to release from captivity in a second exchange under a ceasefire deal that has halted the Gaza war.
Israel confirmed it had received the list of…
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Hamas says four women soldiers to be freed in next swap with Israel
Hamas on Friday said it would release the following day four Israeli women soldiers held hostage since October 7, 2023, in a second exchange under a ceasefire deal that has halted the Gaza war.
Israel confirmed it had received the list of names of…
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Hamas says to give names of hostages on Friday for next swap with Israel
A senior Hamas official told AFP that his group will provide on Friday the names of four Israeli women hostages to be freed the following day in the second exchange of a ceasefire agreement.
If all goes according to plan, once Hamas releases the…
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