Arab states have grown increasingly frustrated over the US administration’s rhetoric about displacing 2.1 million Gazans from the enclave.
Category: 3. Middle East
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UAE conveys frustrations to US' top diplomat Rubio over Gaza, Ukraine
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Iran’s IRGC dismantles alleged spy network linked to Israel, US: What to know
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Wednesday that it has dismantled several espionage cells it said were tied to the United States and Israel in the country’s northern Mazandaran province in the latest such operation…
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Hamas says ready to free all hostages at once in Gaza truce phase two
Hamas signalled on Wednesday that it was willing to free all remaining hostages held in Gaza in a single swap during the next phase of the ongoing ceasefire agreement.
Israel and Hamas are currently in the process of implementing phase one of the…
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Egypt, Spain reject US plan to displace Gazans
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday rejected a controversial proposal by US President Donald Trump to displace Palestinians from the war-devastated Gaza Strip.
The Arab League is scheduled…
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Landmines slow return to Palmyra, Syria, home of famed ancient ruins
Before Syria’s civil war, the ancient ruins of Palmyra were one of the country’s premier tourist attractions. But as VOA’s Heather Murdock reports, the modern city is itself now in ruins and littered with mines that have killed several…
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Egypt’s role in shaping Arab opposition on the Gaza rebuilding plan
Egyptian demonstrations have rejected any attempt to “displace” Gazans. This is in reaction to the reports of US President Donald Trump’s plan to re-settle Gazans due to the destruction of the war. Egypt has rejected this approach, as…
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Iran strengthens terror ties, hosts PIJ leader and Iraqi militia chief
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi hosted Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror leader Ziyad al-Nakhalah on February 18, 2025. PIJ is one of the Palestinian terrorist groups in Gaza that played a key role in the October 7 massacre. It also…
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Qatar’s Emir visits Tehran as regional diplomacy and US policy evolve
The Emir of Qatar arrived in Tehran on Wednesday for meetings with Iran’s President and Iranian officials. This is seen as an important visit by Tehran. It comes at a pivotal time.
The Trump administration is seeking to work on a deal to…
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Caspian-Persian Gulf economic corridor sought out by Iran
Iran is increasingly interested in investing in infrastructure for a north-south economic corridor that would link the Caspian Sea with the Persian Gulf, which is part of a much wider plan that Tehran has been interested in for many years.
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Anguish over Bibas family in Israel as Hamas says to release bodies
The haunting image of Shiri Bibas clutching her sons on October 7 was once again splashed across the front pages of Israeli newspapers Wednesday, as a collective sense of anguish set in after Hamas said it would return their bodies.
Footage of…
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