AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – The Netherlands is investigating whether Iran was involved in the attack on a Rotterdam synagogue on Friday, Dutch Justice Minister David van Weel has said, adding that the suspects apprehended for the attack…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Fuel sales in Britain may be limited – The Times
The prolongation of the conflict in the Middle East may force the British authorities to switch to fuel rationing, The Times reported, citing Nick Butler, former head of the strategic department of the BP oil and gas…
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New Turkish ambassador to Syria presents credentials to Syria president
Nuh Yilmaz, Turkey’s Ambassador to Syria, presented his credentials to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday.Yilmaz was appointed ambassador last year.This is an important symbolic step. Turkey has been a key supporter of Sharaa’s government…
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Iran has received a truce offer from the United States – Reuters
Iran has received an offer of a truce with the United States, but the country’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, refused to accept it, Reuters reported, citing a senior Iranian official.
According to the…
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45 million more face hunger threat from extended Mideast war: UN
An extra 45 million people could face acute hunger if the Middle East war rages on beyond June, swelling the number worldwide to a “terrible” high, the United Nations warned Tuesday.
The war, now in its third week, and its shockwaves on food and…
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Trump says US will leave Iran operation in ‘very near future’
‘We’ll be leaving in pretty much the very near future,’ Trump said.
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Kuwait arrests Hezbollah cell with weapons and terror materials
Kuwaiti authorities arrested a cell of Hezbollah terrorists, the Gulf country’s Interior Ministry (MOI) announced on Monday night.The cell comprised 14 Kuwaiti citizens and two other members of Lebanese nationality, the MOI stated.During the…
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Pressure building on Houthis to act as group stays on sidelines amid Iran war
The Houthis have made a calculated decision to limit their involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict to just protests and angry condemnations, but may soon be pressured to carry out some symbolic actions against the Jewish state or American…
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What is Basij? Iran’s ‘Iron Fist’ militia with a brutal history
The anti-regime protests across Iran, and the IDF announcing that it killed Basij paramilitary leader Gholamreza Soleimani, and his deputy, Seyyed Karishi, in strikes on Tuesday, have brought the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ militia back…
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Benjamin Netanyahu links Larijani killing to Nowruz message of hope for Iran
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent his greetings to the Iranian people in honor of the Nowruz holiday in a video posted on X/Twitter on Tuesday.”To the brave people of Iran,” Netanyahu began. “I wish you, as I do every year, a happy holiday…
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