Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas ousted his finance minister on Monday for allowing payments to Palestinian security prisoners through an old mechanism that awarded them based on the length of their sentence, a Palestinian…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Syria signs cooperation declaration with Global Coalition to Defeat Islamic State, minister says
(Reuters) -Syria recently signed a political cooperation declaration with the Global Coalition to Defeat Islamic State, the Syrian information minister said in a post on X post on Monday.
“The agreement is political and until now contains no…
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External panel appointed by IDF chief finds most of army’s Oct. 7 probes inadequate
Most of the Israel Defense Force’s top-tier investigations into its failures on and ahead of Hamas’s October 7, 2023, terror onslaught are inadequate, with some considered to be unacceptable, a panel of former senior military officers…
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Israel urged to overthrow Tehran while Donald Trump is in office
Israel urged to overthrow Tehran while Donald Trump is in office | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsA senior Israeli official suggests the need to act before Trump’s presidency concludes, as tensions rise over Iran’s nuclear…
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Trump buys time with Syria sanctions waiver as Congress wrestles over repeal
Before his Oval Office visit, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met with a key lawmaker whose support is needed to repeal the Caesar Act.
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Donald Trump pushes peace in Middle East with key meetings
Donald Trump pushes peace in Middle East with key meetings | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastUS President Donald Trump met Syrian and Saudi Arabian leaders, two key players in his plan for peace in the Middle East.Syrian President…
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Lebanon releases Muammar Gaddafi’s son Hannibal
Lebanon releases Muammar Gaddafi’s son Hannibal | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastGaddafi was abducted in 2015 by insurgents in Syria, where he was living in exile with his Lebanese wife and children.Hannibal Gaddafi, son of Libyan…
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Foreign Press Association demands action from Israel over settler attacks on journalists
An organization representing international media in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza on Monday condemned attacks by Israeli settlers on journalists in the West Bank, urging Israeli authorities to halt the “violence immediately.”
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An edited Trump speech and skewed coverage of Gaza war: The key claims against the BBC
LONDON (Reuters) — The BBC’s director-general and head of news resigned on Sunday, following mounting accusations of editorial bias at the British broadcaster, including in the editing of a speech by US President Donald Trump.
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Lebanon releases son of Libya’s Gaddafi after almost decade in detention
TRIPOLI (Reuters) -Hannibal Gaddafi, youngest son of Libya’s late leader Muammar Gaddafi, was released on Monday after almost a decade of detention without trial in Lebanon over the disappearance of a Shi’ite Muslim cleric, Lebanon’s National…
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